• Township approves final No. Middletown plan

    Grant funding pends state approval of program BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer A section of Port Monmouth Road in North Middletown that has a mix of commercial and residential properties is one of the areas considered for revitalization. MIDDLETOWN — The Township Committee approved a final plan for the North Middletown Neighborhood Preservation Program at…

  • Robert J. Scales

    Mr. Scales, 53, of Hazlet, died Aug. 1, 2009, following a brief illness. He was a sales associate at All American Chevrolet, Middletown. Prior to that, he was employed for several years at Thompson McKinnon Securities, New York City. He was predeceased by a brother, Michael; and his father, Robert. He is survived by his…

  • Holmdel seeks volunteers to spruce up website

    BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Come fall, Holmdel Township’s municipal website will be receiving a face-lift. The Townshisp Council unanimously passed a motion for website improvement on Aug. 20 to enhance the aesthetic quality and usability of the township’s homepage, www.holmdeltownship-nj.com. Mayor Serena DiMaso approved the formation of an ad hoc committee to…

  • Christopher H. Rommel Jr.

    Mr. Rommel, 82, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Aug. 15, 2009, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge. A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, he was employed as a brakeman for Penn Central Railroad in New York for more than 30 years before his retirement 21 years ago. Mr. Rommel was…

  • Matawan approves amended budget

    State aid, library funds offset tax rate by 2 cents BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer MATAWAN — Borough residents can anticipate a lower property tax rate after the approval of an amended $9,731,991.67 budget by the Borough Council. The Borough Council voted unanimously Aug. 18 to pass the introduced budget, which was amended to include…

  • Keyport falls one vote short of budget intro

    Furlough days implemented for nonemergency personnel BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer KEYPORT — The Borough Council fell one vote short of introducing an amended budget at the Aug. 18 meeting, where borough clerks, police officers and their supporters appeared in numbers to object to possible layoffs. The council voted 3-2 in favor of introducing a…

  • Marie Schembri

    Mrs. Schembri, 74, of Old Bridge, died Aug. 1, 2009. She was employed at Bell Labs, Holmdel, for a few years before becoming the manager at Suzy Q, Matawan. Surviving are her husband, Charles Schembri; three daughters, Marie Pavelchak, and her husband, Alan, of East Brunswick, Cindy McLavish, and her husband, Dominick, of Howell, and…

  • Run for the Fallen

    Clockwise from top: Runners trail their N.J. State Police escort as they near the finish of the New Jersey Run for the Fallen at the N.J. Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel Aug. 23. A runner wears a photo of Sgt. Stephen Sherman. who was killed in action while deployed in Iraq in 2005. Participants listen…

  • Alphonsina Strumolo

    Mrs. Strumolo, 94, of Hazlet, died Aug. 4, 2009, at home. She was predeceased by her husband of 50 years, Alfonso Strumolo, in 1987; two sons, John Strumolo, in January 2009, and Alan Strumolo; a brother, Sabatino Guiliana; and a sister, Jennie Brea. She is survived by two sons and one daughter-in-law, Thomas and Sandy…

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