Get News Updates RSS RSS Feed
Get News Updates
Real Estate
Automotive
Employment
Services
Classifieds
Market Place
Media Kit
Forms
August 1, 2007
Search Archives: 


JEFF GRANIT staff Middletown's Adam Goscinski puts the tag on Freehold Township's Brandon Coluccio as he attempts to steal second base during the District 19 Junior Little League Championship game, won by Middletown, 3-1, on July 25 in Freehold Township. More...
Dual office-holding banned in Holmdel
Committee members will still be allowed to work for government
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer

Although it hasn't happened in over a decade, Holmdel Township Committee members are no longer allowed to hold a second elected office. On July 19, the committee banned future members from simultaneously holding elected positions in the county, state or federal government. Contained... More...


Local charity honors parents for a triple Feat
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer

MATAWAN - As the proud parents of 10-month-old triplets, Jennifer and Jay Adamo go through about 24 diapers a day. "We make formula by the gallon," joked the new father on Saturday afternoon, bouncing baby Alexis in one hand and grasping a three-seated stroller in the other. More...


Pipe work to cause detours

HOLMDEL - New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) announced last week that it will be replacing a section of pipeline on Newman Springs Road between Old Mill Road and Clover Hill Lane in the months ahead. The project began Monday, and is expected to be completed by mid-October, according to a co... More...


SCOTT FRIEDMAN Nine-year-old Cameron Thompson, Marlboro, grimaces after just missing a strike at the Bowling for Biscuits fundraiser for Castle of Dreams Animal Rescue, held at Strathmore Lanes, Aberdeen, on Sunday. More...


 Bulletin Board
•'Dreamcoat' at The Barn through Aug. 5
The Barn at Thompson Park, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown, is presenting the musical, "Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" through Aug. 5. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15, and $10 for children younger t... More...
•Alzheimer's caregiver support meetings slated
•St. Clement's annual golf outing Sept. 10
>> Click here for all stories
 Letters
•Short making difference in Middletown
It is amazing what can transpire when there is diversity in thought in our government. In the six months since Patrick Short has been sitting on the Middletown Township Committee, we have seen a sharp turn in direction concerning other members on the committee. More...
•Middletown Republicans came through to get rid of pay-to-play
•Family extends thanks to son's supporters
>> Click here for all stories
 Editorials
•She's on vacation with a Richard Simmons clone
We're back from our respite to the mountains, and I'm pretty sure that it'll take me the better part of a month to feel rested. Some might think the vacation should have been relaxing. These are people who have never traveled with a spouse who played the part of a trainer at fat camp ... More...
•Charges linger in case of purloined gasoline
•A literary phenomenon that spans the generations
>> Click here for all stories
 Obituaries
•Obituaries
Pedro Toro-Casiano Mr. Toro-Casiano, 81, of the Leonardo section of Middletown, died July 20, 2007, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He was born in Puerto Rico. He was a carpenter and cabinet maker, and member of Union Local No. 246, Harlem, N.Y. He served with the U.S. Army dur... More...
>> Click here for all stories
 Schools
•Committee to discuss backing school board loan
HOLMDEL - Rise and shine. It's time to talk about debt. On Thursday, the Township Committee will meet at 8:30 a.m. to approve $868,000 in debt service for the Board of Education. According to Township Administrator Christopher Schultz, the committee is expected to adopt an ordi... More...
>> Click here for all stories
 Sports
•Monmouth all-stars make it six wins in a row
Not all all-star hockey games are shoot-outs, void of defensive intensity. In fact, the Shore High School All-Star Hockey Game, presented by the Jim Dowd Shoot for the Stars Foundation, annually features some of the more competitive action you'll see anywhere in an all-star format. More...
•Strong field preparing for Sunday's Haskell
•Shore Bulldogs - a team without a home
>> Click here for all stories
 Business
•A whole lot of fun is better than a hole in the water
Freedom Boat Club provides alternative to boat ownership
MONMOUTH BEACH - Summer has arrived and so have the boaters. The cascade of sails rising and falling with the tides and the humming of boat engines are common sights and sounds along the Shrewsbury and Navesink Rivers. Any boater, whether into sailboats or powerboats, can relate to the o... More...
>> Click here for all stories