• Youngsters treated to a new pair of pj’s & a book

    Pajama Program serves underprivileged children BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer An 8-year-old boy beamed as he rattled off the list of wildlife he saw at Poricy Park in Middletown on June 27. Just days earlier, his class had learned about tadpoles, and now he has seen some up close. Author Janine Kimmel, Locust, shows off…

  • Ladacin receives grant for literacy project

    The Dollar General Literacy Foundation, Goodlettsville, Tenn., has awarded Ladacin Network, Wanamassa section of Ocean Township, a $18,896 grant to support its “Lifetime of Learning” literacy project for children and adults with disabilities. Ladacin is a nonprofit agency that provides educational, therapeutic, social, residential and support services for people with cerebral palsy or other physical…

  • Park Place residents fed up with inaction

    In reference to Park Place, no work has been done satisfactorily to repair 300 feet of Park Place. All those who live on Park Place and Garnsey in March of this year petitioned the township administrator for action on this as well as Park Place, Campbell Avenue 35-foot area. The petitioners are most unhappy with…

  • Thomas Crane

    Mr. Crane, 67, of Old Bridge, died July 13, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., he lived in Old Bridge for 30 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was predeceased by his wife, Dorothy Crane, and two brothers. He is survived by two sons, Dominick…

  • Matawan, Holmdel sign on to waste collection study

    Boro also looks to join energy purchase collective BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Matawan, in conjunction with other Monmouth County towns, will participate in a feasibility study regarding solid waste disposal. The Borough Council approved a resolution seeking grant money for the borough’s participation, along with other participating municipalities, in a solid waste collection…

  • Bayonet Farm Art & Music Festival on Sept. 13

    The Bayonet Farm Art & Music Festival will take place noon-5 p.m. Sept. 13 at Bayonet Farm, 41 Middletown Road, Holmdel (rain or shine). Artists will sell original artwork and compete in a plein air competition and juried art exhibition judged by Holmdel gallery owner James Yarosh, and Fine Art Connoisseur magazine editor Peter Trippi.…

  • Republicans must stop passing meaningless resolutions

    I have been following the coordinated letters from Republicans attempting to cast Sean Byrnes and Patrick Short as somehow advocating affordable housing efforts in Middletown. They refer to a single resolution introduced by the Republicans on the Middletown Township Committee that sought to abolish the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH). The resolution, filled with inaccuracies…

  • Robert “Bob” Bermel

    Mr. Bermel, 71, of Old Bridge, died July 17, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center, New Brunswick. He was a banker at Chemical Bank of New York, retiring in 1998. He is survived by his wife of 17 years, Penelope “Penny” Janet Kures; six daughters and four sons-in-law, Colleen and Charles Thompson, Donna and…

  • John Merla near end of confinement

    Ex-mayor headed for pizzeria, brother says BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer Former Keyport Mayor John Merla will finish his 22-month prison sentence Aug. 12, but the disgraced politician has been back in his home for over a month, according to a New York corrections official. John Merla exiting the grounds of the Martin Luther King…

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