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December 6, 2006
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Middletown South head coach Steve Antonucci is hoisted off the ground by Brian King after the Eagles won their fourth straight sectional title on Sunday at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway. For more, see Sports, page 40. More...
Holmdel adds a 2nd fire company
Some veteran firefighters unhappy with new ordinance
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer

Holmdel's sole volunteer fire company is getting a boost in manpower, whether it likes it or not. On Thursday, the Township Committee voted unanimously to allow a second all-volunteer fire company to officially join ranks with Holmdel's current emergency response fleet. More...


Pearl Harbor memories remain vivid to veterans
Brookdale event looks back at Japanese attack 65 years later
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer

MIDDLETOWN - Will you remember Pearl Harbor? Dec. 7, 1941, "The day that will live in infamy," is steadily being forgotten it seems, remembered only by those old enough to recall the devastating attack. Survivors, of course, remember every detail. More...


Biker gang members indicted for kidnapping
Prosecutor: Pagans assaulted rival group member at Keyport bar
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer

KEYPORT - Five members of the Pagan motorcycle gang have been indicted for kidnapping a 37-year-old man from the Bulkhead Bar & Grill, the establishment owned and operated by the family of Mayor John Merla. On Thursday, a Monmouth County grand jury indicted the gang members for thei... More...


Holmdel family leads blanket drive for needy
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer

HOLMDEL - What started out as a simple community service project for three siblings has turned into an entire town trying to help the needy during the holiday season. Maria, Thomas and Brian Colella of Holmdel have organized a blanket drive with the help of Holiday Express, a volunte... More...


 Bulletin Board
•Community Bulletin Board
Fort Hancock Christmas in the 1940s Dec. 9
Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area will hold its annual open house, "Fort Hancock Christmas in the 1940s," Dec. 9 from 6-8 p.m. at Fort Hancock. The event will feature music by The Starlite Quartet and refreshments. Santa Claus will available for photo ops at History ... More...
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 Letters
•Devastation still evident in Mississippi
Last week I and nine other AmeriCorps members of New Jersey Public Interest Research Group's Community Water Watch took a service trip down to Mississippi. We went to help with the continued rebuilding effort in an area that, a year later, is still ravaged from Hurricane Katrina. More...
•First Matawan Turkey Trot a great success
•Help group rennovate Keyport's parks one at a time
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 Editorials
• Coda
Boys and girls in uniform are children of our village
I remember when Jimmy Mac was a goofy kid with a devilish twinkle in his eye. The best friend of my youngest son, he was as polite as could be. His company manners were impeccable, since his mom and dad had drilled them into him and his brother and sisters. In all the years I've known him... More...
• Are We There Yet?
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 Obituaries
•Obituaries
Harry Francis Roberts Mr. Roberts, 92, of Keansburg, died Dec. 3, 2006, at Bayside Manor Nursing Home, Keansburg. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and resided there most of his life. He was a retired dock foreman at the New York City Department of Sanitation. He served with the U.S. Army ... More...
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 Schools
•Pieces falling into place for the Austin Academy
Middletown alternative education program slated to begin after new year
MIDDLETOWN - With the newly created Austin Academy slated to open after the start of the new year, its staff is slowly starting to take shape. The academy, a twilight program that will run Monday through Friday from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m., is an alternative education program for students... More...
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 Sports
•Eagles rout Quakers for fourth straight crown
Sectional title is ninth in program's history
When Middletown South lost to Ocean Township earlier this season, ending their 43-game winning streak, many predicted it meant an end to the Eagles' reign as arguably the top public school program in the state. On Sunday, the Eagles ended that speculation by routing Moorestown, 38-0... More...
•A championship effort not enough for Rockets
•Johnson, Toreros too much for the Hawks
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 Business
•Therapist glad to point parents in right direction
New Hazlet clinic specializes in working with autistic children
HAZLET - Over the past few years, Myra Flynn worked as a behavioral therapist but didn't have a place to call home. Five months ago, that changed. Armed with 13 years of experience and a reputation gained through word of mouth, Flynn opened Precious Gems Therapy and Respite Center,... More...
•Business Briefs
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