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    LAUREN CASSELBERRY Noel Stocker has fun feeding a goat at the petting zoo, one of the attractions at the 13th annual Bayonet Farm Earth Day Festival in Holmdel on May 1. More photos, page 45 and gmnews.com.

  • Negotiations save police jobs in Middletown Township

    Health care and co-pay increases offset 10 layoffs BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Middletown and its two police unions, the Superior Officers Association (SOA) and the Policemen’s BenevolentAssociation (PBA), have reached an agreement that saves 10 police jobs. In February, Middletown filed a layoff plan with the state that proposed eliminating 26 positions, 10 of…

  • Hazlet Library reopens, hosts May programs

    HAZLET — The Hazlet Township Library is open after the completion of a threemonth, $122,902 renovation. The library now boasts new, brighter lighting and new ceilings throughout the building, according to a press release from the Monmouth County Library System. The project was completed on schedule and basically on budget, according to Stacey Cherichello, consulting…

  • Trainer excited about Kentucky Derby prospects

    Kelly Breen’s 3-year-old Pants On Fire won $1M Louisiana Derby BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Kelly Breen, who has twice been the leading trainer at Monmouth Park, Oceanport, trained Pants On Fire, a horse that will race in the 2011 Kentucky Derby on May 7. Breen, who lives in Farmingdale and hails from Old Bridge,…

  • Judge orders stay on wind turbine plans

    Injunction temporarily delays hearing on BRSA application BY KAITLYN D. KANZLER Staff Writer HAZLET— Plans for the 380-foot-tall 1.5-megawatt wind turbine in Union Beach were put on hold last week when Judge Mary Cuff of theAppellate Division granted a stay of a ruling by state Superior Court. The Superior Court ruling had directed the Union…

  • Solar farm approved for Holmdel

    18K ground-mounted panels will track sun’s movement BY KAITLYN D. KANZLER Staff Writer HOLMDEL — The township’s first solar farm will be constructed on farmland along Holmdel Road after the Holmdel Zoning Board approved an application for a 4.8-megawatt solar field on April 27. Applicant OCI Solar Power LLC/ CornerStone Holmdel LLC submitted an application…

  • ‘Soundstage’ musical event to aid autistic children

    Benefit set for Saturday at Bar A in Lake Como BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Alicia Madison Greater Media Newspapers is once again reaching out to help the public in a charitable way, and all its dedicated readers are invited to be a part of it Saturday, May 7, when “Soundstage” comes to Bar Anticipation in…

  • Mission Matawan helps homeowners

    MATAWAN — Mission Matawan is accepting applications from members of the greater Matawan-Aberdeen community who need assistance in repairing and maintaining their homes for its 2011 program. Mission Matawan will run from June 25 through July 2. Now in its ninth year, Mission Matawan provides a helping hand to the elderly, handicapped and others who…

  • Community ties pay dividends for Riverview

    $6.5M in donations fund new surgical wing BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Riverview Medical Center President Tim Hogan (l-r), David Flood, president of Meridian Health Foundation, John Lloyd, president, Meridian Health, pose with donors Joan and Robert Rechnitz, George Kolber and Domenic DiPiero. RED BANK — Several substantial donations have given Riverview Medical Center the…