• Borough declares Hypnosis Day

    MATAWAN — Mayor Paul Buccellato proclaimed Jan. 4 as World Hypnosis Day in Matawan at the Jan. 1 Borough Council meeting and presented Rosemary Conte with a formal proclamation. Conte is a clinical hypnotist and president of the Central Jersey Chapter of the International Association of Counselors and Therapists. According to Conte, World Hypnosis Day…

  • Last call

    The Middlesex and Monmouth County Pipes and Drums lead a cadre of more than 200 members of the Middletown Fire and Police departments in full dress uniform as 1st Assistant Chief John “Jack” Wankel, of Independent Fire Company, Middletown Township Fire Department, is laid to rest with full honors on Jan. 7. Wankel, who was…

  • NOTESAround Town

    The Holmdel Half Century Club will meet at noon Jan. 19 and hold a pizza party for members only. Ladies’ Mystery Night Out will be held Jan. 21 at a cost of $30 per person. For Night Out information, call Agnes at 732-264-4131. ***** The Concordia Youth Chorale will participate in a performance at 7:30…

  • ‘My Middletown Photo Contest’ 2009 winners

    Winners of the 2009 My Middletown Photo Contest have been announced. Nearly 100 photos of local sites were entered in the competition. Winners are: • First place, Susan Boston, “Historic Murray Farm” • Second place, Cindy Jones, “Falls at Shadow Lake Falls” • Third place, Lois Wilkes, “Belford Dock” • Honorable mention, Fred Saunders, “Family…

  • County jobless rate up 3.2 percent over 12 months, but stabilizing

    Data shows recovery under way; unemployment peaked in July BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer Monmouth County workers are still feeling the brunt of the 2008 economic collapse, as the county’s latest unemployment rate is 3.2 percent higher than it was 12 months earlier. An estimated 28,666 workers residing in the county were without jobs in…

  • Mat-Ab district plugs into new technology

    Podcasts, whiteboards aim to engage students BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Above: At Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School, students will use the new iPod nano, which has a camera, to produce and shoot video about Wilson Rawls’ classic novel “Where the Red Fern Grows” into a news podcast. Left: New interactive Promethean boards were added to classrooms.…

  • Curley takes oath as freeholder

    Newly sworn in as a Monmouth County freeholder, John P. Curley pledged to work to maintain the county’s quality of life and keep it among the best places to live in America. Monmouth County Clerk M. Claire French congratulates John P. Curley after he was sworn in as a freeholder on Jan. 8. “Families are…

  • Scharfenberger returns to mayor’s seat in Middletown

    Lt. Gov.-elect Guadagno swears in Fiore, Massell as well BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer Gerard Scharfenberger is sworn in as mayor of Middletown by Lt. Gov.-elect Kim Guadagno at the township’s reorganization meeting Jan. 3. MIDDLETOWN — The Township Committee appointed a familiar face to the mayor’s seat while welcoming a new member at the…

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