• Hold the shark tales, Burrowes Mansion has adventure, too

    Manse part of Weekend in Old Monmouth, May 2-3 BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Burrowes Mansion MATAWAN — Ask locals what they know about the borough’s history, and they will probably start reciting tales of the 1916 shark attacks, adding details that rival the novel “Jaws.” But there’s much more than man-eaters in Matawan’s…

  • Got late fines? Bring food to the library!

    Libraries accept food donations in lieu of late fines BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer If it has been a while since those library books under your bed have seen the light of day, now is the time to bring them back to your branch of the Monmouth County Library, along with some canned goods,…

  • Two Hazlet committee seats up for grabs

    Dem incumbents look to fend off GOP challenge BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer Joseph Belasco HAZLET — Four familiar names will be on the ballot in the June 2 primaries and the Nov. 3 municipal elections All four candidates for two, three-year term Township Committee seats, including the mayor and deputy mayor, have been on…

  • When the daffodils bloom, Bayonet Farm springs to life

    Preserved Holmdel farm to get improvements BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Changes are coming to Bayonet Farm in Holmdel in the form of capital improvements to the Harding House and additions to spring programming for children. FILE PHOTOS Top: Restoration plans are in the early stages for the 200-year-old Harding House at Bayonet Farm,…

  • Local officials meet to discuss shared services

    Corzine attends as member towns sign charter BY JAMIE ROMM & REBECCA MORTON Staff Writers Representatives of 22 Monmouth County municipalities came together for the first official meeting of the Central Jersey Council of Governments (CJCG) on April 7. Gov. Jon Corzine was present as the local officials signed the council’s ceremonial charter at Marlboro…

  • Bids are in; nonpublic pupils will have busing

    Bids received meet state per-pupil cap BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer After receiving satisfactory transportation bids, the Holmdel School District announced this week that nonpublic school students will be provided with busing for the 2009-10 school year. “I am pleased to inform you that at the April 1 … regular business meeting, the board…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6th District) watches as Jeanne Woodford, of the Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge, Medford, releases a rehabilitated peregrine falcon at Bayshore Waterfront Park in New Monmouth on April 19. Another photo, page 33.

  • Linda Wilson Thierolf

    Mrs. Thierolf, 77, of Middletown, died April 10, 2009. Before her retirement, she was a secretary at Linbill Business Services, Middletown, where she was employed for several years. Mrs. Thierolf is survived by her husband of 56 years, William R. Thierolf; three daughters and sonsin law, Jayne and Michael Sirignano of O’Fallon, Mo., Lugene and…

  • Helen R. Grace

    Miss Grace, 88, of the Shadow Lake section of Middletown, died April 4, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Before her retirement, she was executive secretary to the chairman of the board of directors at ASARCO, New York City, for several years. Miss Grace was predeceased by two brothers, Dr. Carlton D. Grace and…

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