Tag: Hazlet

  • Rockets have unfinished business as 2022-23 basketball season tips off

    Rockets have unfinished business as 2022-23 basketball season tips off

    HAZLET — During the 2021-22 postseason, the Raritan High School boys basketball team was eight seconds away from advancing to the Central Jersey Group II state sectional tournament championship game, but in the blink of an eye, Bound Brook High School’s Quadir Harrell hit a game-winning basket to deny the Rockets a chance to play…

  • Matawan-Aberdeen, Keyport, Holmdel, Hazlet, Middletown school board election results

    Matawan-Aberdeen, Keyport, Holmdel, Hazlet, Middletown school board election results

    Residents in Aberdeen Township, Matawan, Keyport, Holmdel, Hazlet and Middletown elected members of their local school boards in the 2022 general election. The results of the election are unofficial until they have been certified and that had not occurred as of Nov. 15. The results are reported on the Monmouth County Votes website, which is…

  • Hazlet, Holmdel, Keyport, Matawan, Middletown 2022 municipal election results

    Hazlet, Holmdel, Keyport, Matawan, Middletown 2022 municipal election results

    Residents in Hazlet, Holmdel, Keyport, Matawan and Middletown have elected members of their local governing body in the Nov. 8 general election. The results of the 2022 election were unofficial as of Nov. 9 and will remain unofficial until they have been certified. That process could take one week or longer. According to the Monmouth…

  • Hazlet Township Committee appoints police officers to work in schools

    Hazlet Township Committee appoints police officers to work in schools

    HAZLET — Five Class III special law enforcement officers have been appointed to provide security in the Hazlet Township Public School District. During a meeting on Sept. 6, the members of the Township Committee appointed Thomas Ferrari, Richard Gizzi, Vincent Quinn, George Mundo and Christopher K. Doxbeck as Class III special law enforcement officers for…

  • Hazlet News Briefs, Aug. 31

    Hazlet News Briefs, Aug. 31

    Municipal officials in Hazlet have imposed new parking regulations on Dallas Court. During a meeting on Aug. 2, Township Committee members adopted an ordinance that establishes a parking time limit on Dallas Court. Under the terms of the ordinance, parking is prohibited on both sides of the entire length of Dallas Court from 10 a.m.…

  • Monmouth County News Briefs, Aug. 24

    Monmouth County News Briefs, Aug. 24

    The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners has announced that the county has been awarded a reimbursement grant through the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to promote electric vehicle (EV) adoption and tourism through investments in EV chargers on county property. “Monmouth County is thrilled to assist visitors and residents who have electric…

  • Raritan, Middletown North grapplers support ‘Wrestling for Recovery’

    Raritan, Middletown North grapplers support ‘Wrestling for Recovery’

    HAZLET — Wrestling mats were brought out of storage for a special purpose on Aug. 12 in Hazlet when members of the Raritan High School and Middletown North High School wrestling teams took part in an exhibition match as part of the inaugural “Wrestling for Recovery” event. The location for 17 bouts between the Rockets…

  • Kevin Lavan, a former mayor of Hazlet, remembered for community service

    Kevin Lavan, a former mayor of Hazlet, remembered for community service

    HAZLET – A former township committeeman and mayor in Hazlet who was seeking to return to a seat on the Township Committee has died. Kevin Lavan, 78, died on July 31. Lavan served on the Township Committee from 2006-10. He was Hazlet’s deputy mayor in 2007 and 2008 and its mayor in 2009, according to…

  • Hazlet Township Committee names new municipal administrator

    Hazlet Township Committee names new municipal administrator

    HAZLET – A new township administrator has been appointed in Hazlet and is expected to join the municipal staff on Sept. 1. During a meeting on Aug. 2, the members of the Township Committee appointed Robert Bengivenga Jr. as township administrator. Bengivenga’s appointment will become effective on Sept. 1 and he will receive an annual…