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    Snow geese, seen here at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Oceanville, Atlantic County, are rarely seen traveling alone and can form flocks of several hundred thousand. This makes finding suitable accommodations a little tricky, but somehow they manage. IMAGE BY BILL PATRICK/www.maiseyimages.com

  • Trinity Hall board looks to fall opening

    All-girls high school in Middletown announces administrators, tuition BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer The former Croydon Hall School Building on Leonardville Road, currently being used by Middletown Township for administration services, would be the site of the Trinity Hall all-girls high school. The gymnasium, along with the complex’s athletic fields and other amenities, would be…

  • Shore destinations begin boardwalk restoration

    Beachside towns make comeback plans after Sandy’s destruction BY JESSICA D’AMICO & KENNY WALTER Staff Writers A worker stands atop a piece of construction equipment during Gov. Chris Christie’s Jan. 9 press conference for the groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of work on Belmar’s new boardwalk. JEFF GRANIT staff Whether one lives by the Shore…

  • Holmdel digs into Lucent development plans

    Somerset’s new conceptual plans outline housing, lack details on building BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Somerset Development’s conceptual plans for the Alcatel-Lucent property on Crawfords Corner Road in Holmdel. The plans propose two possible arrangements for 45 single-family homes on the 472-acre site. Option 1 (l-r) has a larger, irregular layout while in Option 2…

  • Bayshore to Congress: ‘Walk a Mile in Our Shoes’

    Residents of Keansburg, Union Beach gather in support of Sandy aid bill BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer PHOTOS BY DAVID BEALES More than 200 Bayshore residents, former residents and supporters walked the Keansburg waterfront on Jan. 12 to raise awareness for their hardhit communities and to pressure Congress into approving billions in aid for the…

  • Bringing back the boardwalk

    Belmar became the first municipality among Jersey Shore towns to break ground on its boardwalk replacement project on Jan. 9. Belmar Mayor Matt Doherty said the project will be complete in time for Memorial Day. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Fort Hancock Advisory Committee to hold first meeting Jan. 23-24

    The Gateway National Recreation Area Fort Hancock 21St Century Advisory Committee will hold its first meeting Jan. 23-24 at the Ocean Place Resort and Spa in Long Branch. The committee was established to provide recommendations for the reuse of 38 historic buildings in the Fort Hancock Historic Landmark District within Gateway’s Sandy Hook Unit. The…

  • Fuel-frugal tailgating vehicles

    It’s easy to take the party to the tarmac with this assortment of models that are both fuel-efficient and packed with tailgate-minded features. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Tailgating has become a sport of its own at stadium and racecourse parking lots across America, with participants going to extreme lengths to both indulge and connect…

  • Q&A

    Green & clean with Sharon Peters Q: Our next car needs to guzzle less gas. We’ve begun the research, but it’s tedious to run through every single carmaker’s website and find the mpg for each car. Is there any easier way to compile this information? A: The easiest and most efficient way to come up…

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