• Bake sale to help children with serious illnesses

    Sanzio Salon and Day Spa will host its eighth annual bake sale Dec. 19-21 at 1008 Route 34, Matawan. Goodies will be available for purchase 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 19-20 and 9:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. Dec. 21. Proceeds from the bake sale will benefit two local children with medical needs — a Matawan High School…

  • Livoti’s honors Jewish community

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer In celebration of Hanukkah, Livoti’s Old World Market, Marlboro, has placed a menorah in the store, courtesy of the Center for Jewish Life, Marlboro. Rabbi Yossi Kanelsky speaks with co-owners John Livoti and Mike Ali. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR MARLBORO — In celebration of Hanukkah and the local Jewish community,…

  • Elks lodge to host benefit for 5-year-old

    The Long Branch Elks Lodge 742 will host a Tricky Tray and Dinner 4-8 p.m. Jan. 17 at 150 Garfield Ave., Long Branch. Proceeds will benefit Olivia Walters, a 5-year-old girl who is undergoing treatment for serious medical conditions. According to a press release, Olivia was diagnosed with two disorders when she was 3 months…

  • Community relieved after arrests in home invasions

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Members of the local Indian-American community breathed a collective sigh of relief following the announcement that four suspects have been arrested in connection with a string of home invasions in Middlesex County. Chaka Castro, 39; Juan Olaya, 34; Octavius Scott, 22; and Johnisha Williams, 19, were arrested in their…

  • Two River Theater continues to embrace Latino culture

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer RED BANK — When Latino characters are portrayed in the arts, they are too frequently portrayed as maids, janitors, gardeners or as gang members, according to Two River Theater collaborator Jerry Ruiz. That is, when a Latino character is even portrayed at all. “We’re kind of unseen,” Ruiz said. “Our…

  • Dancers to bring the holidays to life at store

    The Perna Dance Center will debut its live holiday window display, “Holly Dolls,” 1-7 p.m. Dec. 20 at the Old Navy store at 2130 Route 35, Holmdel. Posed and costumed dancers will bring the magic of the holidays to life. The Perna Dance Center presents an annual holiday show at different venues during December. Over…

  • Joy ride

    FRANK GALIPO Patrons board a trolley on West Front Street during the Dec. 13 Keyport Candlelight House Tour, a tradition sponsored by the Keyport Historical Society.

  • Holmdel police investigate Middle Road pedestrian fatality

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOLMDEL — A police investigation is ongoing into a motor vehicle accident on Middle Road that resulted in the death of a pedestrian. On Dec. 9, police received a call that a pedestrian, Diego Vega, 50, of Staten Island, N.Y., had been struck on Middle Road near Maria Court, according…

  • Keyport staying temporarily in joint municipal court

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer KEYPORT — The Borough Council extended Keyport’s participation in the joint municipal court with Matawan and Hazlet despite previously expressing the intention to withdraw. The action was taken at a Dec. 9 meeting and attributed to a clerical error in the borough’s request for applications for a court administrator.…

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