• Theresa M. “Tess” De Lorenzo

    Mrs. De Lorenzo, 85, of Keansburg, died Aug. 24, 2013. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Anthony “Tony D” De Lorenzo; four daughters, Sally and her husband, Michael Harris, of Middletown, Angela and her husband, Craig Stratton, of Tinton Falls, Donna and her husband, James Daly, of Florida,…

  • Claire Ann Lutz Butkus

    Mrs. Butkus, of North Brunswick, formerly of Elizabeth and Hazlet, died Aug. 29 at St. Clare’s Medical Center in Dover after a short illness. She was a founding member of the North Brunswick Humane Association. Mrs. Butkus was a lector at Our Lady of Lourdes parish, Milltown. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph, in…

  • Auto Show & Motorcycle Meet benefits programs for the blind

    MIDDLETOWN — The New Jersey Blind Citizens Association (NJBCA) and the Middletown Lions Club Foundation will team up to host the eighth annual Auto Show & Motorcycle Meet, a familyfriendly event to fund programs for the blind and visually impaired. The event will be held 3-7 p.m. Sept. 21 in the Middletown Shopping Center, Route…

  • Art classes for those with age-related memory loss

    MIDDLETOWN — The Middletown Arts Center (MAC) will host a free seminar on art classes for seniors affected by memory loss at 7 p.m. on Sept. 17. The seminar will be presented by Karen Starrett, the creator and facilitator of Art Workshops for People with Age-Related Memory Loss. A teaching artist and certified dementia practitioner,…

  • Sept. events at Middletown library

    MIDDLETOWN — The Middletown Township Public Library will host programs for adults and teens during September.  Movie Mondays are held at 2:30 p.m.: Sept. 16, “To Rome With Love” (R); Sept. 23, “The Great Gatsby” (PG-13); Sept. 30, “Anna Karenina” (R);  The Noble Writers, Wednesdays at 10 a.m. This writing group for women…

  • Woman’s club to hold meeting on Sept. 16

    The Woman’s Club of Matawan will host a “welcome back” meeting at 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 16 at the historic clubhouse at 199 Jackson St. Luncheon will be served prior to the meeting at 11:30 a.m., during which time Aberdeen Matawan High School student Sabrina Laverty, who served as the club’s delegate to the Girls’…

  • Safe driver course for adults set for Sept. 18

    MIDDLETOWN — Regal Pointe Independent Living will host a one-day AARP Safe Driver Refresher Course for defensive driving on Sept. 18 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 1800 Route 35 South. Successful completion can result in discounts on car insurance and the elimination of one point on one’s license (contact an insurance agent for…

  • Old-fashioned fun at Harvest Home Festival

    HOLMDEL — Attendees can enjoy an old-fashioned country fair reminiscent of the 1890s at the Harvest Home Festival 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 29 at Historic Longstreet Farm, located on Longstreet Road in Holmdel. The event will feature wagon rides, games, live entertainment and demonstrations about farm life. Visitors are invited to join in…

  • Sandy victim gets help moving back home

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Ryan Massie, Matawan, a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, works on repairs to Kathy O’Connor‘s storm-damaged Keansburg home. KENNY WALTER KEANSBURG — After living in her daughter’s home for the past 10 months, Kathy O’Connor is just about ready to move back into her Woodside Avenue home. O’Connor said last…

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