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Holmdel P.D. seeks volunteers for Neighborhood Watch program
HOLMDEL — As the community celebrates the 20th anniversary of the local Neighborhood Watch program, township police are seeking residents interested in joining the 60 local groups and 1,000 families currently working to safeguard their communities. “We welcome all of our residents to join,” said Lt. Michael Pigott. “We could never have too many participating…
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Services to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The community is invited to honor the memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with services on Jan. 17 at Temple Shalom, 5 Ayrmont Lane, Aberdeen, and Jan. 19 at New Light Baptist Church, 233 Center St., Cliffwood Beach. On Jan. 17 at 8:15 p.m., Temple Shalom will welcome guest speaker the Rev.…
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Districts that lost state aid want rule change reversed
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Superintendent William George Long Branch, Little Silver and Tinton Falls, are absorbing reductions in state aid due to a Department of Education (DOE) policy change that ties aid to daily average attendance. Some administrators are saying the switch from basing aid on average enrollment is an effort to make the…
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Maple Cove status change draws outcry
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Red Bank Borough Administrator Stanley Sickels details the town’s plans for Maple Cove during a special public hearing at Borough Hall on Dec. 30. KEITH HEUMILLER/STAFF Red Bank’s proposal to remove portions of Maple Cove from the Recreational Open Space Inventory (ROSI) list has drawn the ire of dozens of…
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Forum on human trafficking slated
All Saints’ Memorial Church will host a free community forum on human trafficking from noon to 3 p.m. Jan. 11 at its parish house on 202 Navesink Ave., Navesink. A panel of people will discuss human trafficking and how New Jersey’s location on the I-95 corridor is attractive for traffickers. Excerpts from the film “Sex…
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Garden club to host floral designer Jan. 21
The Garden Club RFD’s next meeting will be at 10 a.m. Jan. 21 at the Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church St. The business portion of the meeting will be followed by a presentation at 11 a.m. by Cathy Miller, a designer, author, and radio and TV personality. More than 60 of her dried arrangement designs…
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Board of Education seeks bids for several projects
By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional Board of Education is seeking bids for several health- and safety-related projects totaling an estimated $709,000. Business Administrator Patrick De- George said the board voted at the Dec. 16 meeting to move forward with several projects, including the replacement of the bleachers at Matawan Regional…
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Middletown chooses Murray as new mayor
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, left to right, swears new Middletown Mayor Stephanie Murray into office at Town Hall on Jan. 5, while Murray’s children — Trinity, Skylar and Gavin — and husband Kenneth look on. PHOTOS BY KEITH HEUMILLER/STAFF MIDDLETOWN — First-term Committeewoman Stephanie Murray will step into the big…
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Congress should help rein in cable TV costs
The cable television industry is out of control. It is time for the Federal Communications Commission, Congress, New Jersey legislators and/or the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to take some action in order to bring some sanity to an insane situation. À la carte pricing is part of the answer. The public should not…
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