Category: Independent News
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Township introduces municipal tax hike
BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Residents may see a 2.7-cent municipal tax increase this year as part of the $16.1 million 2004 municipal budget the Township Committee recently introduced. The committee approved the introduction of the budget with a 4-0 vote at its March 8 meeting. Committeewoman Serena DiMaso…
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Board OKs tentative budget
BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The township Board of Education added seven new teachers to its 2004-05 budget to decrease class sizes in the district. The board unanimously passed at its March 9 special meeting the introduction of its $119 million tentative budget with an school tax increase of…
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Proposed recreation facility’s size a concern
BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The size of the proposed municipal recreation facility is an issue for some residents. A public hearing for the proposed recreational facility on Riverdale Drive, adjacent to Matawan Creek, was held March 2. Ideas for the site include a full-size baseball field, a multipurpose…
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New dispatch system to help local police
BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer JOSH DAVIDSON Carin Spragg, a dispatcher with the Matawan Borough Police Department, works with the department’s new communications system March 5. MATAWAN — A new computerized dispatching system is expected to speed up response times for local police. The borough police department’s new Motorola Centracon program…
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Monmouth County Park System events
On March 22, from 4:15-5:45 p.m., the park system will hold its "Great Impressionism for Aspiring Young Artists" series at the Thompson Park Craft Center, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft. During this series, youths ages 6-15 are invited to create their own original paintings that resemble famous masterpieces. The event will cost $20 per person. On…
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Land swap could bring more open space to town
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer KEYPORT — A developer wants to make a trade with the borough, but no deal will be done until environmental and planning concerns are covered. Representatives from Kara Homes presented a plan at the March 2 Borough Council meeting to build about 40 townhouses…
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Board approves Mirror Lake project, 9-0
BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The Township Planning Board approved a developer’s plan to bring 234 age-restricted senior housing units to Greenwood and Ticetown roads, despite objections from one Old Bridge official. Final major site plan and subdivision approval for the Mirror Lake Project of Greenwood Holdings LLC, Holmdel,…
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Council changes redevelopment plan properties
BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The Township Council has passed an ordinance removing 45 optional redevelopment properties from its redevelopment plan. The council voted 7-0 to adopt an ordinance removing the properties from its redevelopment plan at its March 2 meeting. The measure was passed in response to a…
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Giving local focus to a global issue
Conference part of larger effortto spur change, create equity BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer Conference part of larger effort to spur change, create equity BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Sophie Foster-Palmer, 4, helps Mary Gatta and Johanna Foster (front left) post fliers at No Joe’s Cafe in Red Bank to help spread the…
