• A day to share smiles and some waves

    Life Rolls On returns Long Branch June 28 BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer People with limited mobility will enjoy a day of surfing at the Jersey Shore June 28 when The Life Rolls On Foundation holds its annual “They Will Surf Again” [TWSA] event at Pier Village in Long Branch. “This is an amazing event…

  • In the Service

    Air Force Reserve Airman Patrick H. Arminas has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. A 2005 graduate of Middletown High School North, he is the son of Terry and Ted Brookes of the Belford section of Middletown. Army Pfc. Nicholas T. Rakoncza has graduated from basic combat training…

  • Mid’town clears the air about cell tower

    Parkway location has state approvals BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Residents of the Lincroft section of the township have been flooding the mayor’s voice mail with questions about a cell tower at Exit 109 on the Garden State Parkway, Mayor Pamela Brightbill reported at the Township Committee’s June 1 workshop meeting that according…

  • New Belford Pier opens in time for summer

    Improvements part of plan for Belford port BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer The Belford Pier before the $1.1 million reconstruction project. MIDDLETOWN — The newly refurbished pier at the Belford Ferry Terminal opened to public use recently, just in time for Monmouth County’s busy summer boating season. “Recreational boaters who wish to pick up or…

  • Sandy Hook Beach Concert Series starts June 24

    The Sandy Hook Foundation has announced the 2009 free Summer Concert Series schedule. From June 24 through Aug. 19, every Wednesday at 6 p.m. (weather permitting) at Beach Area E on Sandy Hook, top performers will draw thousands for musical entertainment in this beautiful setting. During previous seasons, each week (weather permitting) more than 2,000…

  • ‘Buy Middletown’ open for business

    Twp. unveils logo, launches website BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer Middletown resident Christine Alvarez and Mayor Pamela Brightbill unveil the new logo for the township’s “Buy Middletown” campaign. MIDDLETOWN — The township’s “Buy Middletown” campaign is in full swing with the website up and running and an official logo to go along with it. The…

  • Holmdel delineates fire company areas

    Parkway defines north and south sectors BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer HOLMDEL — The township’s two firehouses now have defined priority areas, after an ordinance assigning responsibility areas to the houses was adopted at a recent Township Committee meeting. Mayor Serena DiMaso calls the formation of the sectors “the result of an evolution.” “In…

  • Volleyball court added at Veteran’s Park

    BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The Aberdeen Township Recreation Department has installed a beach volleyball court at Veteran’s Memorial Park on Lakeshore Drive in Cliffwood Beach. The court is available for open play during park hours, which are dawn to dusk. “The majority of the work was done inhouse by the township’s…

  • Residents want answers to traffic safety concerns

    Pedestrian death spurs calls for traffic calming BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer More than a month after an accident took the life of an Aberdeen man when he was attempting to cross Lloyd Road, residents are still asking officials for answers. The intersection of Lloyd Road and Church Street, Aberdeen, where a pedestrian was…

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