
CHRIS KELLY staff With his face painted like the New York Yankees symbol, Michael Chiusano, 9, of Middletown, takes aim during a basketball shooting fundraiser held at MIddletown High School South on Sunday.
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MIDDLETOWN - Authorities are still searching for a suspect behind a break-in at a local bank last week. At about 12:20 a.m. Thursday, township police responded to a burglar alarm at the Amboy National Bank on Route 36 in the Port Monmouth section of town. When officers arrived at the ... More...
ABERDEEN - The township will celebrate its 150th anniversary with a birthday party at town hall on April 29 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., followed by a choir festival at 7 p.m. at Temple Shalom of Aberdeen. More...
The Monmouth County Historical Association will present a special family program at its Holmdel site, the Holmes-Hendrickson House, on April 28-29 from noon to 3 p.m. each day. Wool Days is held in coordination with neighboring Longstreet Farm's sheep shearing. More...
New Greek Orthodox bishop feels apocalypse is near but has no fear

BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer
MIDDLETOWN - Buried deep in the suburbs, at the end of a nondescript cul-de-sac, there's a split-level ranch that looks pretty much like every other house in the neighborhood. Except it's a monastery. Since 1979, three Greek Orthodox monks have lived and prayed at the little... More...