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December 18, 2008
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ERIC SUCAR staff Jubilant fans gather around Lloyd Road School Assistant Principal Richard Abrahamsen (center) after he scored the game-winning shot in the final second of the final game at the third annual Student-Faculty Charity Basketball Game held at the Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School gymnasium ... More...
Biomedical, performing arts, biz programs to begin in 2009-10

The Board of Education unanimously approved a concept plan to implement learning academies at Matawan Regional High School for the 2009-2010 school year at the Dec. 15 meeting. "I am excited [that the board approved the concept] and I think the students are excited," stated board President Patric... More...


Three tracts would be sites for mandated affordable units

Working in tandem, the Middletown Township Committee and Planning Board have formulated a 10- year plan for providing affordable housing that meets state mandates. The township's amended master plan housing element and fair share plan was approved on Dec. 11, but not before Mayor Gerard Scharfenb... More...


Clockwise from top: Spectators anxiously watch the action during the final seconds of a game at the third annual Student-Faculty Charity Basketball Game played Dec. 9 at the Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School gym in Cliffwood. The crowd celebrates a gamewinning shot during the closing seconds of the fin... More...


Despite protests, tax reval in Aberdeen will proceed

ABERDEEN — Residents turned out in large numbers, overflowing into the hallways of town hall at a special public meeting held Dec. 10 to discuss the revaluation and reassessment process by which local taxes are determined. More...


Architectural plans call for elimination of sloped ceiling

HOLMDEL — Problems with lighting and acoustics would be addressed in a $79,000 renovation of the municipal courtroom. Anthony Iovino of Arcari and Iovino Architects, Edgewater, presented a proposed concept for the courtroom to the Township Committee at the Dec. 11 meeting. More...


Monmouth County Park System will offer free activities in its parks beginning noon-2 p.m. Jan. 10 with Wood Days at Historic Longstreet Farm, Longstreet Road, Holmdel. Attendees will get to watch farm staff cut wood for the winter. A blacksmith demonstration will be 1-3 p.m. Jan. 11, and attendees... More...
At the recent NJ League of Municipalities conference, government-subsidized low-income housing was once again the main topic of discussion among many of the attendees. As many of us are painfully aware, this has become a very difficult mandate for suburban towns to deal with. More...
A story in the Dec. 4 issue about 12th District legislators working with the family of the late Tara O'Leary incorrectly reported that Tara O'Leary's aunt was Jane O'Leary. Jane was Tara's stepmother. Tara's aunt is Patricia O'Leary. More...
My friend Butchie Rawlins may have been the hairiest human being in the history of the world. For starters, he had a full head of thick, curly, black hair, but that was only the beginning of the wonder. His beard began coming in when he was 13, and it started high on his cheekbones and went righ... More...
Mr. Brown, 69, of Middletown, died Dec. 3, 2008, at home. He was a graduate of Monmouth College, West Long Branch, and received a master's degree at Fairleigh Dickenson College, Teaneck. He was predeceased by a brother, Skip. More...
Senior has 114 wins; lost in state wrestling final last season
In recent years, the Raritan Rockets have cemented themselves in the pantheon of top scholastic wrestling teams in New Jersey. More...