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February 22, 2006
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County: Torch set off mansion blaze
Loss of historic site expected to be covered by insurance
BY FRAIDY REISS Correspondent
Subcontractors using a torch to install gutter downspouts are believed to have caused the Feb. 6 fire that destroyed Thompson Park’s historic mansion, according to county officials. More...
Rufus egged on to Best in Show
Holmdel dog’s perfect head shape wins him world title
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer

Every dog has its day, and Valentine’s Day was Rufus’.The Holmdel native won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden, making him the first bull terrier to win the title since 1918. More...

Hazlet referendum vote could reach $50M
Full-day kindergarten, facility upgrades would be part of long-term plan
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer

HAZLET — The issue of whether or not to have a full-day kindergarten program in the township’s schools has been a matter of debate for a long time now. Soon the debating will stop, and the answer will be had. More...


In show of unity, local Dems announce runs
Lavan, Belasco to seek Hazlet committee seats; Inzerillo for freeholder
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer

MIDDLETOWN — Even with primaries over three months away, local Democrats are not wasting time in announcing their political intentions. More...


HYAL fundraising effort at about midfield
Group still seeks support for new youth football field
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer

HAZLET — For some time now, the Hazlet Youth Athletic League (HYAL) has been hard at work trying to raise funds so that it can build a field devoted to football for community youths to play on. More...


Search for missing woman continues
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer

ABERDEEN — The search continues for a Red Bank woman who went missing on Feb. 10 from the Aberdeen home of her sister. More...


 Bulletin Board
•Community Bulletin Board
Women pilots of WW II are focus of BCC event
The Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft section of Middletown, will present “The Originals: The Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron of World War II” Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. at Warner Student Life Center. More than 1,000 women pilots volunteer More...
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 Letters
•Letters
Thompson mansion should have been saved
I cannot believe I am going to say this, but I agree with the gadfly that is Larry Loigman (“County criticized for mansion’s fire system,” Feb. 15) — only on the subject of the recent fire at Thompson Park. To spend $3.7 million — taxpayers’ dollars — and not protect the entire building is utterly r More...
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 Editorials
•Cheney was too slow in accepting the blame
Coda
I was 6 years old when I shot my grandfather in the back with an arrow. Ours was a hunting culture, and I’d been along on hunting trips since I was old enough to walk. This, however, was the first time I’d been in the field with anything more deadly than a slingshot. More...
•A new empty nester shows no mercy
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 Obituaries
•Obituaries
Eileen McDonald Lansing Mrs. Lansing, 82, of Toms River, died Feb. 20 at Jersey Shore Medical, Neptune. Born in Jersey City, she resided in Fanwood and Maywood, prior to moving to Toms River. She was a retired secretary at Western Electric, New York City, where she was employed several years. More...
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 Schools
•Parents plead for board to reinstate librarian
KEYPORT — The Board of Education upheld its previous decision to deny Jennifer Modoni tenure, despite calls from dozens of teachers, students and parents to reinstate the popular librarian. More...
•Middletown names acting superintendent
•New School finds a new use for old trees
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 Sports
•And then there were two …
CBA boys, Midd. South girls only local teams to advance in SCT play
LINCROFT — Five local high school basketball teams entered Sunday’s Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) quarterfinal round chasing down a championship. More...
•Future looking bright for Matawan program
•Sports Shorts
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 Business
•Business Briefs
The U.S. Postal Service, 774 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown, will hold demonstrations of the Postal Service’s new Click-N-Ship online service March 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The new service enables customers to prepare and ship packages from home by creating and printing mailing More...
•Zuleyka brings her flavors to town
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