• Plotting his escape

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Matawan Regional High School’s Joseph DeRose (bottom) tangles with Governor Livingston High School’s Nic Mele during their 106-pound match at the Matawan Icebreaker Wrestling Tournament on Dec. 21. DeRose lost this quarterfinals match, and the Huskies finished fourth overall.

  • ‘Disney on Ice’ celebrates ‘100 Years of Magic’ in skating spectacular

    Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and their friends from Disney’s “Mulan,” “The Lion King,” “Pinocchio,” Disney/Pixar’s “Finding Nemo,” “The Incredibles” and “Toy Story” will take to the ice for a grand celebration in “Disney On Ice: 100 Years of Magic.” Produced by Feld Entertainment, the fanfare production features more than 60 Disney stars that span the…

  • Learning center offers free toddler program

    The Early Learning Center of Temple Shalom is offering a free winter session for toddlers, “Fun with My Grown Up,” each Tuesday from 10-11 a.m., from Jan. 14 to March 25, at Temple Shalom, 5 Ayrmont Lane, Aberdeen. This first preschool experience for children ages 2 1/2 and younger will involve play, singing, crafts and…

  • Middletown Recreation holds ski, snowboard trips

    Join the Middletown Recreation Department on a trip to Camelback Mountain Resort, Tannersville, Pa. Trips are scheduled for five Saturdays: Jan. 11 and 25, and Feb. 1, 8 and 22. The trips are open to all Middletown residents of any age. Children under 13 years must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, who is…

  • Garden club to host floral designer Jan. 21

    The Garden Club RFD’s next meeting will be at 10 a.m. Jan. 21 at the Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church St. The business portion of the meeting will be followed by a presentation at 11 a.m. by Cathy Miller, designer, author and radio and TV personality. More than 60 of her dried arrangement designs have…

  • Middletown Library books January events

    The Middletown Township Public Library is offering programs for young patrons during January. Read to a Dog, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m., or Jan. 22, 4 p.m. This program encourages children to read by providing a nonjudgmental listener in a furry friend. Children will read to a certified therapy dog for 10 minutes. Let’s Play…

  • ON CAMPUS

    Matthew Anderson of Middletown has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Salisbury University, Salisbury, Md. Kaitlyn Roberts of Aberdeen has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison. Ioana Vasilescu of Aberdeen has graduated with a Master of Business Administration degree from Chadron…

  • Howard A. Higby

    Mr. Higby, 82, of Holmdel, died Dec. 13, 2013. He served in the U.S. Navy. He retired from Essroc Cement Co., where he was a district manager. He was predeceased by his wife, Janet Rall Higby in 2008. He is survived by a son, Todd Higby and his wife, Barbara, of Middletown; two daughters, Ellen…

  • Connie Dougherty

    Mrs. Dougherty, 87, of Whiting, died Dec. 14, 2013, at the Arnold Walter Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Hazlet. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward Dougherty. She is survived by two daughters, Karen Scanlon and her husband, Gerald, of Hazlet, and Lori Malpiedi and her husband, David, of Sparta; four grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Arrangements…

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