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Twp. to rezone former industrial site for senior housing
Planning Bd. approves amending age-restricted housing zone BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer ABERDEEN — A zoning change for the proposed public senior housing complex on the former South River Metals site is under way for 2010. The Aberdeen Township Planning Board unanimously approved introduction of an ordinance amending its Age- Restricted Affordable Housing (ARAH) zoning…
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Rescue mission
Left to right: Justin Sampson (l-r) helps Joe Santos out of the water during an ice rescue drill conducted by the Matawan Fire Department on Jan. 24. Ed Lee pulls in the rescuer and “victim” during the drill held at Lake Lefferts in Matawan. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff
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Senator’s bill proposes putting end to COAH
Towns would be authorized to plan for development of affordable housing BY MARK ROSMAN Abill that would abolish the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) has been introduced in the state Senate as S-1. The bill was introduced in a Senate session that was held after Gov. Chris Christie was inaugurated on Jan. 19. Sen.…
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Aberdeen, Matawan revisit plans for transit village
Each has own developer for train station project BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Aberdeen and Matawan are planning separately for redevelopment of the train station. MATAWAN — Both Aberdeen Township and Matawan Borough are revising redevelopment plans for the area surrounding the Matawan- Aberdeen Train Station to reach a common goal between both towns, despite…
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Mat-Ab District considers Race to the Top grant
Teachers’ union opposes federal reform initiative BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA MATAWAN— The Matawan-Aberdeen Board of Education approved a submission to the federal Race to the Top (RTTT) grant program that proposes innovation and reforms to the educational system. The board voted on Jan. 25 at Ravine Drive School to join other districts applying for funding through…
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MAMS bridges lunchtime with literature
Lunch Bunch program brings public library into school BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Students are satisfying their hunger for learning — and their appetites — outside the cafeteria at Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School (MAMS). Students work on crafts during Lunch Bunch, a new lunchtime program held in the Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School media center. Chrissie McGovern, Youth…
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9/11 responders urge action on benefits bill
Ralliers press Pallone to move bill out of committee BY KENNY WALTER Despite the driving rain, more than 30 people rallied in front of Rep. Frank Pallone Jr.’s Long Branch office Monday to urge the congressman to move forward with a bill that would guarantee extended health care for 9/11 first responders and people who…
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Walling resigns from Keyport Boro Council
Three-term councilman says he’s tired of fighting with mayor BY TIM SHORTELL Democratic Councilman George Walling surprised political allies and opponents alike by resigning from the Keyport Borough Council on Jan. 20. George Walling Walling, a three-term councilman known for his fiery denouncements of Mayor Robert Bergen’s administration, said he was leaving office because he…
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Cooking over the Hearth
Lenita Gullman, a docent at Poricy Park in Middletown, talks to a group about cooking over the hearth at the historic Murray Farmhouse on Jan. 24. CLAIRE SHEPROW
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