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Celebrating the holidays
PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Clockwise from top left: Tommy Rasa, of Middletown, looks at the tree decorations during Middletown’s Christmas Tree Lighting and Holiday Celebration on Dec. 6. Joe Lawlor (center) leads musicians in TUBACHRISTMAS, a yuletide musical tribute to legendary tuba player William Bell. Victoria Laurence, Middletown, performs in TUBACHRISTMAS, which takes place in…
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Boro plans to bond $6.5M for water treatment plant
Public comment, council vote at Dec. 15 meeting BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer MATAWAN — The Borough Council introduced a bond ordinance on Dec. 1 providing an appropriation of $6.5 million for improvements to the borough’s water treatment plant. The plant has been the subject of discussion since January because the facilities are in need…
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Consultants use feedback to envision future Hazlet
Participants call for less traffic, more pedestrian and bike paths BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer HAZLET — Consultants presented their rough draft of Hazlet 2030, a visioning of the township based on resident feedback, to a small crowd of mostly township employees, volunteers and elected officials Dec. 2. Employees of Maser Consultants showed their first…
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Christmas Musicale
Clockwise from top left: Ruth Alt, of Morganville, a volunteer with the Matawan Historical Society, places a decoration on the Christmas tree at Burrowes Mansion. Musicians Lenore Savino (above) and Diane Doolittle (below, right) play traditional Irish music as part of the Jersey Shore-based Irish band Trinity during the historical society’s annual Christmas Musicale Dec.…
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BOE to form committee to review elementary schools
Advanced age, loss of space spur hard look at facilities BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer The Middletown Board of Education is expected to create a committee to review the elementary school facilities at its Dec. 16 meeting. The board tasked William Doering, the district business administrator, with writing charge for an ad hoc committee at…
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Mat-Ab drops Bayshore Jointure lease agreement
District to expand special-needs programs BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer The Bayshore Jointure Commission will move out of space leased from the Matawan-Aberdeen School District next year and move to a new facility that will allow it to expand its programs for special-needs students. Craig Lorentzen, business administrator for the Bayshore Jointure Commission, said the…
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NJSIAA Central Jersey champs
ERIC SUCAR staff The Matawan Regional High School football squad celebrates after winning the NJSIAA Central Group II Championship game against Manasquan played at The College of New Jersey in Ewing on Dec. 4. The Huskies beat Manasquan, 28-12. More photos, page 52 and at www.gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Louanne R. Acerra
Ms. Acerra, 51, of Middletown, died Nov. 30, 2009, at home. She had been a longtime resident of Shrewsbury before relocating to Middletown. Mrs. Acerra was a den mother for the Cub Scouts. She was predeceased by her parents, Louis Acerra and Anne Acerra-Ferrante; and three brothers, Ralph, Bobby and Dominick Acerra. She is survived…
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Christmas trees, gifts sought for military
Crossroads Assembly of God Church, 7 Main St., Englishtown, is seek donations of artificial Christmas trees, lights, ornaments and decorations, tinsel and garland as part of its “Operation Christmas Tree!” drive. The donations will be delivered via military sleds to the troops overseas and to military families in New Jersey. Donations of gifts for the…
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