Author: Kayla Marsh
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County bridge in Aberdeen closes for replacement
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff writer ABERDEEN – Monmouth County Bridge MA-14 spanning over Matawan Creek on Amboy Avenue and West Front Street will be closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic until late 2017 in order to make way for the replacement of the 100-year-old structure. According to a release from the Monmouth County Department…
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Brookdale partners with Hazlet and Georgian Court
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer HAZLET – Brookdale Community College has unanimously approved two new higher education partnerships when the school sealed agreements with the Hazlet Township School District and Georgian Court University. At a May 17 Board of Trustees meeting held at the community college’s Hazlet campus at 1 Crown Plaza, Brookdale’s Vice…
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Chelsea Clinton campaigns in Monmouth County
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer LONG BRANCH – Before New Jerseyans head to the polls for the June 7 primary, Chelsea Clinton, daughter of presidential hopeful Hilary Clinton, met with Monmouth County residents. On May 17, the last day for residents to register to vote in the primary, Clinton campaigned for her mother, the…
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Community raises $20K for Eatontown family
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer EATONTOWN — For local resident Michael Roman, Father’s Day has come early. The reason is because of hundreds of donations and the generosity of family, friends, coworkers and community members alike who helped raise money so his family could purchase a new, wheelchair-accessible Dodge Grand Caravan to help move…
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Shrewsbury re-enters county’s Demonstration Program
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer SHREWSBURY — After spending time weighing facts and gaining input from local leaders and surrounding municipalities, the Borough Council unanimously voted to opt back into the Monmouth County Reassessment Demonstration Program. The decision occurred at the council’s May 2 meeting, where a resolution was adopted stating that the borough…
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Fair Haven educator honored as an Emerging Leader
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer FAIR HAVEN – Chris Aviles, EDTech Coach for the Fair Haven School District, has been recognized for his work in implementing a variety of technological advances into the classroom and for transforming learning in the digital age. The nonprofit International Society for Technology in Education has named Aviles as a…
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Red Bank High School inducts six alumni into hall of fame
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER — Students, faculty, staff and community members alike gathered at Red Bank Regional High School to welcome six new members into its Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame. Every year, Red Bank Regional’s Buc Backer Foundation sponsors the induction of alumni who have enjoyed long, distinguished careers both…
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Middletown approves 2016 municipal budget
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A $70.3 million municipal budget that has been passed by the Township Committee calls for residents to pay less than $3 more per month. The Township Committee unanimously passed the 2016 municipal budget on May 2 following a public hearing where no members of the public came…
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Hazlet adopts municipal budget
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer HAZLET — The Township Committee has unanimously adopted a $21.2 million budget that reflects a zero percent increase on the municipal purposes tax levy. Chief Financial Officer Thomas O’Hara said that the total budget for this year is $21,189,749.76. When the budget was first introduced in early April, O’Hara…
