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VNA to host free health event in Keansburg
KEANSBURG — The Visiting Nurse Association Health Group (VNA) staff and community partners will offer a day of free medical services, emotional support and resource assistance to residents of Keansburg and surrounding communities on April 20, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Bayshore Senior Day Center, 100 Main St. Services will include health screenings…
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Planning Bd. critical of Heritage aesthetics
BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Architect Richard Arzberger’s rendering of market-rate townhomes is included in plans for the proposed Heritage at Middletown development. KEITH HEUMILLER MIDDLETOWN — Residents and township Planning Board members have begun to express concerns about the design for Heritage at Middletown, a proposed 245-unit residential development that would be built in…
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Middletown Township celebrating Earth Day
The Poricy Park Conservancy, Middletown Township Cultural and Arts Council, and Middletown Recreation Department will celebrate Earth Day on April 20, from 3:30-6 p.m. at Poricy Park, 345 Oak Hill Road, Red Bank. The event will include cleanups at selected parks throughout the town. A special celebration will follow at Poricy Park and include a…
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Hats off to ‘Seussical’ performance
I want to send a huge applause out to the Middletown High School North drama and band team that worked diligently on the musical “Seussical.” I am a Middletown resident who has two children, ages 6 and 10, and I decided to take my kids to see this musical on Saturday, March 16. I signed…
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Time for people to be tolerant of wild animals
I attended a Colts Neck township meeting several weeks ago to hear about their proposal to allow hunting of deer at a distance of 150 feet from a building, rather than the current 450- foot requirement. Thankfully, the Township Committee voted down the ordinance until further consideration. I am writing this letter because some of…
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Keyport BOE approves $19.8M school budget
Staff Writer BY KEITH HEUMILLER KEYPORT — Due to a nearly $17 million drop in property assessment values and an increase in school district debt service payments, school taxes in Keyport will rise by more than 3 percent this year. On March 27, the Keyport Board of Education unanimously approved the $19.8 million budget for…
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Sandy damage has big impact on M’twn budget
CFO: 2.2 percent tax increase due to costs, lost property values BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Superstorm Sandy damages play a big role in Middletown’s proposed budget for 2013, which totals $66,418,877 and includes a 2.2 percent tax levy increase. According to township Chief Financial Officer Nicola Trasente, Middletown’s total property value dropped…
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Building hope from the ground up in Union Beach
New playground dedicated to Jack Pinto, Conn. school shooting victim BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Dean Pinto, father of 6-year-old Newtown school shooting victim Jack Pinto, speaks during the April 5 groundbreaking for a playground built in his son’s honor at Fireman’s Park in Union Beach. To his right, Jack’s brother, Ben, and mother, Trisha,…
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