• Mary Elizabeth McEnroe Ryan

    Mrs. Ryan, 81, of Little Silver and Ponte Vedra, Fla., died May 7, 2010, at McGraw Hospice Center, Ponte Vedra, after a brief illness. Formerly of Middletown, she was active in St. Mary’s Parish and taught for 30 years in the Matawan Regional school district. Mrs. Ryan was predeceased by her husband of 40 years,…

  • Julia R. Tryon

    Mrs. Tryon, 91 of Middletown, died May 6, 2010, at her daughter’s home in Monmouth Beach. She was a resident of Shadow Lake Village in Middletown. For 25 years, Mrs. Tryon was an administrative assistant at St Dorothea’s Parish in Eatontown. She was a member of the Riverview Medical Center Auxiliary and the St. Dorothea’s…

  • Senior Property Tax Freeze program must be ‘unfrozen’

    New Jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation. Combine these steep property tax rates with a faltering economy and skyrocketing home energy costs, and you’ll discover a real hardship for many older New Jersey residents living on fixed incomes. The Senior Property Tax Freeze is now being, well, frozen, which will affect many…

  • Hazlet mayor disputes campaign rhetoric

    Mr. Kevin Lavan, a candidate for Hazlet Township Committee this year, has started his negative campaign rhetoric early. He states he had made promises to residents during his term as mayor, which he did not keep, and the current GOP majority is not following up on them. Mr. Lavan criticizes the current administration for using…

  • EMT volunteer numbers are on decline in NJ

    The volunteer Emergency Medical Services (EMS) community’s financial fears are becoming reality. In December 2009, then-Gov. Jon Corzine transferred $4 million from the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Training Fund to the general fund to help offset a budget shortfall. As a result, since April 1, the fund reimburses only part of the volunteer EMT’s educational…

  • Passing of officer leaves big hole in Aberdeen

    With the death of Mr. Fiorendo “Frank” Sigismondi, the township of Aberdeen has lost a cornerstone of the fabric that is part of the history of our community. The man that many will remember either as a police officer or as one of the owner/operators of the Sigismondi Greenhouses on Lloyd Road, passed away May…

  • NOTES

    The Holmdel Foundation for Educational Excellence (HFEE) held its Spring Dinner Dance themed “Shoot for the Stars” on April 17 at the Grand Marquis in Old Bridge. Over 250 guests raised more than $55,000 to support the organization’s goal to bring a stateof the-art World Language Lab to the Holmdel School District. The event showcased…

  • Riccardo Berlingeri – ‘Paper Sculpture’

    “Fenestra Florealis” The Monmouth Museum’s New Jersey Emerging Artists Series continues with an exhibition of paper sculpture by artist Riccardo Berlingeri of Middletown. The exhibit will continue through May 30 in the Nilson Gallery at the museum, located on the campus of Brookdale Community College in the Lincroft section of Middletown. Berlingeri’s works are created…

  • GMN photographers honored in NJPA contest

    Greater Media Newspapers’ Photo Department took home seven awards in the New Jersey Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2009. The newspaper group, based in Freehold, publishes 10 weeklies, serving Monmouth, Middlesex and Ocean counties. “Ride Down” by Eric Sucar, 2nd place, Feature Head photographer Jeff Granit took first place in the Feature Picture Story…

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