• Digital language lab in future for Holmdel district

    Foundation begins fundraising for digital learning technology BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Plans call for township’s public school students to use the latest technology to learn a foreign language digitally. The Holmdel Foundation for Educational Excellence announced at the Oct. 28 Board of Education meeting that the foundation will embark on a fundraising…

  • Hornets look to extend championship streak

    BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer The Holmdel High School field hockey team will be looking for its third state championship in as many years as it begins play this week in the NJSIAA North 2 Group II Tournament. Coach Karen Baldwin’s team, which earned a first-round bye, was slated to meet Raritan in a second…

  • Perry Giglio

    Mr. Giglio, 44, of Red Bank, died Oct. 21, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was predeceased by his mother, Emmi, in 2006. Surviving are his father, Joseph S. Giglio of Holmdel; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Peggy and Daniel DiMicelli of Middletown, and Carol Giglio of Highlands; a brother and sister-in-law, Joseph…

  • Grant funds thermal-imaging camera

    Dept. of Homeland Security funding available to police in smaller jurisdictions ABERDEEN — The township police department has been awarded an equipment grant from the Department of Homeland Security’s Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP). Through the grant, the department received a mini thermal monocular (MTM), a thermal-imaging camera that allows detection of heat-emitting objects…

  • Middletown Patriots cap three tourneys

    The U13 Middletown Patriots soccer team captured the championship at the Hazlet Columbus Day Classic Tournament. After preliminary wins against Middletown United FC, US Parma Vittoria and a tie with the Battle of Monmouth Wanderers, the Patriots won against the Battle of Monmouth team in the championship game. The Patriots pressured the Battle of Monmouth…

  • Martin Sheeran

    Mr. Sheeran, 61, of the Navesink section of Middletown, died Oct. 20, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was born in Hastings, England, and relocated to the U.S. in 1979. He was a systems analyst for more than 30 years, most recently at Chase Manhattan Bank, New York City. He is survived by…

  • Strokes of genius at the Jersey Shore

    Satellite communications. Radio astronomy. The Big Bang theory. These world-changing breakthroughs and many others trace their origins to a quiet corner of Monmouth County where some of the most gifted scientific minds lived and worked for decades. Many still do, including Dr. Herwig Kogelnik, who will present “Making Waves— Genius at the Jersey Shore” at…

  • Caseys show tenacity is defense of their SCT crown

    BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer Sometimes, being a champion is not all about how you good you can be. Sometimes, it’s more about whether you can be good enough when you’re not at your best. The Red Bank Catholic girls soccer team was good enough in the semifinals of the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT), posting…

  • Nils M. Hansen

    Mr. Hansen, 88, of Middletown, died Oct. 18, 2009, in Holmdel. He was a truck driver at Texaco, Newark, for 35 years, retiring in 1984. He was predeceased by his wife of 60 years, June Carlen, in 2008. He is survived by three sons and two daughters-in-law, Richard and Susan Hansen of Oakland, Calif.; Paul…

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