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Two incumbents face challenge for Hazlet committee seats
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer HAZLET — Change could be coming to the Township Committee, as five candidates are seeking two seats up for election in November. Committee incumbents James DiNardo and Barbara Ronchetti are seeking re-election on the Democratic Party ballot line, while Thomas Mann and William “Bill” Shea have been nominated by…
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School districts get help in planning ‘green’ projects
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MATAWAN — School districts in Monmouth and Ocean counties will work with graduate students to help schools implement energy-saving initiatives. As part of the Sustainable Jersey for Schools program, the Climate Corps fellowship program of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) will send three graduate students to seven school districts…
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Hazlet cites joint court costs for tax levy increase
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer HAZLET — The $21.4 million municipal budget adopted by the Township Committee callsfora2percentincreaseinthe tax levy, driven largely by changes in the makeup of the joint municipal court, officials said. Adoption of the budget had been deferred at the committee’s April 7 meeting, but it passed May 5 by a…
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Vietnam vets honored on Remembrance Day
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer A veteran receives a medal recognizing his service to the nation during ceremonies marking Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day on May 7. State military awards were presented to nearly four dozen veterans for their service in World War II and Vietnam. The afternoon sun beat down on throngs of veterans…
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Effort to resume oyster research on way to Senate
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer A state ban on the cultivation of oyster beds in the Keyport Harbor would be lifted under a bill working its way through the state Legislature. The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Gerald Cardinale (R-Passaic/Bergen), would permit the NY/NJ Baykeeper’s Eastern Oyster Reintroduction Feasibility Study to return to Keyport…
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Going to extremes
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Participants make their way over a wall during a Rock Solid Mud Run at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Several types of mud runs and obstacle course races are held annually at venues around the region. FILE PHOTO At the age of 53, Kevin Cullen is a two-time veteran of…
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Bulletin Board
– Youth orchestra will perform at Brookdale The Bravura Youth Orchestra of central New Jersey will hold its year-end concert at 7 p.m. May 17 at the Performing Arts Center of Brookdale Community College, 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft. The free concert will feature three winners of the 2015 Bravura Youth Young Artists Concerto Competition:…
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Committee may repeal zoning that led to sports complex proposal
By Adam C. Uzialko HOLMDEL — The Planning Board has determined that an ordinance repealing changes to the township’s rural conservation zone is consistent with the master plan. At a May 12 meeting of the Planning Board, the repeal ordinance — which would eliminate changes made to the conditional uses of the R-4R rural conservation…
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Shrewsbury Volkswagen sponsoring community-wide ‘Daisy Days’ campaign
Shrewsbury Volkswagen, located at 702 Shrewsbury Ave. in Tinton Falls, is collaborating with The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in a month-long fundraising event called “Daisy Days,” this May. In an effort to put smiles on the faces of the little boys and girls in need at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Shrewsbury Volkswagen is asking…
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