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Keyport residents react to property devaluation
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer KEYPORT — After a new countywide tax assessment program led to substantial drops in property valuation throughout the borough this year, some residents are questioning the decisions of local tax officials. During the Feb. 18 Borough Council meeting, Monmouth County Tax Administrator Matthew Clark hosted a public forum on the…
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Opposition ramps up against Trinity Hall
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer An architectural rendering shows the academic building at the proposed Trinity Hall high school campus, which would be located on a 64-acre tract in Middletown. COURTESY OF DI GROUP ARCHITECTURE MIDDLETOWN — The Planning Board continued its review of the Trinity Hall development application last week, drawing a passionate wave…
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Keyport GardenWalk sponsors art contest
Keyport GardenWalk has announced the annual art contest for the Keyport Garden- Walk 2014, which takes place June 7-8. The guidelines include the following: Submissions must be original artwork, sized 8 by 10 inches to 11 by 17 inches. Artwork should be signed in the lowerright corner and should have the artist’s contact…
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Planning report outlines storm recovery projects
By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Repairs to the Cliffwood Beach seawall and a flood mitigation study are among the short- and long-term projects recommended in a Strategic Recovery Planning Report that will guide the township’s recovery from superstorm Sandy. The report was presented to the Township Council on Jan. 28 by Township Planner…
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Event will support ALS organization
Sinderella’s Ball, an event to raise funds for Joan Dancy and PALS, will be held at the Wonder Bar, 1213 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park, at 8 p.m. March 1. Joan Dancy and PALS (People with ALS) is an organization that provides direct help to area residents who have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The organization was…
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Proposed wind turbine may fan dissension
I n the article “Attorney Questions Turbine Law Roots” (Independent, Feb. 20), a comment by the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority (BRSA) states that, if built, the turbine will generate up to 50 percent of their plant’s power. However, in November 2013 — in a situation very similar to the BRSA’s — a judge in Massachusetts…
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Did the commission fall down the rabbit hole?
There have been several recent egregious cases in which local public entities have had to pay enormous sums to employees who were victims of harassment and discrimination. Middletown Township has had the Middletown Human Rights Commission (MHRC) in place since 1968. It is the right body to offer guidance to prevent all types of discrimination.…
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Voters should go with the ‘GRAIN’
A s a World War II veteran who has voted in every federal, state and most municipal elections since former President Harry Truman, I am very angry. The government shutdown during the first 16 days of October 2013 is a perfect example of what is wrong with Congress. In my opinion, 90 percent of our…
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