• Letter about governor nothing more than political myth

    The recent letter by Gerry Scharfenberger, deputy mayor of Middletown Township, regarding Gov. Jon Corzine is unfortunately nothing more than a political myth. When Jon Corzine took office, he inherited a financial mess that goes back to Christie Whitman. She ran for office promising a 30- percent tax cut phased in over a three-year period.…

  • Seven attainable objectives for health care reform

    Guest Column • Dave Mordo As a member of the New Jersey Association of Health Underwriters, I have paid close attention to the boisterous health care debate that has consumed headlines this summer and has confused Americans about this issue more than ever. Unfortunately, much of the partisan wrangling has been nonproductive and threatens to…

  • NPS pushing its ‘worst idea’ at Fort Hancock

    As we celebrate our national parks with Ken Burns’ documentary “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea,” the National Park Service single-mindedly pursues its own “worst idea” — commercial development at Sandy Hook. In a transparent attempt to give James Wassel and his inexperienced and underfunded company a 60- year lease for 36 Fort Hancock buildings…

  • Middletown Day

    CHRIS KELLY staff Robert Carroll, New York, has the audience’s rapt attention as he demonstrates his fireeating skills during Middletown Day held Sept. 26 at Croydon Hall. More photos, page 3. Clockwise from top: Andy Spears watches as Sean Molicki, Middletown, tries to extinguish a fire during Middletown Day Sept. 26. Paige Peyton, Middletown, gets…

  • Matawan Rotary donates backpacks, dictionaries to students

    BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Matawan Rotary Club members with backpacks collected for schoolchildren. MATAWAN — The Rotary Club began a new project this year to ensure that no child would go back to school without a backpack or proper supplies for class. The organization collected 70 backpacks, hundreds of school supplies and more than…

  • Kevork Hovnanian, founder of R.B. homebuilder, dies

    BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Kevork S. Hovnanian, founder and chairman of Red Bank-based Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. died Sept. 24 at New York Presbyterian Hospital at the age of 86. Kevork S. Hovnanian Hovnanian, of Rumson, founded a small family-run company in 1959, and Hovnanian Enterprises grew to become New Jersey’s largest homebuilder. “Mr. Hovnanian…

  • Celebrate fall at Thompson Pk. Day

    MIDDLETOWN — Autumn fun and games take center stage at the Monmouth County Park System’s annual fall celebration, Thompson Park Day. This all-day free, family event will run 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18 at the park, which is located on Newman Springs Road in Lincroft (next to Brookdale Community College). Activities…

  • MHSN Lions live up to their name

    BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer After going 16-5 and winning a third straight Class A North title a year ago, and with many key players back, expectations are high for the Middletown High School North field hockey team to be one of the best in the Shore Conference. The girls field hockey tams of Middletown…

  • ‘Punks, Poets & Politicians’

    McKay Imaging Photography Studio and Gallery in Red Bank has opened a photography exhibition, “Punks, Poets & Politicians, Photographs by Marcia Resnick.” John Belushi, September 1981 McKay Imaging Photography Studio and Gallery is on the second floor at 12 Monmouth St., Red Bank. Resnick is a New York City photographer and educator. Her images have…

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