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January 29, 2009
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Students perform in the Fifth Grade Band and Chorus Winter Concert at Lloyd Road Elementary School in Aberdeen on Jan. 22. More photos, page 15. More...
Mayor's veto stands on contractor policy
Mullaney criticizes override of council vote as 'sad'
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer

Matawan Mayor Paul Buccellato's veto of a responsible contractor policy ordinance will stand as a result of a lack of eligible voting council members. At the Jan. More...


N.J. high court denies Town Center appeals
Mountain Hill project may now move forward
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer

In what may be the final blow for opponents of the Town Center project, the New Jersey Supreme Court declined to hear appeals by the Middletown Township government challenging the project. The denial lets stand a lower court decision that will allow the mixed-use development to go forward. More...


Local youths witness history
Students attend inauguration, bring home memories
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer

Granted the opportunity to witness the recent presidential inauguration, local students seized the chance for a glimpse of history as it unfolded in Washington, D.C. Reports estimate that 1.8 million people packed the National Mall to watch as President Barack Obama was sworn into office Jan. 20. More...


Aberdeen projects ready for eco. stimulus funds
Sea walk, senior center among 'shovel-ready' projects
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer

ABERDEEN — The township announced last week that it would apply for funding from the anticipated federal stimulus program to finance a number of planned infrastructure projects. More...


Federal funds can't come fast enough
Boro pinches pennies, looks to economic stimulus packages
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer

MATAWAN — The borough is considering freezing spending, including wages, while anticipating the benefits of federal economic stimulus programs. During the Jan. 20 Borough Council meeting, Mayor Paul Buccellato urged the council to agree to freeze all borough spending, including municipal em... More...


 Bulletin Board
•Sweetheart dance for dads and daughters
The Holmdel Parks and Recreation Department will host a daddy/daughter "Sweetheart Dance" 4-7 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Senior/Community Center. The dance is open to girls in grades three through six, and the cost is $80 per couple and $15 for each additional daughter. Each couple will receive a 5-by-7... More...
•Rude Awakening program to meet Jan. 30
•Free preschool offered by Middletown schools
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 Letters
•Dolphins will die, while NOAA does nothing
This past summer, a group of dolphins visited the Shrewsbury and Navesink rivers and for some reason, have remained there during the winter season rather than return to their ocean home. This is an unusual circumstance that has occurred twice before in the same river system, in 1993 and 2001. More...
•Community should be thankful for school boards
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 Greg Bean's Column
•In the newspaper business, the only constant is change
When I landed my first job in journalism3 0 years ago this month, I had a freshly minted sheepskin proclaiming my Master of Arts in English (one of the most worthless degrees in the world in terms of making a living), no experience and an overinflated opinion of my writing ability. More...
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 Obituaries
•Eileen Coleman
Mrs. Coleman, 83, of Hazlet, died Jan. 25, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She resided in the Leonardo section of Middletown before relocating to Hazlet. Mrs. Coleman was an operator at Bell Telephone, New York City, during the 1940s. She was predeceased by her husband, James, in 1991... More...
•John Joseph Zeccardi
•Dorothy C. Keating
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 Schools
•Eleven bid for M'town Board of Ed. seat
MIDDLETOWN — Eleven residents have submitted their names to take the place of a Board of Education member who resigned in December, and they will have to wait until February for their interviews to take place. The deadline to submit applications was Jan. 16, and 11 Middletown residents have... More...
•In harmony
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 Sports
•Trying to gain position
CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Christian Brothers Academy's Michael Matlaga (right) works Colts Neck's Brandon Russo for backpoints in their 125-pound bout on Jan. 24. Right: CBA's Jake Raymond muscles Colts Neck's Matt Papp for a pinfall attempt in their 140-pound bout. More...
•Keyport bowlers rolling toward a postseason berth
•Sports Shorts
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