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July 11, 2007
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ERIC SUCAR staff Bob Frisch, of Middlesex, tells visitors about some of the flight jackets soldiers wore as part of the 102nd Cavalry Squadron World War II Reenactment Unit's exhibit at Heath Farm, Middletown, on Saturday. See page 13 for story. More...
Holmdel zeros in on pay-to-play reform
Ordinance would bar contractors from giving any contributions at all
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer

Tighter restrictions on Holmdel's current pay-to-play ordinance were introduced during a special Township Committee meeting Thursday morning. Pay-to-play, the practice of politicians awarding public contracts and jobs to firms that contribute to their political campaigns, has alread... More...


He's not Shakespeare
Bukovec is the Bard's best friend on a midsummer's night
BY TOM CHESEK Correspondent

MIDDLETOWN - Like Richard III and other vivid characters from the pen of William Shakespeare, John Bukovec has a well-laid plan, and he's not at all shy in telling us about it. More...


Weekly 'Jazz & Blues' series begins in Keyport Thursday

KEYPORT - The Keyport Business Alliance will begin its free summer concert series, "Jazz & Blues on Front Street," tomorrow evening. Set to start at 7 p.m., this week's show will feature Jonny B and the Blue Blazers, a local band based in Keyport. The concert will be held in conjunctio... More...


Iron Man

CHRIS KELLY staff Howell's Marshall Bienstock works in the blacksmith area at Longstreet Farm, Holmdel, on Sunday. More...


 Bulletin Board
•Safe boating class July 18, 19 in Lincroft
Coast Boating School, Toms River, will hold a personal watercraft and safe boating course under New Jersey State law July 18 and 19 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Brookdale Community College, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown. For fee or to register, call (732) 224-2315. More...
•'Make Your Own Sushi Night' July 18
•Audubon bird walk at Sandy Hook July 12
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 Letters
•Effects of trailer rent ordinance now evident
On May 15, the Democrats on the Hazlet Township Committee, Mayor James DiNardo, Deputy Mayor Kevin Lavan, and Committeeman Joseph Belasco voted in favor and passed the Vacancy Decontrol Ordinance changing the sales of mobile homes in Hazlet Township. More...
•Reader supports the Healthy Pets Act
•Matawan High School praised for new turf field
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 Editorials
•The wrong job for the right-hand man
Lo ri C linch Are We There Yet? As my boys and I will readily tell you, living with my husband Pat is nothing short of life with Bob Villa. While I'm sure that any woman who has been staring at a half-finished kitchen for five years would be green with envy, sometimes we grow t... More...
•When letter writing was a genteel, reasoned art
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 Obituaries
•Obituaries
Amanda Francisco Amanda Francisco, 12, of Middletown, died June 26, 2007, following a lifelong battle with Cockayne syndrome. A funeral liturgy was celebrated at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, New Monmouth section of Middletown. Burial was at Fair View Cemetery, Middletown. Arrangeme... More...
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 Sports
•Jersey Shore team wins Carpenter's Cup title
Score one for the Shore.Anyone who has been watching Shore Conference softball over the last few years knows the overall talent in the area has improved dramatically. The area's best has proven it can play with the state's best come state tournament time, and one recent graduate, Freehold B... More...
•Summer ball
•Hazlet swimmers help build Raritan program
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 Business
•Espresso yourself
European-style café Zebu opens new location in Holmdel Commons
HOLMDEL - Suburban sophistication can be found at the new Zebu, the popular downtown Red Bank eatery's new franchise location, now open for business at Holmdel Commons on Route 35. So what, exactly, is a Zebu? Co-owner Michael Gallicchio said it's a French word for a type of baby o... More...
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