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Discover Disc Golf will be held 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. June 28-29 at Thompson Park, 805 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft. Children age 7 and up can enjoy a free mini disc golf course event. See how many throws it takes to hear the “cling” of the goal. Sign in at the Thompson Park Visitor Center…
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Middletown celebrates 350th anniversary
The official founding of the Township of Middletown 350 years ago in 1664 will be celebrated during the third weekend in June with a formal gala, a parade and burial of the Middletown 350 Time Capsule. Festivities begin June 20 at the Middletown 350 Anniversary Gala. This formal evening will be held 7-11 p.m. at…
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Thousands of menhaden go belly up in Shark River
By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Atlantic menhaden washed ashore near the Ocean Grove Pier, nearly 2 miles from the Shark River inlet. THOMAS CASTLES/STAFF A pproximately 450,000 Atlantic Menhaden — a common filter-feeding fish on the New Jersey coast — funneled into the Shark River in early May, where they met their untimely demise. While…
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Residents can report marine emergencies with new app
By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Following a fish kill that left 450,000 Atlantic menhaden dead in the Shark River, the American Littoral Society unveiled a new smartphone app — Marine Defenders — that allows citizen-scientists to report marine emergencies. The app, which was announced May 28, was originally conceived and developed for reporting oil spills,…
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Monmouth County towns seeing drop in appeals
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Tax appeals throughout the county are beginning to decrease with several factors being credited. Matthew Clark, Monmouth County tax administrator, said in an interview last year that the economy and a new countywide demonstration program for assessments are among the factors leading to a nearly 2,000 decrease in appeals filed…
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Sayreville students seek sweet success
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Students at Samsel Upper Elementary School in Sayreville make the case for naming saltwater taffy as the official state candy. The students lobbied the state Assembly’s Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee in Trenton on June 5 alongside state Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D-Middlesex), who introduced a bill in January…
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Holmdel to PILOT for Bell Labs site
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The Holmdel Township Committee is expecting a windfall of revenue as it enters into a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) deal with the developer of the former Bell Labs site. During the June 5 Township Committee meeting, the committee introduced an ordinance authorizing a tax exemption and PILOT strictly on the main office…
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The sounds of summer
By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Clockwise from left: Brian Kirk and the Jirks perform at Pier Village’s Festival Plaza in Long Branch last summer; Random Test offers live reggae in Roosevelt Park, Edison; and a crowd enjoys a show at Raritan Bay Waterfront Park in South Amboy. FILE PHOTOS Free outdoor concerts are attracting a…
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Hot airbags
Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: I read in one of your recent columns about how so many carmakers are using eight or 10 airbags. Iām wondering if this is just a game of one-upsmanship or if they really save lives? A: Determining whether a non-fatality in a wreck was definitely attributable to seatbelt-wearing (or a…
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