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Raritan River Drawbridge clears environmental review
SOUTH AMBOY – A replacement for the aging Raritan River Drawbridge has cleared the federal environmental assessment process. The milestone marks a significant development in NJ Transit’s effort to make its infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather following the devastating impacts of Superstorm Sandy in 2012. On Oct. 13, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued…
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Ground broken for Freehold Borough school additions
FREEHOLD – Construction has begun on a project in the Freehold Borough K-8 School District that will address the issue of student overcrowding in the district by expanding its schools. On Oct. 12, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the expansion of the Park Avenue Complex, which houses two of the district’s schools, the Park…
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PSE&G begins surveying in North Brunswick
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Residents along the Route 130 corridor may see activity from PSE&G representatives. The energy company will be replacing its A-shaped lattice transmission towers with “forks,” or monopoles with prongs, in the coming months. Michael Hritz, director of North Brunswick’s Department of Community Development, said the statewide transition is so that the poles…
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Red Bank race may determine council control
RED BANK – Two Democrats and two Republicans are seeking a pair of three-year terms on the Borough Council in Red Bank this year in a race that could decide which party controls the council. Voters will held to the polls on Nov. 7. The 2017 race for council will see the Democratic ticket of…
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Resident suggest idea for ‘tiny houses’ in Howell
HOWELL – One resident believes the “tiny house movement” would help Howell provide homes for individuals who have a low or moderate income and help the municipality meet its state mandated obligation to provide opportunities for the development of affordable housing. The tiny house movement is a social movement in which people live in a…
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Meet and greet wild animals at East Brunswick Library on Nov. 8
During “Eyes of the Wild,” the audience gathered at the East Brunswick Library, Civic Center Drive, will meet strange and wonderful creatures from around the world – including the wallaby, Patagonian cavy, sugar glider and a pot-bellied pig – during two sessions at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 8. The program is sponsored…
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Reality is never fair
By Paul Hall “Hotshots” is the name given to the elite line of men and women fighting our nation’s wildfires. They are on the front lines as the devastating flames envelop the land around them. We take a look at just one group of hotshots in the new film Only the Brave. Eric Marsh (Josh…
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From teenaged dream to cultural icon: Let’s hear it for Frankenstein!
By Lucie M. Winborne, ReMIND Magazine “I saw — with shut eyes but acute mental vision — I saw the pale student of unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together. I saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out, and then, on the working of some powerful engine, show signs of…
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Holmdel GOP candidates voice their positions
HOLMDEL Four candidates are running for the two available seats on the Township Committee. Incumbent and Republican Mayor Gregory Buontempo along with Republican Dr. Rocco Pascucci will face Democrats Larry Luttrell and Barbara Singer for the three year term. Election day is on Nov. 7. Buontempo, 52, has been a resident for more than 20…
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