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Boro raises still a topic of debate
Councilwoman balks at substantial increases for administrator, clerk BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer KEYPORT — Two weeks after approving a moderate salary increase for more than 30 nonunion positions in the borough, the Keyport Borough Council is still engaged in debate over potential raises for two more. At the council’s Oct. 2 agenda meeting, after…
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Week of Respect empowers students
Red Bank Regional hosts events to promote anti-bullying culture BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Sophie Walker (l-r) and Eden Sanaa, of the Project Girl Performance Collective empowerment performance troupe, act out a scene for students at Red Bank Regional High School in Little Silver on Oct. 2 during the Week of Respect.…
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Area schools teach the new three R’s
Respect, responsibility, relationships are the mainstays of Bullying Prevention Month BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Tiff Roma (l-r), Isabella Olaguera, Aya Abdelaziz and Tess Cronin, of the Project Girl Performance Collective, act out a bullying scenario on Oct. 2 during an empowerment program presented as part of the Week of Respect at Red Bank Regional…
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Alcatel-Lucent signs contract with Somerset
Lakewood developer back in after Elsie Sterling deal falls apart By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Elsie Sterling is out and Somerset is back in. Last week, Alcatel-Lucent found a new developer for its 472-acre property on Crawfords Corner Road in Holmdel, one that many residents should be familiar with: Somerset Development. According to…
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Wind turbine hearing postponed
The scheduled Oct. 12 hearing on opposing motions filed by the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority and the borough of Union Beach has been proposed. The two motions, which relate to the authority’s proposal to erect a wind turbine at its Union Beach site, will be rescheduled, according to an official of the state Superior Court…
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Wind turbine hearing postponed
The scheduled Oct. 12 hearing on opposing motions filed by the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority and the borough of Union Beach has been proposed. The two motions, which relate to the authority’s proposal to erect a wind turbine at its Union Beach site, will be rescheduled, according to an official of the state Superior Court…
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Riverview and Bayshore host breast health event Oct. 17
RED BANK — Riverview Medical Center and Bayshore Community Hospital will host a special breast health event about the latest developments, treatment options and medical advances in breast health 7-9 p.m. on Oct. 17. “Your Body, Your Health, Your Way” will take place at the Joan and Robert Rechnitz Conference and Education Center at Riverview…
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Park easy
The best practice in parking ticket prevention? Common sense. Here’s how to avoid the fees and the fuss By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features With cash-strapped cities desperately looking for ways to raise funds without hiking taxes, it’s no surprise that parking — especially parking enforcement — has become a major source of revenue. With an…
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Q&A
Happy with hybrids? with Sharon Peters Q: I’m wondering if people who buy hybrids like them well enough in the end to do it again. It’s an odd thing to track, I know, but I’m curious. A: Only about one-third of hybrid owners go that route when it’s time to get another car, according to…
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