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Residents react to Alcatel-Lucent proposal
Holmdel Committee fields questions on redevelopment density, sewering of site BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer HOLMDEL — More than two dozen residents showed up at the Oct. 18 Holmdel Township Committee meeting to express concerns over the redevelopment of the Alcatel Lucent site after the announcement earlier this month that Somerset Development had agreed to…
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Rose Hill Cemetery holds lessons in Matawan history
Cemetery tour reveals stories linked to historic moments in borough’s past BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Allan Savolaine, historian for Rose Hill Cemetery in Matawan, explains the historical context for some of the gravesites during the second annual Rose Hill Cemetery Tour on Oct. 20. Tour-goers walk among the tombstones at the cemetery, which is…
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Ghost-tracking moms tour local sites
Nighttime hunt of area ‘haunts’ brings out scares and screams BY LIZZ DINNIGAN Correspondent Guests listen as Allan Savolaine (not pictured) relates stories about some of the graves at the Rose Hill Cemetery, Matawan, on Oct. 20. The two-hour tour included tales of the 1916 Matawan Creek shark attack victims, the Great Matawan fire of…
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Court ruling could extend turbine battle
Union Beach official: ‘No end in sight’ to litigation BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer A s with most of the litigation associated with the controversial wind turbine project in Union Beach, last week’s Superior Court decision may have created even more legal action than it resolved. The Oct. 19 ruling, which found in favor of…
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Hurricane Sandy advisory for Aberdeen Township and Matawan Borough
By Nicole Antonucci Staff Writer Aberdeen Township Police Chief John Powers reported Monday morning that several roads have been closed due to flooding. These roads include Route 35 between Cliffwood Avenue and County Road and Lakeshore Drive between Greenwood Avenue and Whale Creek Bridge. Significant flooding has been reported on Beach Drive in Cliffwood Beach…
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Bayshore towns order evacuations, closings
Sandy could bring “life-threatening surge” BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Hurricane Sandy is expected to make landfall on the New Jersey Coast Monday evening, according to a report released by the National Weather Service (NWS). Winds will increase in strength and conditions are expected to “rapidly deteriorate” throughout the day Monday. The Ocean Grove fishing…
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Record-high MPG rating
A ccording to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the new-for-2013 all-electric version of the subcompact Honda Fit is estimated to achieve the equivalent of 118 mpg, which is the highest rating of any car to date. For those keeping score, this comes out to 29 kilowatt-hours of electricity per 100 miles. The EPA estimates the…
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Rolling in dough
High petroleum prices are forcing automakers to find more affordable sources than plastics for use in car interiors. Ironically, that means Ford Motor Co. is considering putting extra cash into their cars — literally. Old paper currency, taken out of circulation and shredded, could join soybeans, denim, plastic bottles and other alternative materials currently being…
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