• Affordable Care Act: Who is going to pay for it?

    Upon reading the lengthy letter regarding theAffordable Care Act from Michael Morris in the March 22, 2012, Independent (“Many in Danger ifAffordable Care Act Is Abolished”), my first reaction was to wonder if the letter was actually written by the health care czar appointed by President [Barack] Obama or maybe by a member of the…

  • Holmdel committee makes noise about ordinance

    Proposed ordinance allows police to act without decibel reading BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer HOLMDEL— If a proposed ordinance is approved, police officers will need only their ears and a pen to issue citations for noise violations within the township. At its March 22 meeting, the Holmdel Township Committee unanimously introduced an ordinance that allows the…

  • Christian Brothers Academy names new principal

    MIDDLETOWN — Peter Santanello has been named the eighth principal of Christian BrothersAcademy in Lincroft. His appointment was announced by Brother Frank Byrne, CBA president. Currently associate principal for academic affairs, Santanello will assume his new role at the end of the 2011-12 school year. He succeeds Brother James Butler, who has been appointed president…

  • Matawan introduces $10M budget for 2012

    Mayor: Operating expenses flat while health care costs, pensions, debt service rise BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer MATAWAN — The Borough Council introduced a $10.6 million municipal budget for the 2012 fiscal year at its March 20 meeting. The budget calls for a $350,000 increase from last year’s municipal budget of $10.3 million. “We went…

  • Child Find under way in Middletown

    Middletown parents and guardians are encouraged to contact the Middletown Township Board of Education if they have concerns about their child’s development in the following areas: communication, motor/physical, cognitive, emotional, visual or hearing and social. For preschool children, including homeless or migrant, between the ages of 3 and 5 and not eligible for kindergarten in…

  • Mid’town school calendar calls for late start, finish

    Teacher contract negotiations call for Sept. 10 start, June 25 end of school year BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — When the final bell rings for the 2012-13 school year, township students will be closer to July than ever before . At its March 21 meeting, the Middletown Township Board of Education discussed the introduction…

  • Freeholder will promote county programin Matawan

    MATAWAN — Freeholder Deputy Director ThomasArnone will speak at the Borough Council meeting on April 3 to discuss the Grow Monmouth initiative and the Monmouth County shared-services program. Grow Monmouth is a program of the Monmouth County Department of Economic Development that aims to help businesses grow and create jobs. A new Grow Monmouth initiative…

  • M’town introduces ‘leanest in years’ $63M budget

    CFO cites contract negotiations, cost savings, drop in tax appeal payouts BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Residents can expect to pay an average of $42 more per year in municipal taxes under the township’s proposed $63 million 2012-13 budget. At the March 19 meeting, the Township Committee unanimously voted to introduce the budget, calling…

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