The American Littoral Society, Sandy Hook, will present a New Year’s Day walk “Round the Hook” Jan. 1 at 11 a.m. beginning at building 18, Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook. For more information, call (732) 291-0055. A “Winter Night Prowl” will be Jan. 13 at 6 p.m. beginning at the visitor... More...

My daughter is in the fifth grade, and she was told by her friend who is on the Student Council that all the children will be making cards to send overseas to our servicemen and women. I think this is a wonderful and very thoughtful idea. However she was told they will not be allowed to draw ... More...

If there’s one thing we can almost all agree on this week, it’s that the BIG DEAL effort at property tax reform this year is as dead as Chester Watson’s mule. And as everyone who saw it hit by lightning — three times — can attest, that cranky old mule was as dead as dead gets. More...

Joseph C. Bucco Sr. Mr. Bucco, 76, of Matawan, died Dec. 18, 2006, at Regency Park Nursing Home, Hazlet. Born in Matawan, he was a lifelong resident. He was a transmission foreman at JCP&L Company, Farmingdale, retiring in 1988. He was a retired police officer with Keyport, Matawan and ... More...

HOLMDEL — Holmdel High School will have five new courses available in its curriculum starting next fall. Introduction to International Relations, Introduction To Philosophy I, Introduction to Acting, and Advanced Drafting I and II were all commissioned by the Board of Education ear... More...

Five competitors with 19 wins or more return to lead the Matawan High School wrestling team this winter and the Huskies started well, taking second place in their own Ice Breaker Invitational. Matawan finished the tourney behind only Old Bridge, and 10 Huskies placed, including Ed Ter... More...

FREEHOLD — The gas-to-energy facility located at the Monmouth County Reclamation Center, Tinton Falls, has been awarded Project of the Year (power category) by the New York Tri-State Metro Chapter of the Design-Build Institute of America. More...