Category: Independent News
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Hazlet a step closer to adopting $18M budget
HAZLET – The Hazlet Township Committee held a public hearing on the proposed 2008 budget during the May 6 meeting at town hall, with little comment from residents on the $18.3 million spending plan. The budget would increase the tax rate to $1.084, a 0.5-cent increase over last year, according to Chief Financial Officer (CFO)…
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Towns work on rejected school budget
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional Board of Education has sent the school budget to the Aberdeen Township and Matawan Borough councils after voters rejected the budget last month. “It is a fairly routine process by now,” said Board of Education President Patricia Demarest. “Both councils will recommend an amount to be…
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Hazlet will hold meeting on new flood zone maps
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer HAZLET – The township Environmental Commission went door to door Saturday to inform residents about aMay 20 meeting on revised flood zone maps that may impact their properties. It took about three and a half hours for Annie Eng and other members of the Hazlet Environmental Commission (HEC) to hand…
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Holmdel keeps ban on alcohol at twp. property
Committee decides to halt exceptions to current ordinance BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer HOLMDEL – The Township Committee recently weighed the pros and cons of serving alcohol on township property when facilities are rented out for private events. A motion to maintain the current ordinance prohibiting alcohol consumption on township property, with no exceptions…
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Zarinsky arraigned via video conference
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer FREEHOLD – The odd court appearances for convicted killer Robert Zarinsky continued May 7, when instead of being wheeled in on a gurney, he was arraigned via video conferencing. Appearing on a television screen for his arraignment proceedings from South Woods State Prison, Cumberland County, in the courtroom at the…
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May 17 Music Fest benefits Manna House
MATAWAN – Over the past decade, music fromlocal churches has supported a cause that gives homelessmothers and their children the means to turn their lives around. The First Presbyterian Church of Matawan has hosted Music Fest, a benefit for Manna House of Cliffwood Beach, for the past 12 years. This year 11 churches and one…
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District activities mark Special EducationWeek
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District will provide plenty of activities for students to appreciate one another during this year’s Special EducationWeek. The New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) has sponsored the weeklong event that runs through May 17 this year and recognizes the achievements and accomplishments of children with…
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Matawan seeks $200K for Clinton St. upgrades
Residents asked to support grant application BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer MATAWAN – The borough is pursuing a grant for street and roadway improvements on Clinton Street. On April 29 the Borough of Matawan Community Development Citizen Participation Group held a brief discussion about the borough’s plans to secure a grant from the Monmouth…
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Meeting the ocean’s creatures
ERIC SUCAR staff Students from Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School meet and greet a horseshoe crab during the 20th annual Clean Ocean Action Student Summit held at Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook May 9. Students from local schools participated in six hands-on work stations and a dozen field activities, including learning how to properly handle horseshoe crabs.
