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Holmdel weighs Lucent redevelopment study
BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer HOLMDEL — The Holmdel Township Planning Board is considering whether to undertake a study to determine if the 472- acre Alcatel-Lucent property on Crawfords Corner Road qualifies as an area “in need of redevelopment.” At a meeting on Aug. 17, the Planning Board began to evaluate the benefits, possible risks…
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Walk With Joe welcomes all to remember Sept. 11
Annual event in Manalapan honors heroes of Flight 93 who fought terrorists BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — A group of dedicated individuals will not let Americans forget the heroism of the passengers who were on United Airlines Flight 93 on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. The individuals who fought back against a…
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Volunteers needed for Reading Buddies
LONG BRANCH — Family & Children’s Service (FCS), a nonprofit serving Monmouth County individuals and families in need for more than 100 years, is seeking dedicated adult volunteers to read aloud with children as part of the agency’s Reading Buddies program. Reading Buddy volunteers commit at least one hour each week to read with young…
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New traffic pattern to begin near Wanamassa School
OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Township police are notifying residents of a change to traffic patterns on Bendermere Avenue near Wanamassa School, coinciding with the start of the new school year. Effective Sept. 2, the first day of school for students, there will be a new traffic pattern on Bendermere Avenue during the morning drop-off and afternoon…
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Freeholders honor Judith Stanley Coleman
BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Judith Stanley Coleman MIDDLETOWN — The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders honored the life, work and legacy of philanthropist Judith Hurley Stanley Coleman with an honorary proclamation at a regular meeting on Aug. 12. Coleman, founder of the Monmouth Conservation Foundation and Save Sandy Hook, died peacefully at her…
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Oceans of Rhythm Festival takes place Saturday
LONG BRANCH — Zebra’s 17th annual Oceans of Rhythm Festival will be held Saturday, Aug. 28, at Jerry Morgan Park and the Great Lawn in Long Branch. This year’s theme is “In 2010, Let’s Do it Again: Back to Roots and Culture!” The popular free festival incorporates music, drumming, multicultural dance and performances by a…
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Student honored for training puppies
Eilea Knotts, of West Long Branch, received a $1,000 scholarship Aug. 14 from The Seeing Eye for raising several puppies for the dog guide school. Knotts, a freshman studying marine biology at the University of Rhode Island, has been a puppy raiser for seven years as a member of a Seeing Eye puppy club. In…
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FMERPA appoints reuse consulting group
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority (FMERPA) unanimously appointed Matrix Design Group as the planning, engineering, architectural and environmental services consultant for the redevelopment of the fort property at its meeting on Aug. 18. According to the resolution, Matrix’s contract is not to exceed $955,900; $90,000 of…
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Freeholders salute open space projects
FREEHOLD — The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders at its July 8 meeting recognized local open space grant projects in 14 towns by presenting them with signs to commemorate completion of park acquisition and improvement projects. “What better time than July’s National Park and Recreation Month to recognize communities who successfully completed Municipal Open…
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