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August 8, 2007
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ERIC SUCAR staff Three-year-olds Alexandra Belle and Jason DeSanctis, both of Middletown, share a dance at the Summer Concert in the Park Series, held at Normandy Park in Middletown, on Aug. 2. The Mahoney Brothers, a Beatles tribute band, were the performers for the evening. More...
Keyport schools chief subject of probe
State looks into conduct during tests, possible conflict of interests
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer

A Snapple snafu is among the subjects of a state investigation into the Keyport School District. Schools Superintendent C. Daniel Blachford is under investigation by the state's Department of Education (DOE) for possible inappropriate behavior, including allegedly handing out Snappl... More...


Full of hot air

CHRISKELLYstaff Keyport's Sue "Lady Bug" Ryan makes balloon animals for Allyson Walker, 4, and Hanna Walker, 7, both Hazlet, during the St. John's United Methodist Church Corn Festival in Hazlet Aug. 4. More...


Auditions

Allegro!, a choir comprised of 32 men and women, has openings for tenors, baritones and basses. Rehearsals are held weekly from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church, Manasquan. Details: Wende Deppeler, (732) 528-5945. Women of Song, a female vocal group, is seeking sopranos a... More...


Clearwater Festival has global-warming theme

The 32nd annual Clearwater Festival, New Jersey's oldest and largest eco-festival, will be held Aug. 18-19 at Sunset Park in Asbury Park. The theme of this year's event, which is presented by Monmouth County Friends of Clearwater, is "Global Warming - You'd Better Sweat It! More...


Downloads prompt call for computer security upgrades
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer

MATAWAN - A borough hall computer was used to download photos of young women, an act described as a "security breach" that is causing alarm at the municipal complex. More...


 Bulletin Board
•Matawan Italian American group seeking members
The Matawan Italian American Association is looking for men and women of Italian descent to join its organization. The group meets monthly at Yesterday's Restaurant, Route 35, Hazlet. For more information, call (732) 264-2489 or (732) 583-9340. More...
•Blood drive Aug. 9 at Middletown church
•Watercraft, boating class Aug. 27, 28
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 Letters
•Recent SharkFest huge success in Matawan
The dynamic Matawan Alliance undertook an enormous project in producing SharkFest July 21, and it was a huge success. There can be no charges of inflating attendance figures in this second annual installment, as scores of people continued to arrive up until near closing time! And at 7:3... More...
•Short listens to Middletown residents' input
•Savings from health plan practically zero to Middletown
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 Editorials
•A New York City icon on the Green River's banks
This is a story about optimism, but before I tell it, I have to tell you a little bit about small towns in Wyoming. When I was growing up there, I went to high school in Casper, which at about 35,000 inhabitants was referred to by the folk who lived in truly small towns as "the city. More...
•'Easy to assemble' is the world's great lie
•Pet names don't take power from a truly liberated lady
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 Obituaries
•Obituaries
Joseph G. Hoffman Mr. Hoffman, 61, of Union Beach, died Aug. 5, 2007, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, following a brief battle with lung cancer. Born in East Orange, he resided in Newark, Irvington and Hazlet prior to relocating to Union Beach nine years ago. He was an electricia... More...
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 Sports
•Any Given Saturday steals Sunday spotlight
Scores impressive win in 40th Haskell Invitational
OCEANPORT - One race does not a horse make. That was trainer Todd Pletcher's feeling toward Any Given Saturday following an eighth-place showing at the Kentucky Derby. More...
•Middletown juniors off to 2-0 start in Regional
•Jersey Shore Tides win ABCCL championship
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 Business
•Coaster fan offers teens summer full of thrills
Local man makes it his business to tour theme parks across the U.S.
Going to multiple amusement parks in the course of a week or two no longer has to be confined to a child's imagination. Ira Gordon, of East Brunswick, has made sure of that, with his 3-year-old business, ThrillCoaster Tours, which is based on Route 9 in Woodbridge. More...
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