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Changes would alter landscape of housing in N.
Senate bill S-1, which was initially scheduled for a vote before the end of the year, would abolish the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) and supplant the current housing regulations with a series of new guidelines to provide low- and moderate-income housing, is currently being discussed by members of the Assembly and Senate. S-1…
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Second Baptist Church celebrates 120 years of faith
BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer MATAWAN— The Christmas season at the Second Baptist Church in the borough was filled with a little extra joy this year. The church, located at 45 Orchard St., celebrated its 120th anniversary in the neighborhood on Dec. 12, marking a milestone of faith, hope and community spirit right in the…
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9/11 health care bill one signature away
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — Rep. Frank Pallone (D-6th District) said his last vote of the year was a special one. Pallone and both chambers of Congress passed the James Zadroga 9/11 Health & CompensationAct on Dec. 22, a bill aimed at allocating money for health care for 9/11 first responders at…
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Lloyd Road project eases congestion in Aberdeen
ABERDEEN — The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders formally dedicated the Lloyd Road reconstruction project last week. The road, which was widened to add turning lanes to ease congestion, has been open and in use since Dec. 8. “Lloyd Road is a main thoroughfare in this area of the county, and where it intersects…
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Noted physicist to speak on climate change at CILU event
HOLMDEL — Will late winter storms and summer droughts become the norm for Holmdel and New Jersey over the next 20 years? Find out on Wednesday, Jan. 12, as Dr. Jan Dash, a physicist and director of the Climate Initiative of the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office, discusses climate change at the Citizens for Informed…
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Mat.-Ab. Rotary Club presents dictionaries to students
MATAWAN — The Matawan-Aberdeen Rotary Club has provided dictionaries to each third-grade student and thesauruses to each sixth-grade student in the Matawan-Aberdeen School District. This is an annual event that the club has been involved with since 2004. “We are committed to providing these books to the children to help instill enthusiasm for learning,” Linda…
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Twp. shifts funds for fields to debt service
$2.5M will go to reserve fund BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Township Committee passed a resolution Dec. 20 reallocating monies appropriated in 2006 for controversial turf field improvements. According to Chief Financial Officer Nick Trasente, the $2.5 million would go into a reserve fund for payment of debt service. The resolution passed…
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Affordable housing bill draws fire from both sides
State Council on Affordable Housing would be abolished BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Acontroversial bill aimed at substantially overhauling the state’s affordable housing regulations could be voted on by the state Senate in early January. Senate bill S-1, which was initially scheduled for a vote before the end of the year, was pulled from the…
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‘Go Green for the Holidays’
Above: Anthony Drescher, 5, checks out the “Jack’s Tracks” train display at the “Go Green for the Holidays” exhibit at the Monmouth Museum in the Lincroft section of Middletown on Dec. 23. The annual holiday exhibition features trees and trimmings with an environmental and ecological theme decorated by local garden clubs and the Friends of…
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