• High-density housing in Holmdel is wrong

    As it has for the past couple of years, the issue of the Lucent property continues to dominate the politics of Holmdel. The Republican Party of Holmdel believes that it is important that the residents of Holmdel clearly understand the issue unfiltered by political rhetoric. Recently the proposed developer of the property, Ralph Zucker, announced…

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    FRANK GALIPO Mue Carrol, of Matawan, attended Family Fun Night at Fun Time America in Aberdeen on Feb. 26. The event was a joint fundraiser for the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District’s PTOs and the Aberdeen Educational Foundation.

  • Mat-Ab District adopts new student info system

    Web-based program boosts home-school collaboration BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Parents will now be able to track and monitor their students’ progress in real time with a new program recently approved by the Board of Education. T he board voted unanimously to enter into a five-year contract with Realtime Information Technology at…

  • Mid’town BOE passes preliminary district budget

    Spending plan calls for 2.6-cent school tax hike BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Board of Education approved a preliminary budget Feb. 24 that would result in a 2.6 percent increase in school taxes. According to Business Administrator William Doering, the district passed a “very tentative” budget even before the board knows the…

  • Mat-Ab Board of Ed. member resigns

    BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer ABERDEEN — A Board of Education member stepped down Feb. 23 after serving 11 years on the board. Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District Board of Education member Catherine Zavorskas resigned Tuesday because she felt her presence was no longer effective, she said in a Feb. 26 interview. “I have been…

  • Auto industry column struck positive chord with readers

    Coda • GREG BEAN Iget a lot of reader response to this column. Sometimes, I opine about something that rubs some people the wrong way, and I hear about it. Once in a while, though, I write something that strikes a positive chord with readers, and I hear about that, too. That was the case…

  • Bayshore biz group to sponsor forum

    HAZLET — The newly formed Bayshore Business Conference will host its first event, a public forum for public officials and business owners, in April. According to Bayshore Business Conference Chairwoman Anna Little, the group was formed to provide a public forum for county and local officials and business owners in the Bayshore area of Northern…

  • Smith legislation calls for more efforts against Lyme

    Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) has announced the introduction of a bill to combat Lyme disease, and thanked original co-sponsors Congressmen Bart Stupak (D-Michigan), Frank Wolf (R-Virginia) and Tim Holden (D-Pennsylvania). According to a press release, Smith is the sponsor of the “Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2009.” The measure, H.R.…

  • Finding U-boat a lesson in ‘mortality and morality’

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer The German U-boat that once prowled the waters around New York and New Jersey lay undetected for more than 45 years just 60 miles off the Jersey coast. ERIC SUCAR staff Some artifacts from the German U-869, “Hilter’s lost sub,” which sank 60 miles off the Jersey coast during…

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