• NOTESAround Town

    Staff members display a special flag recognizing the Middletown post office as a Star Worksite. The post office recently earned Star certification from the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), a federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) program that promotes effective worksite-based safety and health. Success in the program requires a facility to form a collective…

  • The Christmas story

    Clockwise from top: Mary and Joseph, portrayed by Diana Graver, Navesink, and Andy Walsh, Middletown, tend to the infant Jesus as part of a re-enactment of the Nativity story at All Saints Memorial Church in the Highlands on Dec. 11. Jeff Pippin, Highlands, narrates the story of the Nativity, told with actors and live animals…

  • Twin Lights Preservation recognized

    The Twin Lights Historical Society is the recipient of The New Jersey Historical Commission, Department of State, 2009 Award of Recognition. The society was recognized Nov. 21 for its outstanding contribution to the Twin Lights Historic Site. The award was presented at the commission’s conference titled “New Jersey and the Bill of Rights” commemorating the…

  • Man convicted of armed robbery

    Aformer Hazlet Township resident was found guilty on Dec. 9 in the 2008 armed robbery of a liquor store. A Monmouth County jury found Daniel Levins, 45, guilty of first-degree armed robbery, third-degree aggravated assault, thirddegree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and fourth- degree criminal mischief,…

  • Stork Club

    Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, announced the following local births: Kimberly and James Cook of the Leonardo section of Middletown, a son on Nov. 23; Sharon and Ron Jackson of Middletown, a son on Nov. 28; and Lisa and Daniel M. Catena of Hazlet, a son on Nov. 28.

  • Stimulus helps fund Imperial Oil cleanup

    Federal government continues remediation of toxic site in Marlboro BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The final stages of cleanup at the contaminated Imperial Oil site are under way and the hope among public officials and area environmentalists is that the hazardous site will soon be pristine and rid of its dangers. The 15-acre…

  • In the Service

    Army National Guard Pvt. Anthony Bryant Jr. has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. A 2005 graduate of Matawan Regional High School, Aberdeen, he is the nephew of Rodney Radden of Matawan and the grandson of Margo Gardner of Roselle. Army Reserve Pvt. Felicia M. Hughes has graduated from basic combat…

  • Township recognizes public works director

    ABERDEEN — The Township Council has honored its longtime Public Works Director Jim Lauro with a proclamation honoring him for 42 years of service. Lauro, who is retiring, joined the municipality’s (then Matawan Township) staff in 1967 as a laborer in the Public Works Department and was promoted to parks foreman in 1976. In 1981,…

  • Matawan picks consultant for energy audit

    BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer MATAWAN — The Borough Council unanimously passed a resolution designating T&M Associates of Middletown as the borough’s consultant for an energy audit. The company, an engineering, planning and environmental consulting firm, will advise the borough about reducing costs for heating, cooling, water heating, lighting and electricity in a detailed report.…

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