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Park System to train Trails Team volunteers
For those interested in becoming part of the Monmouth County Park System’s Trails Team, a free training workshop will be held 9 a.m.-noon March 10 at the Thompson Park Annex Training Center, 53 Longbridge Road, Holmdel. Prospective volunteers (age 16 and up) are invited to this workshop that serves as an introduction to the park…
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M’town teen job fair slated for March 28
Middletown’s 21st annual Youth Job Fair will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. March 28 at High School North, 63 Tindall Road. The event, which is organized by Middletown Community Affairs Council, will bring together Middletown youth and employers to explore the possibility of full- and part-time job placement at no cost to the…
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New commissioners named to BRSA board
BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer UNION BEACH — The Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority (BRSA) welcomed three new commissioners, including one whose appointment has been challenged by the BRSA, at the Feb. 13 meeting. Bart Sutton, an outspoken opponent of the authority’s plans to construct a 386-foot-tall industrial wind turbine at its Union Beach facility, was appointed…
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CODA
Christie playing politics with same-sex marriage GREG BEAN Reflecting the will of a majority of people in New Jersey, the state Assembly on Feb. 16 approved a law making same-sex marriage legal in this state — the same law the Senate passed earlier in the week. The passage reflects a sea change from two years…
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Holmdel mayor’s bridge to nowhere
An open letter to our neighbors GUEST COLUMN WILLIAM and ELISSA CAHILL Holmdel Mayor Patrick Impreveduto recently announced that the township faces a budget crisis — a $2.5 million deficit. Assuring us that the municipal budget has already been “cut-to-the-bone,” Mr. Impreveduto suggested that the township needed to find new temporary sources of revenue that…
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Teen dating violence is a serious epidemic, but help is nearby
February is National Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness Month. This month provides an excellent opportunity for all of us to demonstrate our commitment to ending teen dating violence and support the numerous victims and survivors who are among us. These violent relationships have serious consequences for victims — putting them at higher risk for…
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Holmdel residents have no other options
Recent letter writers have asserted that Holmdel has a third choice to close the gap in its municipal budget. Rather than choose between selling public land and raising the tax rate above the statutory cap, they want to cut expenses. That is not an option. The Holmdel Township Committee has made it clear that they…
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Selling Holmdel’s open space worrisome for all
Holmdel has long been one of New Jersey’s leading communities. It’s a place that people admire and where people aspire to live because of the fine quality of life, great school system and pastoral setting. In 2007 NY/NJ Baykeeper directed regional land acquisition funds to Holmdel Township to acquire the 12-acre Lady Slipper tract as…
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