• Local bike tour to benefit Sylvia’s Children

    HOLMDEL — The first annual Century of Hope bike tour, sponsored by DCH Auto and the Holmdel Community United Church of Christ, will take place Sept. 19. Bike riders of all ages and experience levels are invited to come out and have fun while raising money for a charitable cause, Sylvia’s Children, a nonprofit organization…

  • Mid’town revamps high schools, kindergarten

    BOE accepts new Web policy, curriculums BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — While the Board of Education has focused its efforts over the past year on expanding kindergarten in the district, the older students in Middletown will see significant changes too when they show up to their first classes Sept. 2. For much of…

  • Donald George Vaughn

    Mr. Vaughn, 84, of Keyport, died Aug. 7, 2009, at home, following a lengthy illness. He was employed in the engineering department at Sequa Corporation, New York City, retiring in 1993. He was predeceased by a brother, E. Arch Vaughn; and three sisters, Helen Huylar, Margeret Airey and Estelle Patterson. He is survived by his…

  • Sports Shorts

    The Hazlet Youth Athletic League (HYAL) will hold basketball and wrestling registration for its in-town recreation program 7-9 p.m. Sept. 8, 15 and 17 at the Union Avenue cafeteria (Hazlet Middle School), and 9-11 a.m. Sept. 19 at Raritan High School. The basketball program is for boys ages 7-18 and girls ages 7-15. The wrestling…

  • Christie, Guadagno will shake up status quo

    History is being made in this year’s gubernatorial election; for the first time our state will elect a lieutenant governor. Whoever fills this post will play an important role in New Jersey’s government and in my opinion we couldn’t have a better choice for lieutenant governor than Monmouth County Sheriff Kim Guadagno. Chris Christie has…

  • Helpline volunteers lend an ear 24/7

    Call volume up, donations down in weakened economy BY RACHEL HOFFMAN Correspondent The phone is ringing. Simone Perry is poised and ready for action in a small wooden cubicle, headset firmly framing her young face, long braided tendrils of hair neatly tucked underneath. She’s come all the way from Brooklyn, N.Y., to pick up the…

  • Holmdel District receives $993K recovery grant

    BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer HOLMDEL — For the 2009-10 school year, the Holmdel Township School District will benefit from a national stimulus program. The Board of Education announced that the district received an award of $993,983 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) at its meeting on Aug. 25. President Barack Obama signed…

  • Joseph E. Devoe

    Mr. Devoe, 80, formerly of Matawan, died Aug. 13, 2009, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Reno, Nev. He was employed at Midland Glass, the Madison Inn, and the Knights of Columbus Post 3402. He was predeceased by a son, Joseph; his wife, Marie Isaksen; a brother, Jack; and a sister, Regina. He is survived…

  • Jacobus P. Van Waalwijk Van Doorn

    Mr. Van Doorn, 86, of Manahawkin, and formerly of Matawan, died Aug. 7, 2009, at Southern Ocean Center, Manahawkin. He received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and accounting at City College of New York. He is survived by his wife, Gerarda; two daughters Yvonne Samaha and Leonora Fraumann; three sons, Richard, Edward and John Van…

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