• Ronald Joseph Byrne

    Mr. Byrne, 79, of Matawan, died Dec. 20, 2013, at home. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and worked as an electrician. He was predeceased by his wife, Nancy. He is survived by a son, Christopher Byrne and his wife, Mary Ellen, of Aberdeen; a daughter, Donna Ramirez and her husband, Michael, of Matawan;…

  • Local home health aides honored for their service

    Seven home health aides from Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC) in Eatontown recently received awards at the 2013 Home Health Aide Recognition Day. The Home Care Association of New Jersey sponsored the event at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel. The Home Health Aide of the Year award is given to…

  • Council: Harvesting lowers horseshoe crab numbers

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer A horseshoe crab is tagged to monitor its migration pattern in the Raritan Bay. COURTESY OF JOE REYNOLDS A local environmental group is campaigning against the harvesting of horseshoe crabs due to a significant decrease in the population of the crustacean in the Raritan Bay. After five years of monitoring…

  • ‘Mad Dog’ gains spot in rock hall of fame

    Founding drummer of E Street Band will join mates for honor By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Vini Lopez of Jackson, a founding member of the E Street Band, will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 2014. SUZY GRAHAM PHOTO Past and present members of…

  • April deadline looms for families at fort

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI and KENNY WALTER Staff Writers Families displaced by superstorm Sandy and living in Fort Monmouth housing are facing an April deadline, and local officials are asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to extend the cutoff. Members of the Oceanport and Sea Bright councils have asked FEMA to extend the April 1…

  • New Land Use Board unifies zoners, planners in Hazlet

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer “A combined board gives us the ability to really concentrate the expertise.” — Jeff Tyler Unified Land Use Board Chairman HAZLET — The township’s new Unified Land Use Board is officially operational, a year after it was first proposed by the Township Committee. The board, which combines the functions of…

  • Police probe car crash that killed school nurse

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — Anne Egan, a school nurse and the wife of former Middletown Administrator Robert Czech, was killed in a motor vehicle accident on Route 34 in Howell on the morning of Jan. 8. Howell Detective Sgt. Eileen Dodd reported that at 7:05 a.m., Egan, 59, of Sea Girt, was…

  • Eat plant-based foods and exercise for good health

    I hope John Cisna, the Iowa science teacher who ate nothing but McDonald’s food for three months, isn’t trying to convince his students that it’s wise to eat fast food on a regular basis. It’s worth noting that many of the items Cisna ate were not the nuggets and burgers that fast food customers typically…

  • Woman’s Club of Middletown thanks project supporters

    The members of the Woman’s Club of Middletown Inc. would like to extend their sincerest thanks to all who participated in the club’s 14th annual Holiday Gift Trees project, which benefited many of the township’s children. Over 250 gifts were donated to the Visiting Nurses Association of Central Jersey in Belford for distribution. They brought…

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