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March 26, 2008
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ERIC SUCAR staff One of The Harlem Globetrotters goes for a slam-dunk during the team's routine before a game played before a sold-out crowd March 18 at Collins Arena at Brookdale Community College. More...
Summer at PNC: Changes in concert lineup, tailgating
State police will use video surveillance, plainclothes officers
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer

Festival-type concerts and tours are off the summer concert roster for the PNC Bank Arts Center, according to Kevin Morrow, president of Live Nation New York. Morrow made the announcement to a small audience at a forum held March 18 at Holmdel High School. More...


Family of murder victim sues Zarinsky
Grand jury returns charge of murder
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer

Afamily member of Jane Durrua wants the man who is being charged with the murder of her sister to pay in terms of life in prison and in monetary terms. More...


Protecting and sharing the legacy of Bayonet Farm
10th annual Earth Day Celebration to be held April 27
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer

Don't blink as you drive along Middletown Road, or you will miss the entrance to what has been referred to as "Holmdel's Greatest Hidden Treasure." Bayonet Farm is tucked away from the winding country road, quietly standing along the tree lines and farm fields as a symbol of Holmdel's history an... More...


A no-no for Jo-Jo
Joseph Merla charged in connection with missing trash bins
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer

KEYPORT - Richard Jones was simply cleaning out his property and piling the waste into trash bins when the cleanup got complicated by a trash hauler who refused to retrieve the refuse the hauler said contained hazardous materials. More...


Keyport cites state aid cuts for 12.8-cent tax increase
Council calls for borough hiring freeze
BY DENNIS JORDAN Correspondent

KEYPORT - The Keyport Borough Council unveiled its 2008 budget, which calls for a tax rate increase of 12.8 cents per $100 of assessed valuation due, according to officials, to the elimination of state aid depended on in previous years. More...


 Bulletin Board
•'Teach-in' at Brookdale begins March 31
Brookdale Community College, Lincroft section of Middletown, will offer free classes during its "Global Teach-In"March 31-April 4. Programs are generally appropriate for teens and older.An open house will also be held April 6 at noon. More...
•April is a busy month for club members
•Mended Hearts support group to meet March 27
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 Letters
•Twp. uses loophole to avoid housing obligation
With the growing debate on our third round obligation for the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH), I feel that Middletown can do more than pay poorer municipalities to take as much as legally possible through regional contribution agreements (RCAs). In my opinion, this is nothing more than Middle... More...
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 Editorials
•Schwebel rebuts letter by MHRC member
Arecent letter widely published over Maria Stokes's name is very articulate but hurtful, and contains serious errors. In fact, the very "mission statement" quoted in the Stokes letter is not themission statement, but simply a description of the Middletown Human Rights Commission (MHRC) from the to... More...
•Coda
•Red State/Blue State
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 Obituaries
•Georgette E. Dunn
Mrs. Dunn, 86, of Tinton Falls, and formerly the Belford section of Middletown, died March 12, 2008. She was predeceased by her husband of 58 years, Tom Dunn; a son, James; and five brothers, Richard, James,Harold, Elmer andAndrew. More...
•Edward Schwarzenberg Sr.
•Diana Gentile
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 Schools
•Regl. school budget calls for 2% rise
ABERDEEN - The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District has adopted a school budget calling for a 2 percent tax levy increase over last year, the lowest rise in five years. The $63.3 million regional school district spending plan, which will be voted on by residents of Matawan and Aberdeen Apri... More...
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 Sports
•Hanging on to the ball
ERIC SUCAR staff Holmdel's Kim Fiorentino brings down an offensive rebound during the secondquarter of the Shore Basketball Coaches 2008 All-Star Game held at Freehold Township High School on March 18. More...
•Narrow losses are hopefully a thing of the past for Raritan
•Eagles softball return plenty of talent from last year
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 Business
•Seeing the sights in the City of Lights
Business gives gift of accessibility to wheelchair users
Derek Guzman must be the only businessman in the world who can push his clients around and still get paid. Guzman, Middletown, owner of Paris on Wheels, said that 11 years of health-care experience, several trips to Paris and the idea for an accessibility guidebook all melded together to fuel the... More...
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