• County sues to delay FEMA flood maps

    Pallone joins lawsuit as friend of the court BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer Monmouth County filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Aug. 14, the latest move in the ongoing fight against revised mandatory flood maps in the Bayshore region. The lawsuit alleges FEMA has no legal standing…

  • Charles Theodore Gavaris

    Mr. Gavaris, 71, of Holmdel, died Aug. 2, 2009, at Indian River Hospital, Vero Beach, Fla. He had resided in Edison, Hopelawn and Middletown before relocating to Holmdel. He was a proprietor of Melos Audio, Dunellen, retiring in 1997. Mr. Gavaris is survived by his wife of 45 years, Irene Tsaketas Gavaris; a daughter and…

  • Holmdel committee OKs property reassessment

    Assessor: 600 tax appeals filed by property owners BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Faced with an increase in tax appeals, the Holmdel Township Committee has authorized an emergency appropriation to reassess property values. The committee voted unanimously at the Aug. 20 meeting to spend $99,200 for a township-wide property tax reassessment. The ordinance was introduced…

  • Michael Campion

    Mr. Campion, 65, of Millstone Township, died Aug. 7, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was raised in Spring Lake and had lived in Wall Township before moving to Millstone in 1992. Mr. Campion worked for several New Jersey companies over a span of 38 years, most recently as president of Accutech Environmental…

  • Keyport requires some workers to furlough

    Tom Shortell KEYPORT – Mandatory furloughs of municipal employees will go into effect Aug. 21 even though the borough narrowly failed to introduce a budget at its Aug. 18 council meeting. Under the current plan, non-emergency personnel must take four furlough days, when workers are not paid and do not come in for work, before…

  • Elizabeth A. Sherman

    Ms. Sherman, 41, of Old Bridge, formerly of Matawan, died July 30, 2009, at home. She was predeceased by her father, Joseph Sherman; her stepfather, David Murphy; and a brother, Norman Sherman. Surviving are her mother, Bernadine Murphy of Old Bridge; and five siblings, Joseph Sherman Jr. and William Sherman, both of Keansburg, Nancy Pump…

  • Run for the Fallen

    A runner approaches the finish line for the New Jersey Run for the Fallen at the N.J. Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel on Aug. 23. The run is held in remembrance of New Jersey soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who lost their lives in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. More photos, page 3.

  • Community Announcement

    Middletown Animal Control Seeking Owner of Injured Dog Middletown Animal Control Seeking Owner of Injured Dog Middletown Township Animal Control is seeking the owner of a female pit bull found without a collar. The animal is black with a white chest and appears to have recently have had puppies. The animal was hit by a…

  • Park System offers free Sept. events

    The Monmouth County Park System will offer free events during September, beginning with Music Man Rich Marzec performing tunes from the turn of the century 1-3 p.m. Sept. 12. On Sept. 13, 1-3 p.m., a blacksmith demonstration will be held, and on Sept. 19 from noon to 2:30 p.m., there will be a cookstove demonstration…

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