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      September 6, 2007  RSS feed

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      ANDREW MILLER staff Fishing off the jetty was a popular option on Saturday on Ideal Beach in North Middletown. More...
      No smoke detectors in fatal trailer park fire
      Neighbors stunned by fire that kills three at Bayshore Manor
      BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer

      Three Hazlet residents, including a 9- year-old boy, were killed in a fire that rolled quickly through a trailer home in the early morning hours on Sunday. Matthew Paduano, 24, his wife, Katherine Arndt, 37, and her son, Zachary, 9, weren't able to make it out of the home, located in Bayshore Manor, a mobile home park near Route 36 in the West Keansburg section of town. More...

      Perfect beach day

      PHOTOS BY ANDREW MILLER staff Saturday was a perfect end-of-summer day at Ideal Beach in North Middletown. More...


      Union Beach bridge reopens

      UNION BEACH - The Union Avenue bridge spanning Flat Creek was reopened last Thursday, after being shut down since February for reconstruction. The reopening marks the completion of two bridge replacements performed by Marbro Inc. of Montclair under a single contract. More...


      Famed illustrators' works coming to new arts center
      BY LAUREN PIRO Correspondent

      MIDDLETOWN - Art imitates life. Or such is the way some artists choose to create, connecting their viewers to bold and beautiful expressions of their own daily feelings and activities. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Keyport VFW to hold breakfast, annual picnic
      Keyport Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post No. 4247 will hold an "all you can eat" breakfast Sept. 16, 8 a.m.-noon, at the post home at Third and Waverly streets. Cost is $6, $5 for seniors and children up to age 12, and free for children age 5 and younger. More...
      • Book sale at Hazlet Library Sept. 15
      • Fundraising 'Seafood Fest' slated for Sept. 8
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       Letters
      • Lower costs at concessions, impose drink limit at arts center
      Iread the editorial titled "Party's Over at Arts Center" on the opinion page of your Aug. 22 issue. While I agree that teen drinking is a major problem, I wondered why one of the real reasons leading to overindulgence during tailgating is never addressed. More...
      • School extends thanks to Aberdeen Police Dept.
      • Money has become Rx to health and well-being
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       Editorials
      • Legislative futility is costing us all
      It is now the time of year when mailboxes start getting stuffed with slick, glossy campaign fliers trumpeting the achievements of candidates for office. "As a member of your Legislature, I fought to end corruption," you might read, or "I worked to get guns off the streets." In political spin, there's always some kernel of truth to such boasts. More...
      • article has image When it comes to new law, less is almost always more
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       Obituaries
      • Obituaries
      Rita S. Bush Mrs. Bush, 82, of the River Plaza section of Middletown, died Sept. 1, 2007, in Hazlet. Born in Metuchen, she resided in Woodbridge prior to relocating to River Plaza in 1958. She was a retired executive administrator at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Prior to that, she was a secretary at Electronic Assistance Corp., Red Bank. More...
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       Sports
      • article has image Rockets enter season with familiar expectations
      Raritan ready for another run at National Division title
      There will be some new faces on both sides of the ball for this year's Raritan High School football team, but the expectations remain the same. As long as Bob Generelli is the head coach of the Rockets, they will be focusing on playing championship-level football. More...
      • article has image Lancers hope to pick up right where they left off
      • article has image Hornets look to take progress to the next level
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