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February 12, 2009
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Say uncle
CHRIS KELLY staff Hasem "Chemical" Ali tries to rearrange the face of Saddam Insane at an NWS Professional Wrestling event hosted by Middletown Pop Warner at the VFW Hall in Port Monmouth on Feb. 6. More...
Holmdel revises wastewater plan
Sewer service area extended, Lucent property excluded
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer

Amid concerns that doing so would open the door to development, the Holmdel Township Committee last week extended sewer service to the northern sector of the township. Residents packed the meeting room at the Feb. 5 Township Committeemeetingwhere proposed revisions to the township's wastewater ma... More...

County's appeal fails to appeal to FEMA
Monmouth will file formal appeal of revised flood maps
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer

Monmouth County's appeal of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) revised flood zone maps was denied on the grounds that what was filed was a protest, not an appeal. According to Assistant Monmouth County Counsel Gil Messina, there is a disagreement over whether what the county filed w... More...


St. Benedict: 50 years strong
Church marks golden year with ritual, commemorative book
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer

Fifty years ago a local church set its roots down on Bethany Road and has been attracting parishioners from Monmouth County and beyond ever since. This year, St. Benedict Catholic Church and School celebrates its 50th year of providing Catholic education and ministering to the community and a par... More...


Squabbles over budget cuts in Middletown
GOP proposes cutting salaries for committee members
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer

MIDDLETOWN — As the 2009 budget gets closer to being presented, members of the Township Committee are suggesting suspending their own salaries. Township Committee members receive a $4,000 yearly stipend, and the Republicans on the committee are proposing suspending that money for the remain... More...


Board denies conversion of Main St. 'blue house'
Neighbors opposed use variance for office space
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer

MATAWAN — After months of testimony and two years of hearings, the application to convert the blue house on Main Street from a residence into office space was denied at the Feb. 2 Unified Planning/Zoning Board meeting. More...


Main event

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Left to right: TNA wrestling superstar "Black Machismo," Jay Lethal, leapfrogs over Nicky Oceans during an NWS Professional Wrestling match hosted by Middletown Pop Warner on Feb. 6. Lethal works the crowd of spectators at the VFW Hall in Port Monmouth where the match too... More...


 Bulletin Board
•Retta, green forum slated at Brookdale
Brookdale Community College (BCC), Newman Springs Road, will hold a free lecture by Dr. Jose Lucio 10-11:15 a.m. Feb. 12 at Warner Student Life Center. The event is sponsored by the International Education Center and the Division of Social Sciences and Education. Lucio will present "Globalization... More...
•Contest promotes awareness of local government
•Child Find under way in Middletown Twp.
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 Letters
•Visiting nurse comes through during hard times
In President Obama's speech at the Lincoln Memorial, he said that what gives him the greatest hope of all "is not the stone and marble that surrounds us today, but what fills the space in between. It is you … " As I listened to his words, I too found myself feeling hopeful about the days to... More...
•Hazlet Township Committee delivers results for town
•Victims of Holmdel house fire extends thanks
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 Editorials
•Holmdel mayor in rush to extend sewer lines
During last week's Holmdel Township Committee meeting, Mayor Serena DiMaso chided a large and restless group of residents for not knowing the facts regarding a proposal by the town's engineering firm to expand existing sewer service areas. More...
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 Obituaries
•Patricia J. Frey Ebner
Mrs. Ebner, 69, of Middletown, died Feb. 3, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was a dispatcher at Fort Monmouth, Eatontown, for 20 years, retiring in 2006. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas Ebner, in 1987. She is survived by three daughters, Veronica Callahan of San Diego, ... More...
•Frederick "Curly" J. Della Pietro
•Thomas J. Dougan Sr.
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 Schools
•Hazlet BOE looks to maximize buses
George: Savings could offset cost of full-day kindergarten
HAZLET — The township public school district is conducting a transportation study in conjunction with plans to redistrict schools. At the Jan. 26 meeting, the Board of Education approved Transportation Advisory Service (TAS) as transportation consultant to conduct the study, at a cost not t... More...
•College Life 101 for h.s. seniors
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 Sports
•Not much suspense for locals heading to postseason
As the winter scholastic sports regular season winds down, teams throughout the local area are beginning to shift their focus to the upcoming postseason. Most years, these past two weeks include games or matches that decide the fate of the bubble teams hoping to earn their spots in the state tour... More...
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