Experience firsthand the beauty, relaxation and tranquility found in the many forms water gardens can take, including ponds, waterfalls, streams, fountains and pools at Grounds Keeper in Matawan.
Volunteers will clean along the roadside and down to the creek edge to prevent debris from entering the creek and bay.
Firefighters and their immediate family members may qualify for up to $600 a year toward tuition.
Matawan's volunteer firefighters and their families can now qualify for up to $600 a year in tuition credits. According to a resolution passed unanimously by the council on May 7, the borough hopes that participation in the state tuition credit program will help encourage people to step up as volunteers as well as retain current firefighters. The volunteer tuition credit program is an incentive provided by the state of New Jersey to volunteer emergency responders and their immediate family members, such as a spouse or a dependent child. The tuition credits can be used at county colleges, county vocational schools or county technical schools. Each volunteer is eligable to receive up to $600 per year toward an education. Although the …
To commemorate their first anniversary, Uncle Louie G Keyport will celebrate by holding eight days of fundraisers for local Keyport groups.
A Matawan man with close ties to Union Beach was one of several Sandy survivors to be published in the collection titled "Oh Sandy: An Anthology of Humorous Stories for a Serious Cause."
Hurricane Sandy was no laughing matter for those people displaced from their flooded homes, for those throwing out hundreds of dollars worth of food after losing power or for those who lost their homes entirely. However, they say laughter is the best medicine. "When you are gutting people's houses, you either start laughing or start crying and don't stop," said James Butler, a former Union Beach resident who continues to coach youth soccer there. "When you are dealing with tragedy there is at first shock and then you kind of move on to the gallows of humor." Each day after the storm, Butler, now a Matawan resident, visited Union Beach to help his parents, his childhood friends and his soccer players' families clean up and rebuild. He …
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A Matawan man with close ties to Union Beach was one of several Sandy survivors to be published in the collection titled "Oh Sandy: An Anthology of Humorous Stories for a Serious Cause."
Hurricane Sandy was no laughing matter for those people displaced from their flooded homes, for those throwing out hundreds of dollars worth of food after losing power or for those who lost their homes entirely. However, they say laughter is the best medicine. "When you are gutting people's houses, you either start laughing or start crying and don't stop," said James Butler, a former Union Beach resident who continues to coach youth soccer there. "When you are dealing with tragedy there is at first shock and then you kind of move on to the gallows of humor." Each day after the storm, Butler, now a Matawan resident, visited Union Beach to help his parents, his childhood friends and his soccer players' families clean up and rebuild. He …
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The 5K will support the Wounded Warrior Project. Runners, walkers and volunteers all welcome!
The Bayshore Watershed Council & NY-NJ Baykeeper are having a cleanup of Compton Creek wetlands, near the old fish factory in Belford.
This project is a collaboration between New Jersey Firefighters and local nonprofit organizations that will build 26 playgrounds, each named specifically for one of the Newtown victims, in areas devastated by Hurricane Sandy.
The Matawan Recreation Department is hosting a downtown cleanup this weekend.
Spruce up Main Street in Matawan this weekend by pitching in a helping hand with the Matawan Department of Recreation. According to Recreation Director Deirdre Ring, the borough is hosting a downtown cleanup to kick off the nice weather. Volunteers will be pruning and planting the flower pots the line the streets. "Many people ask what they can do to get involved within town. This is the perfect opportunity to pitch in to help us beautify Main Street by cleaning up and planting flowers in the flower pots," Ring said. "It provides an opportunity for residents to come out and lend a hand while getting to know some of our volunteers, and providing a vital service to the community." Volunteers are asked to meet in the parking lot of Bank of …
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Steve M. on the Franklin Side of Kingston
2:14 pm on Thursday, May 9, 2013
Bought the Kindle edition. "Sandy my darling you hurt me real bad You know it's true ..." But please DON'T say you'll stay, oh Sandy! more ›