• Matawan council floats budget of $10.7 million

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer MATAWAN — The Borough Council has introduced a 2014 budget totaling $10.7 million, an increase of $150,000 over the 2013 spending plan. The municipal budget calls for $7.55 million to be raised by taxes, a $70,000 increase over the 2013 tax levy. The proposed tax rate for 2014 is 79.7…

  • Holmdel Library has activities for children

    The Holmdel Library at 4 Crawfords Corner is offering activities for children in June. Registration is required for all programs by stopping at the library or calling 732-946-4118. “Swirls and Curls” for children in grades K-2 will be at 4:15 p.m. June 2. Create a colorful marbleized painting. “Mold It, Shape It” for children in…

  • Options exist to keep the elderly at home

    Most people do not wake up one day and decide they want to move into a nursing home. Traditionally, they live there because they have medical and personal needs that cannot be met at home. As a former nursing home administrator and current New Jersey long-term care ombudsman, I think I can state with some…

  • Closed-door government shuts out residents

    The closing of Holmdel Fire Company No. 1 is yet another example of how the Township Committee makes crucial decisions with no input from residents. Rather than alert the public beforehand — particularly those residents living in the area served by Holmdel Fire Company No. 1 — to the possibility that the fire station might…

  • Resources available for mental health issues

    May is Mental Health Awareness month. At some point in each of our lives, we will have to cope with a mental health issue. An overwhelming number of people in the Tourette syndrome (TS) community — 79 percent — are also diagnosed with an associated mental health condition like ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), depression…

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    MATT DENTON Vincent Perciballi, 8, waits patiently for a fish to bite during the children’s fishing derby that was part of the Monmouth County Park System’s Outdoor Adventure Expo held at Turkey Swamp Park, Freehold Township, on May 18.

  • A new vision set for Sandy Hook

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Bicyclists walk through a pavilion at Sandy Hook in May 2013. The National Park Service has proposed a plan that would expand recreational offerings and educational programs over the next 20 years. KEITH HEUMILLER/STAFF SANDY HOOK — National Park Service (NPS) officials have proposed a new management plan for Sandy…

  • Sky’s the limit for fire lookout

    By JOSEPH SAPIA Correspondent Andy Prochnow reflects on his work in the lookout tower located in Thompson Park, Monroe, where employees of the state Forest Fire Service keep watch for wildfire. On clear, low-humidity days at Jamesburg Tower, Andy Prochnow has a naked-eye view of the Freedom Tower and Empire State Building about 35 miles…

  • Mitigation work to begin this summer

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer More than 750 homes in Port Monmouth were damaged during the superstorm. After some 20 years of delays, the federal Sandy aid bill is providing funding for flood-mitigation projects for the Bayshore community. KEITH HEUMILLER/STAFF A fter nearly two decades of delays and a 2012 superstorm that damaged more than…

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