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National Diaper Need Awareness Week includes diaper collection
Disposable diapers cost about $80 per month per child, and are required by day care providers. Without diapers, parents cannot go to work or school. But no government program allows spending for diapers. Middlesex County’s only diaper bank, the B-FED Program (Baby Formula, Equipment and Diapers) is highlighting this need during National Diaper…
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New security measures in place at all Sayreville schools
SAYREVILLE – As a safety measure for students in Sayreville, security monitors will be present in the district’s schools. The topic of security monitors, who will begin serving the district for the 2017-18 school year, was brought up at an Aug. 22 Board of Education meeting by board member Anthony Esposito. Esposito said the security…
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Middletown OKs bridge construction
The Middletown Township Committee passed a resolution authorizing an award of a contract to reconstruct the Stevenson Park bridge over Jumping Brook one. The township issued requests for proposals for the replacement of the Stevenson Park Bridge over Jumping Brook, which failed a number of years ago. The bridge has been impassible, and therefore, prevented…
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Newcomer Pagel joins Metuchen council
METUCHEN — A newcomer has filled Councilman Jay Muldoon’s seat after he resigned in August to serve as interim Borough Administrator. On Sept. 11, the Metuchen Democratic Committee selected Todd Pagel to fill Muldoon’s seat. Pagel was sworn in at a council meeting on Sept. 18. “Todd is someone who served the borough well with…
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Freehold Borough will bond for engineering services
FREEHOLD – The Borough Council has introduced a bond ordinance providing for $150,000 in engineering services as part of the preparation of a geographic information system. Freehold Borough officials introduced the ordinance on Sept. 18. A public hearing is scheduled for Oct. 2. The council may adopt the ordinance following the public hearing. The ordinance…
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South Brunswick Police Department creates Special Needs Registry
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – The South Brunswick Police Department created a new service to provide officers with rapid information in the event a person with special needs goes missing. The voluntary South Brunswick Special Needs Registry is open to all community members with special needs who reside, attend school or are employed in the township. An…
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Monmouth County Park System fills October with family fun
The Monmouth County Park System has planned events for people of all ages during October. For more information, visit www.MonmouthCountyParks.com or call 732-842-4000. For persons with hearing impairment, the park system TTY/TDD number is 711. • Mill Demonstration, Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 7-8, 14-15, 21-22 and 28-29 from 1-4 p.m. at Historic Walnford, Walnford Road,…
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Jackson zoners approve 16 homes in Cassville neighborhood
JACKSON – The Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment has unanimously approved an application that proposed the construction of 16 single-family homes on a 48-acre tract in the Cassville section of the municipality. Attorney Benjamin Mabie and engineer Matt Wilder represented the applicant, Pushkin Estates LLC, at the zoning board’s Sept. 6 meeting. Pushkin Estates was…
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Invasive insect will be targeted in Millstone
MILLSTONE – The township has received a $10,000 grant from the state to help protect trees from an invasive insect species. Millstone Township is one of 18 New Jersey municipalities to be awarded a grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and one of five of those municipalities that received a $10,000 resiliency…
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