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February 18, 2004
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Mid’town man charged with murder
Medical examiner’s report reveals victim
stabbed 11 times
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE & JOSH DAVIDSON
Staff Writers
Police are trying to determine why a resident of McGuire’s Grove apartment complex in Middletown allegedly stabbed a maintenance supervisor to death, and then turned the knife on himself. More...
Heads up to Hats Off arts sculpture contest
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE
Staff Writer

MIDDLETOWN — For art’s sake! First it was ducks, then it was cones, now the focus of an annual arts contest is hats. More...

Holmdel set to bond
$150,000 for memorial
BY VINCE ECHAVARIA
Staff Writer

HOLMDEL — The Township Committee plans to spend $150,000 to help fund a municipal 9/11 memorial to be built in front of town hall. More...


Scholarship to reward arts participation
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE
Staff Writer

MIDDLETOWN — Artistic dedication sometimes pays off if you’re a township student. More...


$416M county budget
scheduled for adoption
BY DICK METZGAR
Staff Writer

For the first time, Monmouth County’s total annual operating budget will top $400 million. The Board of Freeholders introduced a 2004 spending package that checked in at $416,048,017 on Jan. 22. More...


Area police charge
carjacking suspect
BY JOSH DAVIDSON
Staff Writer

MARLBORO — Four area police departments worked together to catch a suspected carjacker in Marlboro. More...


Essay contest offers $1,000 scholarship
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE
Staff Writer

MIDDLETOWN — A scholarship program sponsored by state and local government officials is aiming to bring promising young people into the fold of local politics. More...


Local immigrants find help at Keyport church
BY VINCE ECHAVARIA
Staff Writer

KEYPORT — El Mesias United Methodist Church has become a safe haven for some local immigrants hoping to build a new life in a new country. More...


 Bulletin Board
•Hazlet schools seek to help disabled children
The Hazlet Township School District seeks to help children ages 3-21 who may be experiencing physical, sensory, communication, cognitive or social difficulty. More...
•‘Mammal Mania’ at Poricy Park Feb. 22
•Nomination deadline for Berrie award Feb. 20
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 Letters
•Coalition member: Pray for Americans, people in Iraq
It is my opinion that the practice of legislating personal responsibility has become all too common in our society in recent years, not only at the state level but now unfortunately within our own towns. More...
•Flag to be honored
•Left in place, tax will be as ‘big and onerous as ever’
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 Editorials
•Avoiding the snow shovel in Holmdel
The Holmdel Township Committee is considering a measure that would require homeowners to clear the sidewalks in front of their homes of snow and ice within 24 hours of a storm. More...
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 Sports
•Rockets enter conference tourney on high note
In what will serve as a good warm-up game for the Shore Conference Tournament, the Raritan Rockets proved once again that they can win a big game, by defeating Jackson on Saturday as part of the inaugural Walter Woods Memorial Battle in the Bubble at Middletown North. More...
•North hockey team earns
the White Division title
•St. John Vianney wrestling team ready for postseason
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 Business
•Holmdel doctor offers specialty in glaucoma
HOLMDEL — Area glaucoma patients don’t have to travel far for treatment, thanks to ophthalmologist Dr. Surekha Collur’s practice right here in town. More...
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