• NOTES

    CPC Behavioral Healthcare, Middletown, will hold its annual “Culinary Adventure,” 6-9 p.m. Oct. 26 at The Sheraton, 6 Industrial Way east, Eatontown. The event will feature CPC’s annual quilt raffle, silent and gift auctions, door prizes, and live music by Dave Miller of Long Branch. The quilt valued at $1,000 and called “Baltimore’s Country Cousin,”…

  • Timely and timeless designs at CVA

    BY MARIE NAPLES MABER Correspondent The CVA Gallery of Brookdale Community College has been transformed into a life-sized timeline of inventions titled “100 Greatest Designs of the Past Thousand Years” on loan from Kean University’s Department of Design. Designs/inventions are illustrated on panels, which also contain a few paragraphs of text. Each design/invention is represented…

  • Race under way for Aberdeen mayor, council

    BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer With Election Day just weeks away, the race is on for the mayoral seat in Aberdeen Township. Two candidates are vying for the open spot: Councilman Fred Tagliarini, a Democrat, and challenger Thomas Aljian, a Republican. Thomas Aljian Six candidates are running for three seats up for election on the…

  • IN THE ARTS

    N.J. Water Color Society exhibition The New Jersey Watercolor Society 67th annual Juried Exhibition is at the Monmouth Museum through Oct. 31. This prestigious annual juried exhibition represents the finest examples of works in watercolor in New Jersey and includes work from both society members and nonmembers throughout the state. Watercolor demonstrations by prominent artists…

  • Matawan revises signage guidelines for downtown

    BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Neon signs will be included in new signage ordinances being drafted. MATAWAN — The Borough Council is revising signage ordinances to enhance the ambiance of the downtown. Councilman Tom Fitzsimmons said at the Oct. 6 meeting that creating a uniform look for downtown Matawan could attract new businesses. “We want…

  • Chili cook-off

    Bob Ciecierski serves a sample of chili made by members of Raritan Hose Keyport Fire Department for the chili cook-off held during the 12th annual Keyport Jamboree held Oct. 10 along West Front Street in downtown Keyport.

  • Jamboree joyride

    Hylah Rose Heffron, of Keyport, takes a ride on a mechanical bull at the 12th annual Keyport Jamboree held along West Front Street in downtown Keyport on Oct. 10

  • State expected to approve Middletown’s COAH plan

    Certification would be first since 1994 plan was approved BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Township officials expected the state to certify their Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) plan Oct. 14. Jason Greenspan, township planner, told the Township Committee at its Oct. 5 meeting that Middletown’s affordable housing round-three plan had been recommended for…

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