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Holmdel’s sewer rate increase discriminatory
H olmdel’s users of municipal sewers will soon be paying increased rates as the result of Ordinance 2010-21 passed by Mayor [Serena] DiMaso’s Township Committee majority. This rate increase is due to Holmdel’s continual mismanagement of municipal budgets over the last five years, which in 2010 yields an 8 percent municipal tax increase on the…
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Readers say they feel the pain of no-service ‘service’
CODA GREG BEAN Sometimes, one of these columns really resonates with readers, and that was the case with my rant a couple of weeks ago about Sears and their dismal service department. I won’t revisit the specifics except to say that when they failed to show up for a scheduled repair visit, for which I…
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NOTES
Jersey Shore Rose Society, an affiliate of the American Rose Society, will hold its 39th annual Rose Show from noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 11 at Deep Cut Gardens, 152 Red Hill Road, Middletown. Admission is free. For more questions or directions, call 732-688-4282 or go towww.jsroses.com/events.html#roseshow. ***** The Brookdale Community College Foundation’s 31st anniversary…
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FMERPA appoints reuse consulting group
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority (FMERPA) unanimously appointed Matrix Design Group as the planning, engineering, architectural and environmental services consultant for the redevelopment of the fort property at its meeting on Aug. 18. According to the resolution, Matrix’s contract is not to exceed $955,900; $90,000 of…
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Jersey Sound
Above: The audience enjoys the music of the Jersey Sound during the last summer concert of the year at Veterans Memorial Park in Hazlet on Aug. 17. Below: George Kistner (l-r), Joe Cap and Bob D’Angelo, along with the rest of the Jersey Sound, perform for the audience. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff
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Buck Mill Recreation Area
Katie Sochaof Middletown explores the grounds of the Buck Mill Recreation Area at the Colts Neck Fair on Aug. 19. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Keyport council passes amendment to BID ordinance
Mayor: Measure prompted by concerns over KBA budget BY JAMES McEVOY Correspondent KEYPORT — After a contentions public hearing that often became personal, the Borough Council approved an amendment to the Business Improvement District ordinance by a 3-2 margin on Aug. 17. The amendment gives the Borough Council more direct input and control of how…
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Holmdel raises quarterly sewer rate
Resident faults use of surplus to shore up past budgets BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Residents will see their water and sewer bills increase by $11.25 per quarter this year, an increase triggered by rising costs and a lack of surplus funds. By a 3-2 vote on Aug. 19, the Holmdel Township Committee…
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Middletown will rebid drainage upgrades
Lower bids sought for Port Monmouth flooding mitigation BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The township rejected the first round of bids for drainage improvements that would provide Port Monmouth residents much-needed relief from the neighborhood’s perennial flooding “We received five bids from contractors, and they were all very high and they also were…
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