• Sculpting a piece of history

    Sculptor describes process of creating 9/11 memorial BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Holmdel’s 9/11 memorial HOLMDEL — Local artist Kyle Galante insists she was merely an instrument in the process of constructing a Sept. 11 memorial at township hall. “I certainly didn’t do it all myself,” Galante said at the March 24 Holmdel Historical…

  • Hazlet adopts affordable housing blueprint

    Plan calls for 565 units to meet state mandates BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer HAZLET — The township has completed a state-mandated affordable housing plan that will map out the placement of affordable housing in the municipality through 2018. This will be Hazlet’s first Housing Element and Fair Share Plan. While municipalities like Middletown and…

  • Owner mulls future of Main St. blue house

    Application denied; owner says tear down is an option BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer MATAWAN — The big blue house at 226 Main St. may not be there much longer if zoning approvals are not granted, the owner said last week. “It is not worth it for me to put $300,000 to $400,000 worth…

  • On a mission to help AIDS orphans

    Reception will be held April 4 in honor of Sister Mary Beth Lloyd BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Sister Mary Elizabeth Lloyd, a Red Bank native, is on an international mission to help children orphaned by AIDS and living in households headed by children. Sister Mary Beth Lloyd is surrounded by some of the young children…

  • EAT RIGHT TO PLAY RIGHT – Advertorial

    By Gloria Averbuch Advertorial EAT RIGHT TO PLAY RIGHT   Active children–whether simply on the go or on the playing field–have special nutritional needs. Although that goes without saying, young people often skip on the essentials, and need education and guidance on the importance of good nutrition. Food choices have been shown to affect performance…

  • Field saga is not over yet; BOE sues

    Suit seeks $1M, names all parties involved BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer The turf field at Middletown High School North has been completed for five months, and the Board of Education wants more than $1 million back from the group that originally began the work but ultimately failed to complete the athletic field. On March…

  • Curley repeats freeholder run

    Former Red Bank councilman gets GOP nod BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer John Curley has thrown his hat into the ring once again, and his name will be on the Republican ticket in June’s primary election for the open seat on the county Board of Chosen Freeholders. John Curley The Monmouth County Republican Committee awarded…

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    ERIC SUCAR staff A worker prunes a tree at Longstreet Farm in Holmdel on March 28.

  • Raymond F. Ryan Jr.

    Mr. Ryan, 76, of Freehold, died Feb. 18, 2009, at St. Lucie Medical Center, Port Saint Lucie, Fla. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, after which he became a vice president of Bankers National Life Insurance Co., Parsippany. He also co-founded and was a principal of Financial Trends Corp., Morris Plains.…

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