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April 25, 2007
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In wake of tragedy, a show of Pryde
Middletown gathers to reflect on loss of student at Va. Tech
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer
Blacksburg, Va., is where the spotlight has been focused since April 16's horrific shootings on the campus of Virginia Tech University. On Friday night, part of it shifted 490 miles to the north for a ceremony honoring the life of 2001 Middletown High School North graduate Julia Pryde, on... More...
By a show of hands, waterfront park stays
Residents were divided if park or parking lot should replace road
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer

Given the choice, most Keyport residents want a park, not a parking lot, bordering their waterfront. At least that's how they felt on Saturday. Back in November, it was a different story. On Saturday morning, over 200 Keyport residents voiced their opinion on the topic during ... More...

Middletown approves budget, three incumbents

MIDDLETOWN - Township voters approved a $111.3 million tax levy and also re-elected three incumbents to the Board of Education on April 17. Board President Dawn Diorio received 4,273 votes while Leonora Caminiti and Patricia Walsh each received 3,786 votes. Rookie campaigner Mark Sobe... More...


Shelter's disappearance upsets felines' friends
Equipment was set up at local park as a home for feral cat population
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer

MATAWAN - Two local cat enthusiasts accused the borough last week of mistreating its feral cat population. On Thursday, SPCA volunteers Joan Brewen, of Hazlet, and Valerie Niess, of Holmdel, expressed outrage to the Borough Council over the removal of a shelter for wild cats locat... More...


Brookdale names WWII center after Narozanick
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer

MIDDLETOWN - For nearly 50 years, Ted Narozanick served the residents of Monmouth County in various capacities, including seven consecutive three-year terms on the Board of Chosen Freeholders. More...


U.S. attorney to speak in Middletown

MIDDLETOWN - State Sen. Joseph Kyrillos, Assemblyman Sam Thompson and Assemblywoman Amy Handlin will host a town meeting Thursday featuring U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Christopher Christie. The event is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Middletown High School Nor... More...


 Bulletin Board
•Holmdel Republican Club meeting April 26
The Holmdel Republican Club will hold a general meeting April 26 at 8 p.m. at Caffé Vittoria, 963 Holmdel Road, Holmdel. Local and county candidates will be in attendance to give presentations of platforms and to answer questions from attendees. Participants are invited to come early at ... More...
•Darfur benefit at St. John's UMC April 28
•Auditions
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 Letters
•Hazlet town hall is now a political football
Knock, knock, please let us in. The Hazlet Democrat majority has decided to use delay tactics in opening the new town hall to its residents. More...
•Middletown Twp. Committee plagued by poor practices
•Survivor urges others to attend Go Red event
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 Editorials
• Coda
Even the old news dogs are learning new tricks
My first month in the news business, I fell into the middle of a technical revolution that was making the old news hounds miserable. More...
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 Obituaries
•Obituaries
John Incandela Mr. Incandela, 96, of Middletown, died April 21, 2007, at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he resided in Middletown the past 45 years. He was a mechanic and welder at Broadway Maintenance, Long Island City, N.Y., for 35 years, retiring in 1976. He enjoyed working on cars and... More...
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 Schools
•District to appeal failed second budget question
HOLMDEL - While the Board of Education's budget passed last week, school district administrators are in the process of appealing a supplemental ballot question that would pay for more teachers, the enhancement of security systems districtwide and the installation of instructional technolog... More...
•Failed school budget now heads to committee
•Keyport school budget defeated by 25 votes
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 Sports
•A fitting tribute
On a night honoring the memory of one of the local soccer community's greatest contributors, soccer players of all ages took the fields of Raritan High School in Hazlet on Saturday. The first annual Doug Hamilton Memorial Soccer Classic, held by the Hazlet United Soccer Association, dre... More...
•CBA's LaBrocca finds a home in Colorado
•Matera, Behan inspire young Brookdale squad
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 Business
•Italian brick-oven pizzeria all in the family
UNION BEACH - There's nothing unusual in an Italian-run family pizzeria business in New Jersey, but when the family is from New York City, by way of Florence, Italy, by way of Keyport, by way of Union Beach, it starts to sound like an interesting tale. More...
•Business Briefs
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