Port Monmouth News

HOLMDEL - They're not recognized as the "Greatest Generation," but Vietnam veterans' deeds were no less great than those who served in World War II.

Highlights of coming events in and around Middletown, NJ May 6-12 from the Patch events calendar .

The driver of a Pontiac Aztek smashed into the lottery counter of the Wilson Avenue Deli around 10:45 a.m. Saturday morning, leaving a large hole in the front of the store.

About 45 firefighters battled a blaze that broke out in a township home Saturday afternoon.

Mayor Gerard Scharfenberger stood near battered houses near Compton's Creek in Port Monmouth and showed how old houses were battered by the storm surge, but a new house across the street came through fine because it is raised up.

As surely as spring brings crocuses and daffodils, the need for spring-cleaning brings the Annual Town-Wide Garage Sale in Atlantic HighA lands.

The Bayshore Watershed Council & NY-NJ Baykeeper are having a cleanup of Compton Creek wetlands, located along Church Street, near the old fish factory in the Belford section of Middletown Township.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie gives 9-year-old Ginjer Doherty a pep talk outside the Port Monmouth fire station in Port Monmouth, N.J., in November, when he visited residents and first responders a week after Superstorm Sandy devastated New Jersey.

The Bayshore Watershed Council & NY-NJ Baykeeper are having a cleanup of Compton Creek wetlands, located along Church Street, near the old fish factory in the Belford section of Middletown Township.

The third annual Titan 5K run/walk will begin at 9 a.m. May 11 at the Keansburg High School, 140 Port Monmouth Road.

Pam Vazquez sat at her kitchen table and smiled ruefully. "Everything has changed so much," she said.

All we see and hear are about boardwalks and dune replacement south of Belmar. Gov. Christie is concerned with the people who don't want the dunes or beach replenishment for protection, but neither he nor your paper showed any interest in the Port Monmouth flood project meeting on March 21 at the VFW Post 2179.

This included Bayshore village in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown. Forty-eight residents had to evacuate, with the understanding of returning in about six months when repairs were completed.