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The Butterfly Project
Handcrafted butterflies, each designed and decorated by individual artists from Keyport and beyond, will be on display as markers for the Keyport Garden Club’s GardenWalk 2012 on June 9 and 10, 11. The Butterfly Project is a program sponsored by the Arts Society of Keyport to coincide with the GardenWalk, a free, self-guided tour of…
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Mixed feelings over KaBoom’s fizzle
BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer The implosion of the long-running Ka- Boom Fireworks on the Navesink has left many wondering, now what? The KaBoom Executive Committee announced on Feb. 15 that Red Bank’s 2012 July 3 fireworks display would not take place due to soaring security costs and insurance premiums, coupled with the difficulty of…
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NOTES
Holmdel Girl Scout Troops 48, 903 and 650 spent the afternoon of Feb. 9 at St. Leo the Great Church in Lincroft baking and creating cookies and Valentines to fill 150 weekend meal bags. The bags are distributed by St. Leo’s each weekend to local at-risk families who may not have enough to eat and…
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Lifeline
A member of the Matawan Fire Department is tossed a lifeline during an ice and cold-water rescue drill held at Lake Lefferts on Feb. 26. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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County engineer outlines Hubbard Bridge replacement
New bridge to feature pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly sidewalks, river access BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer The county plans a $12 million replacement for the Hubbard Bridge, which connects Red Bank and the River Plaza section of Middletown. ERIC SUCAR staff RED BANK — Monmouth County Chief Engineer Joseph Ettore presented a $12 million federally funded…
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M’twn Little League offers scholarship
Middletown Little League will again be awarding the $1500 Campbell Scholarship this spring. Two scholarships will be awarded to current high school seniors, one male and one female, who have participated in the MYAA Little League/Softball program. Interested students must submit applications postmarked by March 19, 2012. Additional information and scholarship applications can be found…
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Holmdel referendum, Cross Farm sale off the table
Budget gap whittled to $1.8M, within levy cap; BOE disputes bond amount BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Patrick Impreveduto HOLMDEL — After a thorough analysis of its 2012-13 municipal budget, coupled with a few big breaks, the Township Committee voted at its Feb. 23 meeting to take no action on an ordinance that would authorize the…
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Volunteers needed to help at blood drives
New Jersey Blood Services, which supplies blood products and services to 60 hospitals throughout the state, is in need of volunteers to work blood drives. The blood service volunteer is an integral member of the collection team whose task it is to assist donors with registration, escorting and canteen duties, and to watch for post-donation…
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Building permit bill favors profits over public’s health and safety
Count Dracula lives, thanks to pro-development legislators in Trenton who are protecting the profits of developers — and their own political careers — instead of the health and safety of all of us. New Jersey, with the dirtiest air, water and land — including about 225 polluted sites identified by the EPA— is the unhealthiest…
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