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GFWC Woman’s Club of Matawan hosts Colonial ballads program
MATAWAN —The GFWC Woman’s Club ofMatawan will present a special program featuring the musical heritage of America’s Colonial past. “Ballads of Our Past” will be held on Sunday, Nov. 13, at the clubhouse, 199 Jackson St., from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The ballads will be presented by the D Major Singers, Lois Lyons, Irene Hague,…
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Hazlet BOE names new superintendent
BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Bernard Bragen Jr. HAZLET— With the current schools chief on his way out, the Board of Education voted at its Oct. 18 meeting to promote the current assistant superintendent to the Hazlet Public School District’s top leadership role. Bernard Bragen Jr. will be installed effective Nov. 14. “I am grateful for…
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Election 2011
In Aberdeen, field of eight seek four council seats GREGORY J. CANNON (D) has been a lifelong resident of Aberdeen and currently holds a seat on the Aberdeen Township Council. He is an attorney at Bressler, Avery & Ross. A former member of the planning board, he coaches local spor ts teams. Q. What do…
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Blood donation affects even the tiniest of us
This time last year I wrote a letter to the editor regarding the upcoming blood drive in memory of our daughter. On Nov. 1 at Brookdale’s Collins Arena, our family will again, for the third year, urge the community to donate blood in memory ofAva. The Central Jersey Blood Bank will be there from10 a.m.…
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NPS needs to open its books to the public
I t has come to light that the National Park Service admission fees to Gateway National Recreation Area penalize Sandy Hook’s beach-going patrons. You see, the NPS admission fees for the New York beaches of Gateway National Recreation Area are significantly lower, much less than what Sandy Hook beach patrons must pay. This disturbing anomaly…
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Middletown needs balanced Twp. Committee
I ’ve heard so many people say with defeat, “It didn’t used to be like this.” They are talking about our town officials’ apparent disregard for the residents they serve. Middletown has been ruled for many years by a Republican majority. Our five-member Township Committee is all-Republican this year, and many residents would agree that…
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Election 2011
Independent runs for Mid’twn Township Committee seat RICHARD MORRILL (I) moved to Middletown in 1987. He retired from the New York Police Depar tment in 1986 and currently works as the senior vice president in charge of facilities for Nor th America for Barclays Bank. He currently serves as a commissioner for the Middletown Housing…
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Wind turbine expected to travel through Matawan
Plans call for transport of turbine to Union Beach in February MATAWAN — The Borough Council has learned that the transport route of the assembly parts that would create a 380-foottall wind turbine in Union Beach includes Route 79 and Main Street in the borough. In response, the council unanimously passed a resolution at the…
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