• For the Record

    Former Middletown resident Horace “Buddy” Thorne died in December 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge. The date was incorrect in a story in the Jan. 14 issue.

  • Music festival to mark Black History Month

    From the blues and jazz to hip-hop, from spirituals to the forefathers of rock and roll, America’s music is replete with the influence of the African-American community. In celebration of Black History Month (February), the Monmouth County Library System will host a History through Music Festival on Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. at the Monmouth…

  • NOTESAround Town

    High school juniors and seniors who live in Middletown are invited to submit essays about their local government for a chance to win a $1,000 scholarship in the 2010 Louis Bay II Future Municipal Leaders Scholarship Competition. Each student must write an approximately 500-word essay on the theme “What My Mayor and Governing Body Do…

  • Local nurses earn prestigious scholarships

    The New Jersey Nursing Initiative (NJNI) has named four Monmouth County nurses as New Jersey Nursing Scholars. The four, among 29 named, are: Tracy Kalemba, MSN, RN, of Middletown, earning her Ph.D. in nursing from Rutgers University; Sheila Linz, RN, PMHNPBC, APN, a resident of Roosevelt, earning her Ph.D. in nursing from Seton Hall University;…

  • ‘Bigs’ and ‘Littles’ find growth in mentoring

    Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks volunteer mentors BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth County is seeking more volunteers like Pamela Callender, who is a mentor to Ashley. PHOTO COURTESY OF BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF MONMOUTH COUNTY EATONTOWN — Simple outings often help form strong bonds that can last for…

  • Army’s move from fort months ahead of schedule

    HUD review of fort reuse plan still not completed BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer More than 1,000 employees have already left Fort Monmouth, as the Army’s move of personnel and equipment from the base to the Aberdeen (Md.) Proving Ground proceeds months ahead of schedule “They are six months ahead of schedule, which means that…

  • Taylor Butler House

    Re-enactor George Efinger portrays a Delaware Indian warrior allied with the British during the Revolutionary War before a group at Taylor Butler House in Middletown on Jan. 26. FRANK GALIPO

  • With roots deep in Middletown, Evelyn Hartman turns 100

    Evelyn Starke Hartman MIDDLETOWN — Evelyn Starke Hartman, a descendant of Middletown’s earliest residents, was born on Jan. 3, 1910, in the same house on Conover Street where she lives today. On the occasion of her 100th birthday, she was honored by generations of family and friends who celebrated her remarkable life in a ceremony…

  • Wide variety of orchids to be displayed at show

    The Deep Cut Orchid Society’s 13th annual show will feature thousands of delicate flowers with rainbow colors from pure white to deep orange, yellows, purples, magenta, green, blue. Even spotted and striped orchids. Tiny flowers smaller than a pencil eraser and large “prom” orchids 3 to 4 inches across. The show, the largest in New…

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