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August 27, 2008
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ERIC SUCAR staff Well-known Jersey Shore musician Pat Guadagno performs on E Beach during the Sandy Hook summer beach concert series on Wednesday, Aug. 20. For more photos, see page 35. More...
Matawan will re-vision train station project
Council will hold focus groups to gather public input
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer

With a court decision in its favor, Matawan will go forward with plans for the train station redevelopment, and the Borough Council will be seeking the public's input on the transit village project. Councilman Robert Bunyon, who is liaison to the redevelopment committee, gave an update on the bor... More...


Officials seek meeting with potential Lucent developer
Public can comment at Sept. 18 meeting at senior center
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer

With an interested buyer for the Lucent property in the wings, the Township Committee authorized Holmdel's professionals to meet with the developer and evaluate options for the property's reuse. At the Aug. More...


Lessons from a dark chapter in world history
Holmdel teacher tours Holocaust sites in Europe
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer

The atrocities of the Holocaust during World War II may be covered in history courses throughout the United States, but for one high school teacher, a trip through Europe was a real education. Jill McCracken is a teacher at Holmdel High School and educates her older students in psychology, intern... More...


KBA charter reinstated by state after lapse
BY LORI ANNE OLIWA Correspondent

KEYPORT — Before the sun had a chance to set over the Keyport waterfront, the ink ran dry on the reinstated charter of the Keyport Business Alliance Inc., known as the KBA. More...


 Bulletin Board
•Registration now open for Timmy's Tour de Shore
Registration is now open for the Timothy Pauxtis Foundation Timmy's Tour de Shore Oct. 12 at Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook. Participants registered by Sept. 28 receive a T-shirt and wristband. Online registration ends Oct. 11. Check in is 7:30 a.m., and the ride begins at 8:30 a.m. More...
•St. Francis School seeks alumni for anniversary
•New bike courses begin at Brookdale Sept. 17
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 Letters
•High-density housing not solution in Holmdel
The issue of the Lucent property continues to drive the politics of Holmdel. Recently a developer, Somerset Development, has indicated that they are purchasing the property. While this may not seem to be unusual, the support of Citizens for Informed Land Use (CILU) and the Holmdel Democrats is fri... More...
•Housing plan should have been in place earlier
•BOE member shouldn't be giving advice
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 Greg Bean's Column
•Wasser may have more to worry about than bad press
Coda
James Wasser (sorry, I can't bring myself to call him by the honorific Doctor), superintendent of the Freehold Regional High School District, called me recently to complain about my column of Aug. 13, wherein I mocked the ginned-up doctoral degree he got from a suspect "university. More...
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 Red State / Blue State
•You love us, you really love us — or maybe not
Red State/Blue State
A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson — a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist — and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. More...
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 Obituaries
•John J. Splain Jr.
Mr. Splain, 53, of Highlands, died Aug. 7, 2008, at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York City. He was a truck driver for Schneider International, Rahway, and was employed several years as a chef. He was predeceased by his parents, Josephine and John J. Splain Sr. More...
•Kathleen Goldrick Wilson
•Donna Leigh Atkins
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 Sports
•Prepping for another season
The Keyport girls field hockey squad runs through a drill during a morning practice held at Keyport High School on Aug. 22. ERIC SUCAR staff More...
•Two road races highlight Labor Day weekend
•Hawk harriers picked for second in NEC
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