Tag: Matawan
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Matawan council seeks funding for additional work at park
MATAWAN – In a move to seek funding for the Gravelly Brook Park Phase III improvements, the Matawan Borough Council has passed a resolution and will apply for a Monmouth County open space grant. The council took the action on Sept. 18. The Gravelly Brook Park rehabilitation project’s Phase III improvements will consist of adding…
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Sales team from Weicher, Realtors’ Holmdel office to take part in Matawan Day
The sales team from Weichert, Realtors’ Holmdel office will participate in Matawan Day and Fall Festival from noon to 5 p.m., Oct. 13, on Main Street in Matawan. Sponsored by the Matawan-Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce and the Matawan Recreation Department, Matawan Day will include more than 120 local retailers, crafters/artisans, businesses and non-profit organizations. Area…
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Cheesequake State Park offers various fall activities
Cheesequake State Park has scheduled the following events and programs for the fall: A bird rescue program at 1 p.m. on Sept. 23. Meet at the Nature Center for a program on avian rescue. Live birds will be present for viewing. All ages welcome. Learn about the astronomical features of the area at 5 p.m.,…
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Darrell Rogers Jr. returns home after three-month hospital stay
MATAWAN – A blue Nissan Sedan pulled up to the entrance of the hospital. All at once, members of the Rogers family left the vehicle and regrouped outside of a revolving door. Darrell Rogers Sr. drove off to park the vehicle. One member of the Rogers clan tightly gripped a bouquet of balloons. Another, a…
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Immediate Care locations participating in fundraiser for Matawan teenager
MATAWAN – A medical facility is promoting awareness of the importance of athletes undergoing cardiac related assessments prior to taking part in sports programs. Throughout July and continuing through August, Immediate Care Medical Walk-In is donating $10 from each sports physical that is performed at one of its nine locations in central New Jersey to…
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Matawan police to hold ‘National Night Out’ at Terhune Park
MATAWAN – The Matawan Police Department will sponsor its annual National Night Out event from 6-9 p.m. on Aug. 7 in Terhune Park. The park is located at the corner of Main and South streets. “National Night Out is an annual community building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships with the goal of making our neighborhoods…
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Matawan council aims to create sports commission
MATAWAN – The Matawan Borough Council is planning to introduce an ordinance that will, if adopted, establish the municipality’s first sports commission. The ordinance was on the agenda for introduction on July 17 but was held. The ordinance is now scheduled for introduction at the council meeting on Aug. 8. Mayor Joseph Altomonte said the…
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Resident paints smile on garage to celebrate father’s improving health
A new landmark is making residents of one community smile. Matawan native Robert Walker Jr. painted a smiley face which scales the circumference of his aunt’s garage at her home in Matawan. The black-and-yellow painting symbolizes the progress Walker’s father, Robert Walker Sr., has made since being diagnosed with cancer more than a year ago. Walker…
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Matawan will offer free kayak tours this summer
Hoping to show residents the natural elements of Lake Lefferts, the Borough of Matawan and NY/NJ Baykeeper will offer free guided kayak tours this summer. The guided kayak tours will be led by Joe Reynolds, who is a local naturalist, explorer, writer, photographer and conservationist. He specializes in estuarine ecology and coastal biology of the…
