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Local family business still going strong in 70th year
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer The arrival of spring brings plants and shoppers back to Brock Farms Home and Garden World in Colts Neck. The family-owned business is celebrating its 70th year. ERIC SUCAR staff It is peak season at Brock Farms Home and Garden World, which means the race is on to keep the…
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‘Fun Can Be Work!’
Stanley Stamaty The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County in Freehold Township invites the community to a preview gala opening of the exhibit “Fun Can Be Work! The Art of ClaraGee Stamaty, Stanley Stamaty and Mark Alan Stamaty” on Sunday, April 22, at 1 p.m. The reception will include a fruit, cheese and wine table,…
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St. Mary’s Church makes use of new solar energy farm
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — Members of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Colts Neck will celebrate Earth Day 2012 with a bit more energy than usual. Parish officials recently teamed up with Solis Partners to install a solar energy farm on church property, business manager Joseph Noble said. He said 686 solar…
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Christian Brothers Academy names new principal
MIDDLETOWN — Peter Santanello has been named the eighth principal of Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft. His appointment was announced by Brother Frank Byrne, CBA president. Currently associate principal for academic affairs, Santanello will assume his new role at the end of the 2011-12 school year. He succeeds Brother James Butler, who has been appointed president…
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Mother’s Day garden retreat
DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN I ’m not sure exactly when our Mother’s Day garden tradition began, but I do remember that my sister, Mel, and I craved an escape from our grim reality — Mother’s Day celebrations without our beloved mom. Inevitably, we will always equate this tribute of a holiday with our mom’s passing,…
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Towns in COAH compliance report trust fund cash is safe
BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Unlike some municipalities that may have to give all or part of their affordable housing trust fund money back to the state, Freehold Township and Manalapan appear to be in a safe position in 2012. A law that was enacted in 2008 gave New Jersey municipalities four years to spend money…
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Beautiful voices
Members of Jersey Transit, an a cappella ensemble, perform in concert at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan, on April 15. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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Overnight events at iPlay approved
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A resolution that approves overnight play at iPlay America, Schanck Road, was unanimously approved by the members of the Township Committee at a meeting on April 3. The resolution approved six applications for overnight play which were submitted to the committee on March 20. A township ordinance permits the operator of the…
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Homeowner given approval to reduce size of buffer zone
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — A request for approval to decrease the size of a protective easement sparked a broader conversation about the township’s land use regulations and shortcuts that are sometimes taken by developers. The discussion took place at the March 28 meeting of the Colts Neck Township Committee. The owners…
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