• Temple slates annual school-supplies drive

    The Women of Temple Shalom of Aberdeen will be holding their annual schoolsupplies collection for local families in need. The drive will be held from Aug. 4- 31. Donations can be placed in a basket at the temple’s lobby at 5 Ayrmont Lane, Aberdeen. Donated items must be new school supplies in their original packaging…

  • James Joseph Luby

    James Joseph Luby, 63, of Alpharetta, Georgia, passed away peacefully on July 22 after struggling for three years with Parkinson’s, Lewy body and heart diseases. Jim was the loving husband of Cathy (nee Ruger); father of Sean and Meghan; and son-in-law of Walter and Catherine Ruger of Bellmore, New York. Jim and Cathy were born,…

  • Golf benefit to support therapeutic program

    Aberdeen Township, in cooperation with Hazlet, Matawan and Holmdel, will host a golf benefit on Aug. 17 in support of the Hazlet, Holmdel, Aberdeen and Matawan (H.A.M.) Therapeutic Recreation Program. The golf outing will be held at the Pebble Creek Golf Club, 40 Route 537, Colts Neck. Breakfast and registration begin at 7 a.m., followed…

  • See, mom, all that video game playing can pay off

    In theaters now By Paul Hall www.channelguidemag.com Who would have thought that footage of the 1982 World Video Game Championships would incite an extraterrestrial attack today? That, my friends, is the war we wage in the new film Pixels. In the ’80s, Sam, Will and Ludlow were great friends united over one common interest: They…

  • Being funny is all in the family for the Gaffigans

    The life and times of Jim and Jeannie By Kellie Freeze, www.channelguidemag.com “The Jim Gaffigan Show,” airing Wednesdays on TV Land, stars comedian Jim Gaffigan as a fictionalized version of himself — a food- and nap-loving devoted father of five, who is raising his brood of fair-haired kids in a two-bedroom apartment in New York…

  • Middletown’s Class of ’75 slates 40th reunion

    The Middletown Township High School Class of ’75 will celebrate its 40th reunion at the Shore Casino, 1 Simon Lake Drive, Atlantic Highlands. Alumni of the Class of ’75 as well as alumni of other ’70s classes and their guests are welcome and encouraged to attend this reunion celebration. Details about the reunion are available…

  • Planned sale of county care centers will be discussed at public hearings

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Public hearings concerning the proposed sale of two Monmouth County care centers are scheduled for August. One care center is in Freehold Township and one care center is in Wall Township. After decades of operation by the county, both facilities will be sold by public auction as the county steps…

  • Local A&P set to close

    Several A&P and Pathmark stores in the area are set for closure. A&P, 2101 Route 35, Holmdel; A&P, 325 Highway 35 south, Cliffwood; Pathmark, 50 Racetrack Road and Route 18, East Brunswick; Pathmark, 561 Route 1, Edison; and Pathmark, 1043 Route 9 north, Old Bridge are part of 25 stores that will be closed in…

  • MAST graduates enter military academies

    SANDY HOOK – Six local graduates of the Marine Academy of Science and Technology (MAST) class of 2015 are among the MAST graduates entering the military. In September, the 22 graduates of MAST enrolled in U.S. military academies will include: nine at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; eight at the U.S. Naval Academy; three at…

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