• Sayreville bans tobacco sales to people under 21

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — An ordinance banning the sale of tobacco products to people under the age of 21 was adopted by the Borough Council in a 4-2 vote at last week’s meeting. Sal Risalvato, executive director of the New Jersey Gasoline, Convenience Store and Automotive Association (NJGCA), urged the council…

  • Lodzinski pleads not guilty in 1991 murder of her son

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer More than 23 years after 5-year-old Timothy Wiltsey disappeared, his mother, Michelle Lodzinski, was arraigned on charges that she “did knowingly or willfully” murder her son in 1991. Lodzinski, 46, clad in all green and expressionless, was escorted by an officer of the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Department into the…

  • Animal Hall of Fame accepting submissions

    The New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association is accepting nominations for the 20th annual Animal Hall of Fame. The Animal Hall of Fame honors the human-animal bond in the state of New Jersey. To make a nomination, visit njvma.org. To be considered, all nominations should include an official application signed by the animal’s owner or animal…

  • Library offers program focusing on Jersey City

    As part of the New Jersey 350 celebration, the Middletown Township Public Library will present, “Jersey City Revisited: A Walk Down Memory Lane,” from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 3 in the Community Room at 55 New Monmouth Road, Middletown. As many Jersey City natives now reside in Middletown and surrounding areas, residents…

  • Harvest festival a throwback to past

    HOLMDEL — The Monmouth County Park System’s Harvest Home Festival is set to be all fun and games from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 28 at Historic Longstreet Farm, 44 Longstreet Road, Holmdel. The festival will be like an old-fashioned country fair, bringing visitors back to the 1890s through games, music and entertainment.…

  • NJ GOP ramps up support at birthday party fundraiser

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer A bundle of brightly colored balloons welcomed throngs of New Jersey Republican Party faithful to a different sort of party at the Hilton in East Brunswick last week. The NJ GOP fundraiser, held in conjunction with a celebration of Gov. Chris Christie’s 52nd birthday and featuring former presidential candidate…

  • Middletown to offer rabies clinic for dogs

    The Middletown Township Health Department will hold a free, dogs-only rabies clinic from 9-11 a.m. Oct. 4 at the Croydon Hall gym at 900 Leonardville Road, Leonardo. All dogs must be on a leash or in a pet carrier (one dog per carrier) and accompanied by an adult. Middletown Township residents may also purchase the…

  • Benefit for Keyport GardenWalk Sept. 21

    The annual “Garden Party” to benefit Keyport GardenWalk (KGW) will be held 1-4 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Keyport Yacht Club, 115 First St., Keyport. The event will feature refreshments, a cash bar and a silent auction of items such as Broadway theater tickets, luxury cosmetics and perfumes, gift baskets, gift certificates donated by area…

  • Authorities: Connecticut man involved in bomb threats

    Matthew Tollis Eight months after bomb threats at Allentown High School and at St. John Vianney High School in Holmdel caused panic, a Connecticut man has been charged with federal offenses in connection with his alleged involvement in those incidents. According to an affidavit filed on Sept. 9, Matthew Tollis, 21, of Wethersfield, Conn., allegedly…

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