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No leads on pilfered piping plover eggs
Evidence indicates eggs were taken by a human BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer An investigation has been launched after someone removed two incubating piping plover eggs from a nest on Sandy Hook and damaged fencing that protects several other beach area nests. Piping plovers make their nests on the beach in depressions in the…
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Volunteers needed to aid domestic violence victims
MIDDLETOWN — The Middletown Township Police Department, in conjunction with 180 Turning Lives Around, has a team of specially trained volunteer advocates available to meet confidentially with victims of domestic violence at police headquarters 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The volunteer advocates, who are civilian members of the community, work in conjunction…
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Christie, Guadagno make Monmouth County stops
Candidate for governor speaks to GOP officials, students BY TOM SHORTELL and DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writers Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie toured Monmouth County Wednesday after choosing county Sheriff Kim Guadagno as his lieutenant governor candidate earlier in the week. Christie and Guadagno traveled to Middletown July 22 where they spoke before a friendly crowd…
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Vital lessons
Clockwise from top left: Members of the Keyport Fire Department listen during a briefing before beginning a high-rise fire training exercise at the Middlesex Fire Academy, Sayreville, on July 21. Keyport firefighters prepare for and then participate in various training exercises.
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Auxiliary Police looking for a few good men and women
MIDDLETOWN — The Middletown Auxiliary Police are looking for a few good volunteers to contribute to Middletown’s standing as one of New Jersey’s safest communities. Beginning in August, the auxiliary will launch a major recruitment drive and will be present at the Middletown Marketplace, held every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the…
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Council OKs liquor licenses over objections
BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer KEYPORT — The Borough Council approved the renewal of two challenged liquor licenses July 14. The council voted to renew the liquor licenses at the Bulkhead Bar & Grille and Lucky27, both on West Front Street, after more than an hour and a half of hearings at a council meeting.…
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Mid’twn budget defers pension payments
Cost-cutting measures aim to offset $3.6M drop in revenues BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Township Committee approved an amended 2009 municipal budget on July 20 that calls for measures including a 5.8 percent hike in the tax levy and deferral of public pension fund payments. The $61.5 million budget, passed at Monday’smeeting,…
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Plant Corps restores coastal habitat at Hook
Program protects plant life natural to local environment BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer For the past month, a team of five people has climbed through poison ivy, shrubs and tick-infested woods, cutting down at least 300 trees along the northern reaches of Sandy Hook. Lucas Kelly, an intern with the Student Conservation Association, spends his…
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NOTES
Audience members brought blankets and lawn chairs to watch a performance of “MacBeth” by the Brookdale Shakespeare Ensemble under the stars on July 16. Navesink Hook & Ladder Fire Company No. 1 will host its 121st annual Fireman’s Fair 6-11 p.m. Aug. 6-8 at the firehouse 141 Monmouth Ave., Navesink section of Middletown. The fair…
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