• Towns ask library to return surplus funds

    Assembly bill would reduce local funding of libraries BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer MATAWAN — It looks as if both Matawan Aberdeen will have to wait to hear how much money the public library will be able to return to the taxpayers. Both Aberdeen and Matawan council members met with library representatives at a…

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    Daisy, Brownie, Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts from the Hazlet and Holmdel service units celebrated Girl Scout Sunday with an ecumenical gathering at Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church, Holmdel, earlier this month. Girl Scout Sunday marks the beginning of Girl Scout week, which celebrates the founding of Girl Scouting in the U.S. in 1912…

  • Belford port plan finalized

    Upgrades focus on revitalization, supporting fishing industry BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer The ferry terminal at the Port of Belford. MIDDLETOWN — The township has released its final document for the Port of Belford redevelopment, which aims to revitalize the area. The final document released March 11, formally known as Economic Feasibility Study and Conceptual…

  • Handlin would close no-bid loophole

    MIDDLETOWN — Broad exemptions to New Jersey’s no-bid contract laws, which for years have allowed favored vendors to get government contracts without competition, would be permanently closed under legislation, sponsored by Assemblywoman Amy H. Handlin (R-13th District) and Sen. Bill Baroni (R-14th District). They noted its heightened importance at a time when billions in federal…

  • MOVING UP – SHOULD YOUR CHILD TAKE SPORTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL?

    By Gloria Averbuch MOVING UP – SHOULD YOUR CHILD TAKE SPORTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL? Advertorial MOVING UP – SHOULD YOUR CHILD TAKE SPORTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL? By Gloria Averbuch       Sports offer fitness, fun, camaraderie and education in a whole host of life skills. When determining whether to get more serious, however,…

  • Transition fair shows students a bright future

    Special needs students learn about college, careers BY JAMIE ROMM Correspondent The Middletown Public School District held a transition fair last week to highlight career paths open to students with special needs and to help raise their expectations for the future. Elizabeth Hamblet On March 9, the Middletown district and the VOICES parent group hosted…

  • Kyrillos urges diocese to keep St. Joseph open

    Catholic school is one of three slated to close in Bayshore BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer Sen. Joseph Kyrillos (R-13th District) is putting his support behind parents who want to keep a Catholic school operating in the Bayshore. Sen. Joseph Kyrillos Kyrillos Monday introduced a resolution in the Legislature, which urges the Diocese of Trenton…

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    ERIC SUCAR staff St. John Vianney’s Teresa Manigrasso (r) celebrates with teammate Michaela Mabrey after the Lady Lancers won the NJSIAA Non-Public A State Final game against Immaculate Heart Academy at the Ritacco Center in Toms River on March 14.

  • Rita C. O’Malley

    Mrs. O’Malley, 90, of Middletown, died March 3, 2009, at home. She earned a real estate license several years ago. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph; and seven siblings. She is survived by five children, Donna and David Sheed, Kathy McColgan, Elizabeth Zgorzynski, Joseph and Jean, and Francine McColgan; three brothers, Joseph, James and…

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