• Harvest Home Festival

    Ryan Mullins, of Lincroft, gave a demonstration in use of the broadsaw at the Monmouth County Park System’s Harvest Home Festival held at historic Longstreet Farm in Holmdel on Sept. 25. FRANK GALIPO

  • Pallone bill would funnel $$ to fishing industry

    Anglers support Coastal Jobs Creation Act of 2010 BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. KEYPORT — Citing inaccurate quotas and needed infrastructure upgrades, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6th District) is hoping the Coastal Jobs Creation Act of 2010 will save a struggling fishing industry. Pallone announced the bill at a press conference…

  • Two more named to fort authority

    Gov. to appoint final three members of FMERA BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Two additional members of the Fort Monmouth Economic RevitalizationAuthority (FMERA) were in place for the authority’s inaugural meeting on Sept. 28. Alfred Koeppe, chairman of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) board, is a voting member of FMERA…

  • Twp. looks to lower bids for drainage improvements

    Second round of bids exceeds estimates for Port Monmouth project BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The township rejected a second round of bids for the first phase of improvements to mitigate flooding in the Port Monmouth section of the township. Though lower than the first round, this most recent round of bids was…

  • Marines share real-life account of Iraq war

    Program complements history curriculum BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Marine Maj. Michael Ogden spoke to sophomores at Holmdel High School about his experience serving in Iraq, at an assembly on Sept. 20. He shared a slideshow presentation with photographs and video clips taken by other Marines stationed in the Middle East. JACQUELINE HLAVENKA HOLMDEL —…

  • Holmdel schools partner with Monmouth University

    BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer HOLMDEL — The Holmdel Township Public School District has established a collaborative partnership with Monmouth University of West Long Branch, a relationship that aims to improve student achievement. In June, the district agreed to become a university-school partnership site with Monmouth to provide field experiences for students and ongoing professional…

  • Harvest Home Festival

    The Jugtown Mountain String Band provides authentic entertainment at the Monmouth County Park System’s Harvest Home Festival held at Historic Longstreet Farm in Holmdel on Sept. 25. The event also featured old-fashioned games, beekeeping, cider making, and potato harvesting. FRANK GALIPO

  • Pilsners, lagers and ales, oh my!

    First Beer on the Pier features samples of local brews BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Above: Festival volunteer Marty Horowitz serves up Rogue’s Somer Orange Honey Ale, one of the 50-plus beers available for tasting at Beer on the Pier Saturday in Belmar. Right: Local brew Beach Haus Pilsner from the East Coast Brewing Co.…

  • Keyport joins opposition to wind turbine

    BY JAMES McEVOY Correspondent KEYPORT — The Keyport Borough Council has joined the Hazlet Township Committee and the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders in opposing the construction of a 1.5-megawatt industrial wind turbine by the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority (BRSA) in Union Beach. Much of the controversy stems from the proposed construction of the…

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