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Utilities board president must address issues
A ARP welcomes new Board of Public Utilities (BPU) President Richard Mroz and looks forward to working with him on key utility and telecommunications issues that affect all New Jerseyans, including our 50-plus residents. We call on President Mroz to quickly address two critically important issues. The resolutions for each are long overdue. It has…
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RAY CHISTE Soybeans are harvested on the evening of Oct. 30 at a farm in Upper Freehold Township that is owned by Tri-County Turf LLC of Cranbury.
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Pair indicted in wake of spring crime spree
By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Two Monmouth County men have been indicted on numerous charges linked to burglaries and thefts that occurred in several municipalities across the county from April to June, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Zachariah T. Famula, 26, of Manalapan, and Eugene A. Reeves, 27, of Freehold Township, were…
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Trotta named Plumsted mayor; Leutwyler hired for new position
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — A handful of changes came to the Plumsted Township Committee on Nov. 5 as a new mayor was appointed and a new member joined the governing body. Several weeks after Committeeman David Leutwyler, who was serving as Plumsted’s mayor in 2014, resigned from the committee, the remaining members…
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Flutist Marjorie Koharski and guitarist Keith Calmes will perform holiday favorites at the Jackson Library, 2 Jackson Drive, Jackson, at 7 p.m. Dec. 10. The program is free and open to the public, but registration is requested. To register, call 732-928-4400, Option 4, or visit the website www.theoceancountylibrary.org. Restaurants to host weekend fundraiser The…
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Martin, Updegrave win seats in Jackson
ELECTIION 2014 By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Incumbents Scott Martin and Ann Updegrave will remain on the Jackson Township Council for another four years after fending off two challengers in the Nov. 4 election. According to results provided by Ocean County election officials, Martin received 6,621 votes and Updegrave received 6,356 votes in…
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Sandy changed county, local disaster planning
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The Monmouth County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) has released a draft of its Hazard Mitigation Plan, which identifies projects that would make the county’s 53 municipalities less vulnerable to storms and natural disasters. According to county OEM Director Michael Oppegaard, the Multi-Jurisdictional Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan updates the 2009…
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Two statewide ballot questions approved
New Jersey voters approved two statewide ballot questions on Election Day, Nov. 4. Final vote totals for the public questions were not immediately available; however, organizations that supported the passage of the questions reported the success of the initiative for which they advocated. The first ballot question focused on the pretrial detention of certain suspects.…
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Waterlogged Sandy residences demolished in Moors Landing
By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Rep. Chris Smith, Howell Mayor Bill Gotto and Deputy Mayor Robert Nicastro (from left) examine the location in the Moors Landing development where houses that were heavily damaged by superstorm Sandy once stood. Federal funding is being used to demolish homes that were deemed to be unlivable following the…
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