• Economic forum looks at vacancies

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — With vacant properties throughout the township, Councilman Gerard Scharfenberger advocates keeping an open mind when considering new businesses and uses for the commercial spaces. Scharfenberger, former mayor and current director of the state Office for Planning Advocacy, gave a presentation about redevelopment of commercial properties at an Economic…

  • Volunteers help to rebuild Sandy-wrecked homes, lives

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer On the two-year anniversary of Sandy, volunteers Bob Wilson, Richard Kipp and Joe Miragliotta work on restoring a home on Collins Avenue in Port Monmouth that was damaged by the superstorm at a Blitz Build by Habitat for Humanity in Middletown, Keansburg and Union Beach. Superstorm Sandy’s destructive force was…

  • FEMA to review levee system in Middletown

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has agreed to conduct a study to re-examine the previously decertified levee system to determine what level of protection it provides for the surrounding neighborhood of North Middletown. Mayor Stephanie Murray announced at the Oct. 20 Township Committee meeting that FEMA would be…

  • Finding jobs a battle for many returning vets

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer An Honor Garden at the Eatontown Historical Museum pays tribute to veterans and active-duty service members during a Nov. 2 ceremony held in advance of Veterans Day, Nov. 11. SCOTT FRIEDMAN A fter returning from Iraq in 2009, U.S. Army veteran James Nammoura knew he had to make a big…

  • Board approves Trinity Hall; critics to appeal

    Opponents of a proposal to build a campus for an all-girls high school in Middletown will file an appeal of the Middletown Planning Board’s approval of the school’s application in state Superior Court, according to the attorney representing residents opposing the plan. The Planning Board passed a resolution at a Nov. 5 meeting approving the…

  • Some upsets scored in local municipal elections

    KEYPORT A crowded ballot featuring a race for mayor, two full terms on council and one unexpired term yielded mixed results for Republicans and Democrats in the Keyport municipal election on Nov. 4. Incumbent Republican Mayor Harry Aumack II won re-election, drawing more than 54 percent of the vote, or 1,039 votes, besting the 880…

  • Bulletin Board

    – Film about soldier, horse to be screened MIDDLETOWN — The Monmouth County Park System and Special People United to Ride (SPUR) will screen the award-winning film, “Riding My Way Back,” at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9, at the Sunnyside Equestrian Center, 628 Middletown-Lincroft Road, Middletown. The documentary tells the powerful story of one…

  • GOP majority holds in Matawan Borough

    Republicans retained control of the Matawan  Borough Council in the Nov. 4 municipal election. Republican candidate Michael Caldon, a newcomer, received 1,086 votes and incumbent Republican Councilman Joseph Urbano received 1,074 votes in the race for two council seats up for election. Democratic challengers fell short with Anthony Washington receiving 913 votes and Ronald Johnson…

  • Are you ready for a three-wheel car?

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features It’s not quite a car and not quite a motorcycle, but it’s cheap and promises frugal fuel economy. We previously reported on the development of a sleekly designed three-wheeled, two-passenger vehicle planned for introduction next year from startup manufacturer Elio Motors in Troy, Mich. It’s claimed to deliver up to…

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