• Bell Labs charrette recognized by state

    Count Basie Theatre restoration garners award BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer The effort to find an adaptive reuse for the former Bell Labs site on Crawford’s Corner Road has drawn the attention of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Historic Preservation Office. ERIN STATTEL Charrette organizers and sponsors stride toward the Alcatel-Lucent building…

  • Mid’town expands to full-day kindergarten

    District will provide classes in each elementary school BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer The Middletown school district unveiled a revamped plan for the 2009- 10 school year that will offer full-day kindergarten in all 12 elementary schools. At a June 17 meeting in the Middletown High School North auditorium, Superintendent of Schools Karen Bilbao provided…

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    Graduates form a sea of white caps and gowns during Holmdel High School’s 36th annual graduation ceremony held June 18 at Collins Arena at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft.

  • Joseph John Montalbano

    Mr. Montalbano, 91, of Middletown, died June 7, 2009, at home. He was a retired editor at the U.S. Naval Catalog Office, Brooklyn, N.Y., and an editor at various advertising agencies in New York City throughout his career. He served under Gen. George S. Patton in the U.S. Army during World War II. He is…

  • Letitia Beros

    Mrs. Beros, 76, of Whiting, died June 6, 2009, at Whiting Health Care Center. She was predeceased by her husband, George, in 2008. She is survived by two sons, Richard of Middle Village, N.Y., and Eugene of Grand Junction, Colo.; three daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia and Kevin Murray of Manalapan, Veronica and Joe Margagliotti of…

  • Horace “Duke” De Cotiis, DPM

    Mr. DeCotiis, 77, of Holmdel, died June 7, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He was president of New York College of Podiatric Medicine, his alma mater. Prior to that, he had a podiatry practice in New York City, and was president of the New York County and New York State Podiatric Medical Societies. He…

  • John Robert “Bob” Warncke

    Mr. Warncke, 76, of Red Bank, died June 14, 2009, at home. He had resided in Middletown for several years before relocating to Red Bank. He founded the real estate brokerage firm Bob Warncke Associates in 1972. He was a member of the National Association of Realtors, and president emeritus of the Monmouth County Board…

  • Dennis M. Burlew

    Mr. Burlew, 31, of the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, died June 7, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He resided in Colts Neck, and Hazlet, prior to relocating to Port Monmouth in 2007. He was an investigator for the State of New Jersey Alcoholic Beverage Control, Trenton, the past five years. He is…

  • Stephanie Ann Germaine Coonan

    Miss Coonan, 24, of Hazlet, died June 21, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She received a bachelor’s degree at The College of New Jersey, Ewing, in 2008, and was employed at the school’s international affairs department and taught conversational Italian classes. She was a member of the Theta Phi Alpha, Beta Chapter. She…

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