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Keyport official: Borough landscape needs tending
BY ANDREW SWEENEY Correspondent KEYPORT — Keyport residents and officials are raising concerns about a lack of work being done as part of a joint landscaping agreement with Matawan and Aberdeen. At the Borough Council meeting on May 21, Keyport police officer and Fire Chief Robert Aumack said the borough should not issue summonses to…
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Keyport GardenWalk to flourish this weekend
Visitors tour a garden at a residence on Main Street during the 2012 Keyport GardenWalk. KEYPORT — Just six months after Sandy, Keyport’s popular GardenWalk will take place on June 8-9, with even more gardens than last year’s event that brought 1,600 visitors to the borough on the Raritan Bay. Keyport GardenWalk will take place…
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Oceanport to operate fort marina for summer
BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Oceanport is seeking a private operator for the marina at Fort Monmouth, which the borough has agreed to lease from FMERA for one year. COURTESY OF FMERA OCEANPORT — Borough officials are actively seeking bids from private entities to operate the 71-slip marina located at Fort Monmouth during the summer…
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Take a tour of local water gardens
A “Parade of Ponds” guided bus tour of water gardens in Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex counties will be given on June 8-9. The 10 a.m. tours begin with check-in at 9 a.m. at Grounds Keeper, 798 Route 34, Matawan. A continental breakfast will be served at Grounds Keeper’s shop. All proceeds will benefit the Juvenile…
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Middletown beaches closed to bathers
BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The township’s two public beaches will be off-limits to swimmers until further notice, as the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) scans for debris that could potentially lie offshore as a result of superstorm Sandy. While bathing at Leonardo could resume if the DEP verifies that there are…
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State launches suicide-prevention counseling hotline
Suicide is often called a permanent “solution” to a temporary problem. People struggling with depression or hopelessness often cannot imagine a brighter future. Sometimes suicidal behaviors are triggered by events or challenges that overwhelm a person. Seeing a need to continue supporting New Jerseyans who are facing these challenges, Gov. Chris Christie’s administration launched its…
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NOTES
On June 8, students from Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) in Lincroft will host a miniature golf and putting tournament in honor of local fallen hero and alumnus, Lt. Dennis Zilinski II, at the Twin Brook Golf Center, 1251 Jumping Brook Road, Tinton Falls. Proceeds will benefit the Dennis W. Zilinski II Memorial Fund. “Tee Off…
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Charges against Keyport administrator downgraded
BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Lorene Wright KEYPORT — A grand jury has downgraded charges against Borough Administrator Lorene Wright, who was accused in December of assaulting a female police detective and resisting arrest. According to Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Charles Webster, the grand jury voted to downgrade the charges to a disorderly persons…
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