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May 21, 2009
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ERIC SUCAR staff A Matawan Regional High School student walks the runway May 13 during a fashion show showcasing student designs based on the Barbie doll, which marks its 50th anniversary this year. More photos on page 39 and at gmnews.com. More...
Holmdel Twp. trims rejected school budget
Committee cuts $800K in salaries, benefits
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer

The Holmdel Township Committee unanimously approved the reduction of more than $800,000 from the defeated school district 2009-10 budget at a special meeting held Monday evening. The $47.4 million tax levy called for by the Holmdel Township Public School District's 2009-10 spending plan was defea... More...


Visitor center set to reopen in July
Open house at Thompson Park center set for July 12
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer

It has been more than three years since a fire destroyed the historic mansion at Thompson Park and the new visitor center is almost complete. More...


Regional plan for dredged material nears completion
Final report on soil placement due in June
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer

MIDDLETOWN — Bayshore municipalities have been dredging waterways for years and are running out of space to store the dredged materials. More...


Lincroft cell tower denied by board
100-foot pole proposed for firehouse site
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer

MIDDLETOWN — The Zoning Board denied an application to locate a cell tower behind the Lincroft Fire Department May 11, ruling the structure would not be inherently beneficial. By a 6-1 vote, the 100-foot monopole proposed for the back of the firehouse on Newman Springs Road was denied after... More...


Institute informs police about technology issues

ABERDEEN — Law enforcement personnel from small towns across the nation learned about technology initiatives and issues affecting their departments at a national seminar last week. Members of the Aberdeen Township Police Department were among the law enforcement personnel who participated i... More...


 Bulletin Board
•Borough of Keyport Memorial Day parade slated for May 23
The borough of Keyport will hold its Memorial Day parade 2 p.m. May 23 beginning on Broad Street. The route turns left onto West Front Street ends at Fireman's Park, West Front Street. Members of local American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts representing the military, including the Col... More...
•Alzheimer's caregiver meetings scheduled
•AHA's Have a Hearts Ball slated for May 30
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 Letters
•Memorial Day not about vacations, but patriots
In some circles, patriotism has become a synonym for arrogant or jingoistic. Some people even use it as a political weapon; "Don't question my patriotism," they say. Yet, this Memorial Day, and every other day, for that matter, we should remember that those who died for this country are the true p... More...
•Soldiers Project filling gap in counseling for veterans
•For the Record
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 Editorials
•Never mind the details, let's have a tax revolt!
Politicians often put forward ideas without telling those of us who might be willing to listen to them how to go about implementing their grand schemes. A case in point is Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who was quoted by the Bloomberg News Service last week as saying, "There should be a tax revolt in ... More...
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 Greg Bean's Column
•Lawmakers finally show a bit of common sense
My father died a hard death from lung cancer in 1983. From the first diagnosis, about six months before he passed, there was never any real hope, since his type of cancer is nearly always fatal. Still, he tried to beat it with ever-more aggressive chemotherapy treatments that took his hair and hi... More...
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 Obituaries
•Jawann Charles Brown
Mr. Brown, 21, of the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen, died May 9, 2009, at Hackensack University Medical Center. He was a 2005 graduate of Matawan-Aberdeen Regional High School, Aberdeen. More...
•Dorothy Jean Kimball
•Walter J. Tobin
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 Schools
•Brookdale class of 2009
Clockwise from left: The Brookdale Community College class of 2009 at commencement exercises on May 17. Jessica Cooney, of Keansburg, accessorized her graduation attire. A student hurries to find her place in line before the ceremony gets under way. More...
•All dolled up
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 Sports
•Brookdale headed for World Series
The Brookdale Community College baseball team picked the right time to play complete baseball. Through a season in which the Jersey Blues won the Garden State Athletic Conference championship, earned the No. 1 seed for the Region XIX tournament and were ranked No. More...
•Bigger bass start to show
•Eagles make it into championship game
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