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Judge orders stay on wind turbine plans
Injunction temporarily delays hearing on BRSA application BY KAITLYN D. KANZLER Staff Writer HAZLET— Plans for the 380-foot-tall 1.5-megawatt wind turbine in Union Beach were put on hold last week when Judge Mary Cuff of theAppellate Division granted a stay of a ruling by state Superior Court. The Superior Court ruling had directed the Union…
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Voters pass $50.7M Holmdel school budget
Bus drivers to be outsourced under 2011 spending plan BY KAITLYN D. KANZLER Staff Writer HOLMDEL — The Holmdel Public School District’s $50.7 million 2011-12 budget was approved by voters, despite controversy surrounding the decision to outsource the district’s remaining bus drivers. According to unofficial results on the Monmouth County website, the vote was 886-457…
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Middletown voters pass school budget by slim margin
Pagano: Realistic budget contained few extras BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Voters approved the Middletown Township Public School District’s $144 million budget by a 2-percent margin and chose four new board members onApril 27. According to unofficial results posted on the Monmouth County website, 3,332 residents voted in favor of the budget while…
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Hazlet Library reopens, hosts May programs
HAZLET — The Hazlet Township Library is open after the completion of a threemonth, $122,902 renovation. The library now boasts new, brighter lighting and new ceilings throughout the building, according to a press release from the Monmouth County Library System. The project was completed on schedule and basically on budget, according to Stacey Cherichello, consulting…
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Elected officials must work for all constituents, rich or poor
I t seems that many individuals have enjoyed writing about how the rich are getting tax breaks and benefits from our elected officials at the expense of other economic groups. Even elected officials proclaim to be working for the middle-class families, so does that mean if you are not in the middle, your elected official…
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Retired Army employee tired of media portrayal of gov’t workers
When I first graduated from an engineering college, I went to work for several large companies. After a few years, theArmy offered me a higher salary to work for them. I did not realize until I received my first pay that I had to pay for my retirement and health insurance. This was not so…
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Union Beach resident proud to be a NIMBY
Wikipedia defines NIMBY or Nimby as “an acronym for the phrase ‘not in my back yard.’ The term (or the derivative Nimbyism) is used pejoratively to describe opposition by residents to a proposal for a new development close to them.” The trouble with that definition is that we entrust our town planning boards, councils and…
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Mission Matawan helps homeowners
MATAWAN — Mission Matawan is accepting applications from members of the greater Matawan-Aberdeen community who need assistance in repairing and maintaining their homes for its 2011 program. Mission Matawan will run from June 25 through July 2. Now in its ninth year, Mission Matawan provides a helping hand to the elderly, handicapped and others who…
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