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    Middletown High School North Senior Council’s “Haunted Woods” event scheduled for Oct. 17 has been rescheduled for sundown Oct. 24 at Tindall Park across from the high school on Tindall Road. The event also features a “Happy Trail” at 4 p.m. for children, featuring friendly fairytale characters. Admission is $2 for children and $5 for…

  • County says body found in Marlu Lake was a suicide

    AHazlet township man charged in a child pornography case was found dead in a Holmdel lake Oct. 16, six days after he first went missing. Joggers at Thompson Park were running along Marlu Lake Oct. 16 around 3:26 p.m. when they discovered a body, said Mike Cunningham, a Monmouth County administrative assistant prosecutor. Authorities later…

  • Crop Walk contributors

    Christian Koerwer, of Shrewsbury, collects food donated by Joesph Laino, of Port Monmouth, and Virgina Kamper, of Middletown, during the 29th annual Red Bank Crop Walk held at Red Bank Regional High School on Oct. 18.

  • Environmental commission looks to reduce energy costs

    BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer MATAWAN — Among the “green” initiatives being studied by the Matawan Environmental Commission is a proposal to outsource the borough’s energy management services to a private consulting firm. The company, Lime Energy, is a provider of integrated energy engineering, consulting and implementation solutions that work to reduce energy operating costs…

  • Halloween Haunted Theater returns to Brookdale

    The Haunted Theater redefines “stage fright” as Brookdale Community College technical theater students showcase their award-winning skills in creating the bloodiest, scariest “live” haunted space. The Performing Arts Center (PAC) hosts the annual guaranteed thrills and chills Halloween Haunted Theater on Thursday, Oct. 22, Friday, Oct. 23, Saturday, Oct. 24 and Sunday, Oct. 25. The…

  • Keyport holds off police layoff for third time

    Savings likely to come from chief’s retirement BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer KEYPORT — The borough has postponed the layoff date of the police department’s most junior officer as it continues negotiations regarding the early retirement of Police Chief Thomas Mitchell. Mitchell and Mayor Robert Bergen confirmed that the scheduled layoff of a patrolman, a…

  • West Coast artist debuts in Red Bank

    Beacon Fine Arts Gallery in Red Bank will host the first solo show of paintings by West Coast artist Goli Mahallati, with an opening reception 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24. “One Spring Day” Mahallati’s paintings have a dream-like quality that blurs color and form to create sensory impressions. A warm and luminescent color palette and…

  • Two seats open on Matawan Boro Council

    BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer The main issues facing Matawan Borough Council candidates are property taxes, spending and development. Joseph “Bud” Mullaney On Nov. 3, four candidates will be vying for two, three-year terms on the Borough Council. Incumbent Joseph “Bud” Mullaney, a Democrat, is seeking re-election. His running mate is newcomer Richard Paolini, who…

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