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Solar farm approved for Holmdel
18K ground-mounted panels will track sun’s movement BY KAITLYN D. KANZLER Staff Writer HOLMDEL — The township’s first solar farm will be constructed on farmland along Holmdel Road after the Holmdel Zoning Board approved an application for a 4.8-megawatt solar field on April 27. Applicant OCI Solar Power LLC/ CornerStone Holmdel LLC submitted an application…
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Rescue Ridge to hold fundraiser May21
Pet lovers can put the “fun” in fundraising during Rescue Ridge’s annual event at the shore to be held 2-7 p.m. May 21 at The Headliner in Neptune. The fifth annual BBQ, Baskets and Beach Ball Bash fundraiser will feature a grill and buffet, beer specials (cash bar), live music and entertainment, face painting and…
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Matawan-Aberdeen district budget approved by voters
BY KAITLYN D. KANZLER Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District’s $61.7 million budget was approved by voters on April 27 According to unofficial results posted on the Monmouth County website, the vote count was 899-812 in favor of the budget, which was under the mandated 2 percent cap on annual tax levy…
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Trainer excited about Kentucky Derby prospects
Kelly Breen’s 3-year-old Pants On Fire won $1M Louisiana Derby BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Kelly Breen, who has twice been the leading trainer at Monmouth Park, Oceanport, trained Pants On Fire, a horse that will race in the 2011 Kentucky Derby on May 7. Breen, who lives in Farmingdale and hails from Old Bridge,…
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Negotiations save police jobs in Middletown Township
Health care and co-pay increases offset 10 layoffs BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Middletown and its two police unions, the Superior Officers Association (SOA) and the Policemen’s BenevolentAssociation (PBA), have reached an agreement that saves 10 police jobs. In February, Middletown filed a layoff plan with the state that proposed eliminating 26 positions, 10 of…
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LAUREN CASSELBERRY Noel Stocker has fun feeding a goat at the petting zoo, one of the attractions at the 13th annual Bayonet Farm Earth Day Festival in Holmdel on May 1. More photos, page 45 and gmnews.com.
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“At the Chairman’s Table,” a fundraising dinner celebrating the life of Frank Sinatra, will be held at 7 p.m. May 13 at the Toms River library, 101 Washington St., Toms River. Favorite dishes, as detailed in the cookbook/autobiography “Patsy’s Cookbook,” as well as experiences Sinatra had at Patsy’s, his favorite restaurant, will be shared…
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Christie signs Sara’s Law, honoring Sayreville teen
Mother certain registry will help other families in times of crisis BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer No parent wants a law named after her child, not for something like this. But for Betty Dubinin of Sayreville, Middlesex County, the law is an important one and she is sure her daughter Sara would have approved. On…
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Jackson Herricanes Elite U12 Girls 99/00 Soccer will hold open training sessions in May every Monday and Thursday 6-7:40 p.m. at the Jackson Justice Complex on West Veterans Highway, Jackson. This elite premier team will be holding open tryouts 6-7:40 p.m. May 9, 12 and 13 at the Jackson Soccer Complex turf field No. 1.…
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