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Middletown Township to host job fair for youths
Middletown’s 23rd annual Youth Job Fair will be held from 7-9 p.m. April 2 at Middletown High School North, 63 Tindall Road. The event is hosted by the Middletown Community Affairs Council and brings together Middletown youth and employers to explore the possibility of full- and part-time job placement at no cost to students or…
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Heating assistance offered to low-income families
The Christie administration has announced that nearly 230,000 households received heating assistance through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). LIHEAP is a federally funded program that assists low-income households with their heating bills and provides emergency heating system services and emergency fuel assistance. This round of funding, totaling more than $70 million, will…
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Suzanne Young of Woodland Park has launched Sassy Strapps, a women’s shoe accessory that solves a common problem for high-heel wearers. The elastic strap slides over an existing shoe while the foot is inside to act like a “seatbelt” for the foot so that it does not slip out. Designs of the straps include rhinestones,…
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Helping hands
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Cindy Manrique, a student at the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Center for Resilient Design, works with school staff and volunteers from The Provident Bank to help construct beds as part of the school’s Alternative Spring Break effort at the Monmouth County Long Term Recovery Group headquarters in Wall Township on…
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Park system to hold wedding contest
The Monmouth County Park System wants to offer couples the opportunity to win a wedding ceremony in Thompson Park. Couples have until March 31 to enter the contest by visiting the park system’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/monmouthcountyparksystem. Those interested should post a photo of themselves and their significant other in a Monmouth County Park System…
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Middletown school budget calls for 2 percent tax hike
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Twenty new hires and the adoption of a new math curriculum for the elementary schools are primary costdrivers in the proposed school budget for 2014-15, according to district officials. The $151 million budget, tentatively adopted following a public presentation on March19,includesa2percentincreasein the tax levy, which would rise from…
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Concert will raise money for Police Unity Tour
By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Following the motto “We ride for those who died,” the members of Riding With Honor will hold a concert fundraiser for the annual Police Unity Tour on April 18. Headliner Scott DeCarlo will be joined by special guests Whiskey Fueled and Brian Clayton and the Green River Band. Kapital Entertainment…
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Summer camp job expo set for March 30
Hazlet Recreation will hold interviews at its Summer Day Camp Job Expo from 12-2 p.m. March 30 at the Cullen Center, 1776 Union Ave., Hazlet. The summer camp program will run from July 7 to Aug. 15. Interested job seekers must graduate high school by June 2014. Interviewees will meet camp directors and should bring…
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Keyport proposes 2 percent tax hike
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer KEYPORT — The municipal tax levy would increase by 2 percent this year under the 2014 budget, which was introduced by the Borough Council on March 18. While the $8,891,542 budget is down nearly $7,000 from 2013, it uses nearly $100,000 less in surplus funding, requiring a moderate increase in…
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