
JEFF GRANIT staff Middletown High School South's Marching Band plays prior to the start of the Central Jersey Group III football championship game against Freehold Borough High School at Rutgers Stadium on Dec. 6. Middletown South was defeated 21-14.
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DOE: Students must be prepared to compete globally

BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer
The way Middletown high school students are being taught is changing, and, according to the New Jersey Department of Education, personalized learning and virtual classes are part of the new educational structure. More...
School tallies almost 6,000 pounds to feed the hungry

BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer
When it comes to collecting food donations, Mater Dei High School is in a league of its own. After all the boxes of groceries were unloaded and weighed that students at the Catholic high school collected as part of the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties' annual Holiday Hunger Challenge, Mate... More...
Three council members abstain due to union affiliations
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer
MATAWAN — An ordinance that would require contractors hired by the borough to have served apprenticeships was introduced at the Dec. 2 Borough Council meeting by an unusual vote of three affirmatives and three abstentions. More...
Members say policy will deter future applications
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer
MIDDLETOWN — The Board of Education will introduce a policy Dec. 17 to block cell towers from being erected on district property. The action is being taken to discourage cell towers on school grounds, but according to Board Attorney Christopher Parton, the policy would not be binding on fut... More...