• Fundraiser offers flower bulbs online

    Parents of Special People Inc. (PoSP) is raising funds for its special needs programs by selling flowers online through April 26. PoSP will receive 50 percent of the purchase price. Bulbs will be shipped to customers in time for summer blooming. To see flowers or to purchase them, visit the Flower Power fundraiser at www.flowerpowerfundraising.com/campaign?campaign_…

  • Road improvements to begin along Route 35

    Stretch along Old Bridge and Aberdeen to see construction this month BY TOM CASTLES Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — After years of persistent flooding resulting in surface damage and frequent road closures, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) will begin construction on Route 35 in Old Bridge and Aberdeen this month. DOT representative Joe…

  • Residents: FEMA flood maps are flawed, cause hardship

    Speakers urge DEP not to adopt new elevations for storm-damaged properties BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Residents, municipal officials and environmentalists urged the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) last week to reconsider adopting new flood zone maps and standards for elevating homes in flood zones. During a March 7 public hearing,…

  • ‘Shop Our Shore’ event to help local businesses

    BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer The Northern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce is hosting a ‘Shop Our Shore’ event on March 15, 16 and 17 to encourage locals to shop at businesses recovering from superstorm Sandy. Participating businesses in Matawan, Keyport, Union Beach, Hazlet, Holmdel, Middletown, Atlantic Highlands, and Red Bank will offer a 20 percent…

  • Pepper sauce accidentally vegan

    People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) notes the passing of Paul McIlhenny, CEO of the McIlhenny Company, which makes the iconic Tabasco pepper sauce. Although his famous product is inextricably associated with Louisiana, McIlhenny was, like myself, a native Texan — a people for whom spicy foods are a staple, and Tabasco is…

  • CILU: Alcatel-Lucent concept plan is flawed

    Citizens for Informed Land Use (CILU) is a grassroots organization that seeks to protect Holmdel’s open spaces and its water supply. The CILU Board is carefully watching events related to the 472- acre Alcatel-Lucent tract. Somerset Development recently released a concept plan that contains 225 new homes spread throughout a large portion of this property.…

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    Lake Weamaconk in Englishtown provided a serene scene following a snowfall on March 8. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Decline in property values drives M’twn school tax hike

    $78M loss in property valuations contributes to $1.2M tax levy increase BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Declining property values throughout Middletown contributed significantly to the tax levy increase in this year’s district Board of Education budget. Proposed at the Feb. 28 board meeting, the $147,856,250 budget represents a tax levy increase of $1,250,042…

  • Council: Delayed repairs pose risks in Keyport

    Residents call for action on damaged railings, lack of lighting along waterfront BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Sections of railing along the Keyport waterfront still await replacement, more than four months after being damaged during superstorm Sandy. KEITH HEUMILLER KEYPORT — Frustrations are growing in Keyport as the borough steadily approaches its busy summer season…

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