• Deer hunt shot down in Holmdel

    Objectors say hunt is dangerous, call for public hearing BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Adraft deer management plan that would permit bow hunting at Bayonet Farm failed to gain the approval of the Holmdel Township Committee Nov. 19. The motion presented by Committeeman Rocco Pascucci failed with a 2-to-2 vote. Deputy Mayor Patrick Impreveduto and…

  • Leslie Van Pelt

    Mr. Van Pelt, 81, of Middletown, died Nov. 5, 2009, at home. He was the owner of Van Pelt Upholstery, Red Bank. He was predeceased by a son, Chipper Van Pelt. Mr. Van Pelt is survived by his wife of 62 years, Beatrice Wolf Van Pelt; two daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and Thomas Logue of…

  • Food pantry enters busy season of busiest year

    Keyport Ministerium sees demand jump 52 percent in two years BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Adozen families had already received food from the Keyport Ministerium Food Pantry by 10 a.m. on a recent Tuesday, and more families were lined up at the door. Inside the confines of the office and storage room,…

  • Post’s Pearl Harbor services Dec. 6

    Middletown Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2179 and Ladies Auxiliary will conduct its Pearl Harbor services at 6 p.m. Dec. 6 at the VFW post, 1 Veterans Lane and Route 36, Port Monmouth section of Middletown. The public is invited to pay tribute to the 2,403 men and women who perished on Dec. 7,1941.…

  • Holiday Express event at Ranney on Dec. 8

    The Ranney School Parents Association (RSPA) will host a special performance by Holiday Express at 6 p.m. Dec. 8 to raise funds for Holiday Express and its outreach efforts. Seating is limited and open to the Ranney community. A dessert social will precede the event. All proceeds will benefit Holiday Express, a nonprofit that provides…

  • Township to host holiday fest

    ABERDEEN — Aberdeen Township will kick off the holiday season at its Holiday Fest on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. at Aberdeen Town Hall. The community is invited to gather with family and friends for a celebration of the seasonal holidays, featuring entertainment by the Matawan Aberdeen Middle School chorus, the lighting of the…

  • Woman’s Club annual Holiday Gift Trees project

    The Woman’s Club of Middletown will conduct its 11th annual Holiday Gift Trees Project from Friday to Dec. 17. The project benefits children in the township. Trees will be displayed at four locations: the Navesink branch of the Bank of America at the corner of Route 35 south and Navesink River Road; Sovereign Bank branches…

  • Mazzaccaro sets CBA course record at Holmdel

    Colts are 2nd at MOC BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Christian Brothers Academy can put the disappointment of a second-place finish at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) behind them on Saturday. Top: CBA’s Mike Mazzaccaro (286) tries to hold off Haddonfield’s Jonathan Vitez (332) as they approach the finish line during the NJSIAA Cross…

  • Chorale to present holiday program

    T he Arcadian Chorale will present “Glad Tidings,” a program of psalms and carols celebrating the holiday season 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12, at St. Mary Church, 19 Cherry Tree Farm Road, Middletown. Featured in this program of praise are “I Will Magnify Thee,” a cantata by George Frederic Handel, with orchestra; “Jubilate!,” a…

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