• Firefighters March part of Belmar St. Patrick’s Day parade

    Firefighters from Monmouth and Ocean counties and throughout the state are being invited to join the Firefighters March in the Belmar St. Patrick’s Day parade on Sunday, March 7. The march continues a memorial tradition begun following the Sept. 11, 2001, deaths of 343 members of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). The Firefighters…

  • Birth of a town

    BY KATHY CHANG & KAREN L. KESTEN Staff Writers Ever wonder how a place, a township, a borough, a school, a park, a lake, a river, a bridge or a street got its name? The Murray House in Poricy Park in Middletown. FILE PHOTO Greater Media Newspapers recently delved into this topic to find answers…

  • Why do these people have a rest area on the New Jersey Turnpike?

    • Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross and a nurse in the Civil War, was a teacher and founded the first public school in New Jersey (1821-1912). Rest area is in Oldmans Township. • Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th president of the United States, was born in Caldwell (1837-1908). Rest area is in…

  • What’s in a name?

    Roadways and bridges are named for the famous BY KAREN L. KESTEN Staff Writer You’re stuck in traffic again and you turn on the traffic report. You hear the names of bridges and roads over and over, but who are these people, and why do they have their own bridge? Spanning the Raritan River, the…

  • Mid’twn district redesigns learning at high schools

    High School Redesign offers new educational model BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Reading, ’riting and ’rithmetic are no longer the only three R’s used in the Middletown Township School District. Superintendent Karen Bilbao Over the last two years, the district has implemented a new educational model called “High School Redesign,” a studentcentered learning environment that…

  • Mat-Ab budgets for state aid cuts

    School district looks at jobs cuts, tax increase BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer The Matawan-Aberdeen Board of Education, faced with an anticipated 13 percent cut in state aid, is looking at cutting more than 70 employees for the 2010-11 school year and a possible increase in the tax levy. Superintendent Richard O’Malley discussed the midyear…

  • Photo

    Christian Brothers Academy is still on top in Shore Conference boys basketball. CBA’s Matthew McMullen (center) holds the championship trophy aloft in a sea of Colts fans after CBA beat Middletown South, 60-44, on Feb. 27 at Brick Memorial High School to win the Shore Conference Tournament championship. Story and photos, page 39 and at…

  • Banks are worried overdraft cash stream will dry up

    Coda • GREG BEAN A young man of my acquaintance is fortunate to still be employed in this dismal economy, but like many young people on his own, he lives paycheck to paycheck. And sometimes, as it gets close to payday, he runs a little short for a sandwich at lunch or a few bucks…

  • Extend economic relief to Social Security beneficiaries

    For the first time since 1975, Social Security beneficiaries will not receive a Cost of LivingAdjustment (COLA) this year. For over three decades, millions of Americans have counted on these annual increases to help make ends meet. Particularly in this economic climate, having this extra protection is even more critical for the financial security of…

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