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May 9, 2007
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Holmdel reluctant to override vote
Committee members skeptical of some school budget numbers
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer
It's the $1.9 million question: Will the Holmdel Township Committee override the results of a referendum question in order to provide additional funding to the Board of Education? Not unless you convince us to, Mayor Serena DiMaso said at Thursday's committee meeting. More...

Elvis Presley fan Debbie Johnson gets a visit from the King (impersonator Michael Marchitto) at the Victoria House, an assisted living facility in Matawan, Thursday. Johnson's longtime friend and neighbor, Sonya Wuelfing, arranged for Elvis to visit her friend, who is battling lymphoma. More...

Hazlet's new town hall gets ready for business
Township employees expected to start moving in next week
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer

HAZLET - Dennis Pino never had an opportunity to get to know many fellow township employees, as the construction official was housed away from the majority of the others. "I've been down on Route 35 near Sports Authority, along with planning and zoning officials and people from th... More...


Resident arrested after armed standoff with police

MIDDLETOWN - After a three-hour standoff, which included one round of ammunition being fired, a township resident was charged with aggravated assault and possessing a weapon for an unlawful purpose. James Pepa, 60, Danemar Drive, was spotted getting into his pickup truck with a shotgu... More...


Councilman wants more options for factory site
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer

KEYPORT - Plans to build multi-family housing at an old factory site are causing a rift on the Borough Council. On May 1, Councilman Joseph Sheridan said he was not pleased with the developer's "love it or leave it" approach to the Manchaster Avenue project, as the proposal to build ... More...


Bills would let school districts reject bus cos.
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer

MIDDLETOWN - In response to more than one recent incident involving school bus companies, two area legislators have joined forces to unveil a bipartisan, seven-bill package aimed at making transportation safer for students. More...


 Bulletin Board
•Community Bulletin Board
Local veterans honored at awards ceremony
The Division of Veterans Programs, New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs held an awards ceremony for combat veterans of Korea and Vietnam May 7 at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Holmdel, as part of New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial Remembrance Day. More...
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 Letters
•Stray cats are a hazard to public health
I would like to commend Fred Carr on a job well done with the feline housing project that you had cleaned up ("Shelter's disappearance upsets felines' friends," April 25). Please be vigilant in your attempts to maintain safe and clean public parks and a safe town. More...
•More accountability must be shown by Matawan-Aberdeen school leadership
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 Editorials
• Coda
The scary sump pump and other tales of dread
My home repair motto is: If you can't fix the problem with a hammer, get a bigger hammer. That says a lot about the kind of do-it-yourself homeowner I am. In other words, I'm no kind of do-it-yourselfer at all. More...
• Are We There Yet?
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 Obituaries
•Obituaries
Gladys Wickham Mrs. Wickham, 75, of Jackson, died April 6, 2007. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Nicolasa and Francisco Maldonado, she grew up in Brooklyn and had lived in Hazlet, Kentucky, Japan and Newark before settling in Jackson in 1956. She moved to Starke, Fla., in 2002 for a brief st... More...
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 Schools
•Preschoolers have special delivery for African peers
Pupils raise $10K in school supplies for local charity
ABERDEEN - Thanks in part to Aberdeen's smallest citizens, Holmdel's Sylvia Allen will soon be traveling to Uganda to personally deliver over $10,000 worth of school supplies to a poverty-stricken schoolhouse. More...
•Keyport resident wants emergency siren silenced
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 Sports
•Hawks gearing up for run at NEC tourney
Hawks holding on to final spot by half a game
With just a couple of weeks left in the regular season, the Monmouth University men's baseball team finds itself in position to qualify for the Northeast Conference Tournament. Despite losing three of four games over the weekend to Quinnipiac, the Hawks remain in fourth place in the... More...
•Hornets have another SCT title within reach
•Legendary career ends as Wicelinski steps down
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 Business
•Business Briefs
Randall J. Richards, Middle-town, a shareholder and member of the personal injury team at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, Wood-bridge, has been designated as "Super Lawyer" by Law & Politics magazine. The designation is a listing of top attorneys representing a wide range of practice areas, firm ... More...
•Family travels the world in search of fine jewelry
•Business Briefs
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