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Hazlet library closes for renovations
Monmouth County library branch to reopen in mid-April HAZLET — The Monmouth County Library System’s Hazlet Branch closed for three months beginning Jan. 15 for major ceiling renovations. According to branch Manager Beth Henderson, the project would replace the ceiling and upgrade the lighting to current technology. “The library building opened in 1975; it’s a…
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Easement to protect historic Holmdel home
County, historical association partner to preserve Holmes-Hendrickson House BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer A conservation easement was approved by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders to protect the historic Holmes-Hendrickson House from private ownership. PHOTO COURTESY MONMOUTH COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION HOLMDEL — A historic home nestled within Holmdel Park will be preserved for future…
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Hospice volunteers sought to help others
All it takes is compassion and a little time to become a hospice volunteer for VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of New Jersey Shore, Eatontown. There is a need for volunteers in Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex counties. Volunteers give their time to terminally ill patients and their caregivers during a critical time. In orientation classes, they…
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Freeholders support dam improvements
Matawan and county will share cost of upgrades BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer MATAWAN— TheMonmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders gave its stamp of approval for an interlocal agreement with Matawan Borough at a meeting on Jan. 13. The freeholders unanimously passed a resolution supporting a joint partnership with the borough on repairing two dams…
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milestones
Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, announces the following local births: Dec. 27, a boy to Meghan and Matthew Donovan of the Leonardo section of Middletown; Dec. 28, a girl to Erica Hoffmann and Thomas Budd of the Belford section of Middletown. Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, announces the birth of a boy Dec. 19…
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Keyport council to update snow-removal policy
BY JAMES McEVOY Correspondent KEYPORT — As the first flakes of the third snowstorm in as many weeks began to fall Jan. 11, the Keyport Borough Council discussed the cleanup costs for the Dec. 26 blizzard and looked to expand property owner responsibilities regarding snow removal. Mayor Robert E. McLeod said he believes the current…
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King’s dream remembered
Local YMCAs host annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Dr. Walter D. Greason addresses the 22nd annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast on Jan. 17. Members of youth groups at The Community YMCA and the YMCA of Western Monmouth County performed at the breakfast.…
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Matawan and county partner to restore dams, bridge
DEP: Lake Lefferts, Matawan dams do not meet current standards BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Lake Matawan The borough of Matawan and Monmouth County have executed a joint partnership to rehabilitate two dams at Lake Lefferts and Lake Matawan, as well as to reconstruct the Ravine Drive bridge over the Matawan Creek watershed to comply…
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Photo
Students at Nut Swamp School in Middletown perform in a production of “Alice in Wonderland” on Jan. 14. More photos, page 17 and gmnews.com. JEFF GRANIT staff
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