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Mother and child safe after fatal hostage standoff
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The 13-month-old son of Scott McAllister, the man fatally shot at his residence last week in the Ideal Beach section of the township, remains safe and in the custody of his mother, officials at the state Attorney General’s Office said. Peter Aseltine, a spokesman for the office,…
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Blaze routs residents of Aberdeen apartments
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Residents displaced by a three-alarm fire at the Ken Gardens apartment complex, 400 Matawan Ave., have been provided shelter and necessities through the efforts of the local Red Cross. Laura Steinmetz, chief communications officer for the Jersey Coast chapter of the American Red Cross, said multiple caseworkers…
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Bell Labs nominated for landmark status
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The main entrance of the Bell Laboratories headquarters in Holmdel, circa 1964. Somerset Development is seeking historic district designation by the National Park Service for the building and campus. COURTESY OF AT&T ARCHIVES HOLMDEL — Once a hub for innovation and research, the former Bell Laboratories headquarters building and…
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Miniature therapy horses bring hope, healing
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Above: Valor, a Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horse, was named in honor of Kenneth Tietjen, a Middletown resident who lost his life in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Right: Valor and Magic visit the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C. They are there soon after…
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Middletown to pilot police body cameras
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Members of the Middletown Police Department will begin to use body-worn cameras this week as part of a new Monmouth County pilot program. In addition to Middletown, police officers with the Howell and Wall police departments will participate in the pilot program, which will evaluate the cameras for potential…
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Summer escapes offer time to recharge
By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Destinations within reach of central New Jersey include the 47-mile Pine Creek Gorge, left, which is surrounded by 165,000 acres of Tioga State Forest in Pennsylvania, and the National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C., which evokes a wind-sculpted rock formation and is in walking distance of the U.S.…
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Bulletin Board
– ‘Off the Wall’ art exhibit opens June 6 MIDDLETOWN — An “Off the Wall” art exhibit created by Middletown artists Helen “Eleni” Antholis and Ernest Antholis will run from June 6 through July 1 at the Middletown Township Public Library’s Community Room at 55 New Monmouth Road, Middletown. Partial proceeds of purchased art will…
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Shea, Mann get nod in Hazlet primary
By Kayla J. Marsh HAZLET — Township Republican Club members William “Bill” Shea and Thomas G. Mann will face off against Democratic Township Committee incumbents Barbara Ronchetti and James DiNardo in the November general election. The June 2 primary election saw three Republican candidates vying for a place on the official party line to run…
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Incumbent retains GOP nomination in Holmdel primary
By Adam C. Uzialko HOLMDEL — An incumbent committeeman thwarted a challenger who sought to usurp the Republican nomination for a three-year term on the Township Committee during Holmdel’s primary election June 2. Republican Thomas Critelli defeated challenger Anne Morrison, who ran off the party line, 318 votes to 130, tallying 70.82 percent of the…
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