• Matawan planners review rezoning of lots

    Board considers impact of mixed-use zone for 6.5-acre site at Route 34 & Broad St. BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer MATAWAN — Members of the Unified Planning/Zoning Board are reviewing how to apply mixed-use zoning to several lots within the Route 34 and Broad Street corridor that is currently being rezoned to encourage mixed-use development.…

  • Park system plans Earth Day weekend

    The Monmouth County Park System will host a weekend-long celebration of Earth Day. Events begin on Saturday, April 21, when the Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center, Georgia Tavern Road, Howell, hosts an Earth Day celebration. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the center will offer crafts, boat taxis, exhibitors and themed nature walks around the park.…

  • Progress on cleanup of South River Metals site

    Church Street property slated for development as senior complex BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Township officials are moving forward with remediation of the former South River Metals property on Church Street in preparation for the development of a senior housing complex. The Township Council approved a $360,000 bond ordinance at the April 3…

  • Treasure hunting on the Navesink

    RED BANK— The Friends of the Red Bank Public Library are organizing the fifth annual Red Bank Townwide Yard Sale on Saturday, May 5, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Complete details for shoppers and sellers alike, including registration information, are available at the Red Bank Public Library, 84 West Front St. and the library’s website,…

  • Lincroft yard sale to be held April 21

    The Lincroft Village Green Association is sponsoring its eighth annual Lincroft Community Yard Sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 21 at homes throughout Lincroft. Yard sale registration is free to LVGA members, and includes a sign, advertising, and a listing of your address and items for sale in the free Seller’s List Booklet,…

  • Plastic remains No. 1 pollutant on Jersey coast

    2011 Beach Sweeps report cites decline in cigarette debris BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Cindy Zipf, executive director of Clean Ocean Action, presents the results of the 2011 Annual Beach Sweeps Report on April 11 at Sandy Hook. During last year’s spring and fall beach sweeps volunteers collected more than 450,000 pieces of marine debris,…

  • Legislators rally support for saving Howard Lab

    Politicians, advocates cite marine lab’s role in preserving American ‘birthright’ BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer (L-R) U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6th District) and U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) join supporters of the James J. Howard Marine Laboratory on Sandy Hook on April 12 to advocate for keeping the lab, not funded…

  • Brookdale Guitar Show turns it up to 11

    15th annual convention hosts pros and fans, clinics and performances BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer A guitar enthusiast checks out some of the instruments and accessories on display at the 15th Annual Brookdale Guitar Show held at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft on April 15. LAUREN CASSELBERRY For one day, the Warner Student Life Center was…

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    Tryouts for a girls U11/U10 travel soccer team in New Egypt will be held at the New Egypt municipal fields on April 25 at 6 p.m., April 26 at 6 p.m., and April 28 at 9 a.m. Players must attend two sessions. Eligible players must be born after August 2001 and before July 31, 2002.…

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