Tag: Hazlet

  • Hazlet officials take first step to rezone farm for affordable housing

    Hazlet officials take first step to rezone farm for affordable housing

    Municipal officials in Hazlet have introduced an ordinance that would, if adopted, rezone Stone Road Meadows Farm to create an affordable housing zone. Municipal officials said rezoning the property would accommodate the development of affordable housing at that location. The Stone Road Meadows Farm property is located on Route 36. Affordable housing is defined as…

  • Hazlet couple raising granddaughters after mom, aunt die of cystic fibrosis

    Hazlet couple raising granddaughters after mom, aunt die of cystic fibrosis

    HAZLET – For one pair of grandparents, raising teenage girls may be easier the second time. After losing their two adult daughters to complications related to cystic fibrosis, Hazlet residents Maureen Cokelet, 66, and Charles Cokelet, 69, are raising their twin teenage granddaughters, Madison and Taylor. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder that primarily…

  • Hazlet residents express outrage with township’s affordable housing plan

    HAZLET – Residents in Hazlet are continuing to state their apprehension regarding the municipality’s third round affordable housing obligation and how that state mandate will be fulfilled. On March 5, Township Committee members adopted an ordinance that rezones property at 727 Route 36 and creates an affordable housing zoning district. Highview Homes LLC has proposed…

  • Hazlet council introduces ordinance to pave way for housing

    Hazlet council introduces ordinance to pave way for housing

    HAZLET – Municipal officials in Hazlet have introduced an ordinance that would, if adopted, rezone property at 727 Route 36 and create an Affordable Housing Zoning District. The move would accommodate the development of affordable housing on that parcel. The property is owned by Holy Family Church. The ordinance was introduced on Feb. 5. A…

  • Hazlet couple: Participants gain sense of satisfaction by repairing homes

    Hazlet couple: Participants gain sense of satisfaction by repairing homes

    One might assume the best part of owning a business is being one’s own boss. For Hazlet residents and business owners Bill and Gail Bechtoldt, that sentiment is true, but not because the couple enjoys taking spontaneous vacations or extended lunch breaks. Among the exquisite floral arrangements and whimsical vases at Koch Florist + Gifts,…

  • Jersey Shore Workcamp accepting applications for home repair projects

    Jersey Shore Workcamp accepting applications for home repair projects

    Christian teenagers from across the United States will come to Monmouth County to repair homes for low income, elderly or disabled residents from July 8-12. Teams of five teenagers and at least one adult leader will do the work. Eligible repairs may include exterior painting, interior painting, mobile home roof coating, wheelchair ramps, porch repair or replacement,…

  • Student-athletes excel academically at Middlesex County College during fall term

    Student-athletes excel academically at Middlesex County College during fall term

    Forty student-athletes at Middlesex County College (MCC) finished their fall semester with a grade point average of at least 3.0 or higher. Of the 133 Blue Colt student-athletes, 40 had GPAs of 3.0 or above. Seventeen of those had 3.50 GPAs or higher. Two had perfect 4.0 GPAs. Baseball player Alex Lamattina of Hazlet and…

  • Aagre to serve fifth term as Hazlet mayor

    Aagre to serve fifth term as Hazlet mayor

    HAZLET – Republican Township Committeeman Scott Aagre will serve as Hazlet’s mayor in 2019 and Republican Township Committeeman Michael Glackin will serve as deputy mayor. Aagre and Glackin were unanimously elected to those positions by their fellow members of the Hazlet Township Committee during the 2019 reorganization meeting on Jan. 1 at the municipal building. Aagre has…

  • Angela’s Pizzeria prides itself on homemade Italian cuisine

    Angela’s Pizzeria prides itself on homemade Italian cuisine

    Angela’s Pizzeria & Restaurant in Airport Plaza, 1326 Route 36, Hazlet, is more than your ordinary pizzeria. It has a cozy dining room in the back with its own side entrance. With rounded brick archways and beautiful murals the dining room gives the ambience of southern Italy. The restaurant is BYOB and periodically schedules entertainment…