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    Middletown Mayor Gerard Scharfenberger looks at some learning tools at the grand opening of MATHnasium Learning Center on Route 35 in Middletown on March 5. Director John Napoli (center) opened MATHnasium to help youths build confidence in school by mastering math and develop a love of the discipline. Director of Education Erika Taylor looks on.…

  • Expectations, expectations

    Green Scene Winter has taken a long time to leave, the wet, sloppy snow has melted, and we are feeling the strength of the sun’s rays. But winter’s residue is still found in the many branches that broke off during the storms and beckon to be taken care of. Albert Einstein famously proposed that doing…

  • NOTESAround Town

    The Matawan Regional High School Alumni Foundation will host a banquet March 19 at the Battleground Country Club, Manalapan, to honor the conference champion football teams of 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1989, and the state champion teams of 1988 and 2009. Also honored will be Dan Vanderbilt ’56. Tickets are $45 for adults and…

  • Fire Explorers offers pathway to future fire dept. members

    For the first time in its history, the Middletown Township Fire Academy’s Fire Explorer program has a class of mostly young women eager to advance in the ranks and move forward into the fire department proper. The current class of Middletown Fire Explorers: 3rd Lt. Andrew VanWagner, 2nd Lt. Robert Swensen, 1st Lt. Ashley Bracken,…

  • County park system honors its volunteers

    Planting flower beds, removing invasive plant species, monitoring endangered bird species and assisting with therapeutic horseback riding lessons are a few of the ways volunteers contributed to the Monmouth County Park System’s Volunteer in Parks program last year. The contributions by 133 volunteers to open space, parks and recreation were celebrated at a luncheon Sunday,…

  • A ‘Deviled Egg’ ‘Tickled Pink’ in a ‘Loud Outfit’

    BY MARIE MABER Correspondent ‘Keep An Eye Out” for a “Brainstorm” as 16 area high school art students showcase their “True Colors.” Check out the exhibition on view in the CVA Gallery as part of the Monmouth County Arts Council’s Teen Arts Festival, which takes place March 18 and 19 at Brookdale Community College in…

  • Boy Scouts celebrate 100 years

    In 2010 the Boy Scouts of America is celebrating its 100th anniversary and throughout the year the Monmouth Council has planned a number of celebration activities. On April 17 the entire Scouting family, including past Scouts and alumni, are invited to the 100th anniversary celebration weekend at the Monmouth County Fairgrounds, 1500 Kozloski Road, Freehold…

  • Mid’town neighborhood meetings begin Thursday

    The Middletown Township Committee will hold three neighborhood meetings this year to give residents an opportunity to speak informally with township officials and staff about life in Middletown. All meetings begin at 7 p.m. Township Committee members and representatives from the departments of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs; Planning; Police, and Public Works are scheduled…

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