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Middletown plans call for road, park improvements
MIDDLETOWN — The township is gearing up to upgrade more than a dozen township roads and parks, and improve traffic conditions in Campbell’s Junction. Through the annual capital program, the township is able to make improvements needed to keep the infrastructure and facilities in working order, explained Mayor Pamela M. Brightbill. Road improvement projects are…
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Bell Labs bldg. becomes town center for a night
Visitors in the atrium of the Bell Labs building. HOLMDEL — More than 1,500 people, visited the former Bell Labs building in Holmdel the evening of Sept. 23 to experience a developer’s vision for the iconic building as a vibrant, mixed-use town center, according to a press release. “This event was part of our ongoing…
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Lester Simon, M.D.
Dr. Simon, M.D., 77, of the Locust section of Middletown, died Sept. 16, 2009, at home following a lengthy illness. He had his general practice in Red Bank, from 1963 until retirement in 2004. Prior to that, he served as a captain in the U.S. Army, Fort Monmouth, Eatontown. He completed his internship at Newark…
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Suspects hid inside Sears for burglary, police say
MIDDLETOWN — Two men were arrested Sept. 21 when they allegedly tried to steal jewelry and electronics from the Sears store on Route 35. Police responded to an intruder alarm that went off at 10:41 p.m. at Sears, according to a police press release. On the scene, they spotted a man inside hiding behind a…
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Special events slated at county parks
Monmouth County Park System will hold Walnford Day 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at Historic Walnford, Upper Freehold. The free event will celebrate life in the 18th and 19th centuries and feature demonstrations, play games, music, and a tour of the Waln family’s home from cellar to attic. A blacksmith demonstration will be 1-3 p.m. Oct. 11…
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Missing Aberdeen teen located
ABERDEEN — A missing township teenager was found in Massachusetts on Sept. 23, according to Aberdeen police. April Goodwin, 16, of Ivy Way, is safe and will be reunited with her family in New Jersey pending a court proceeding, according to John T. Powers, Aberdeen chief of police. Goodwin left her home for an undisclosed…
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Margaret K. Sottili
Mrs. Sottili, 90, of Tinton Falls, died Sept. 20, 2009, at Renaissance Gardens, Tinton Falls. She resided in Brick prior to relocating to Tinton Falls two years ago. She was a mortgage processor at Columbia Savings & Loan, Fair Lawn, retiring in 1983. She was predeceased by her husband, Bernard Sottili; three brothers; and two…
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Michael S. Alexander Jr.
Mr. Alexander, 27, of Hazlet, died Sept. 18, 2009. He coached the Middle School Wrestling and HYAL Wrestling, and ran his own wrestling club in Hazlet. He was predeceased by a sister, Alicia, in 1995; and his grandfathers, Robert Alexander Sr. and Michael Gleason Jr. He is survived by his wife, Lauren M. Amato Alexander;…
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Rabies vaccine clinic in Middletown Oct. 3
Middletown Health Department will hold a rabies vaccine clinic for dogs only 9 a.m.-noon Oct. 3 at the overflow parking lot at Kings Highway and Penelope Lane, Middletown. The clinic is free and open to all Monmouth County residents. All dogs must be on a leash and accompanied by an adult. Middletown residents may purchase/renew…
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