Tag: Hazlet

  • Raritan High Marching Band to perform before Mets game May 20

    Raritan High Marching Band to perform before Mets game May 20

    The Raritan High School Marching Band will be performing outside the Jackie Robinson Rotunda at CitiField in Queens, New York, at 5 p.m. on May 20, prior to the 7:15 p.m. New York Mets game versus the Los Angeles Angels. Tickets to the game are $37 per person or $42 and include a Mookie Wilson 1986…

  • Bowling event to support Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring programs

    Bowling event to support Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring programs

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties’ 35th annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser is now underway with teams registering to support a cause that helps children. Registration is open online at www.bbbsmmc.org now or by calling 732-444-3539. The dates and times are as follows: • March 3 from 6-8 p.m. at Shore Lanes, Neptune…

  • Residents express opposition to JCP&L project during public hearing

    Residents express opposition to JCP&L project during public hearing

    By JESSICA HARDING Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Monmouth County residents came out in full force and many voiced their concerns over the new, giant electric proposal by Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L). Many disgruntled residents were among the estimated 2,000 on hand during the public meeting that was held at Middletown High School North…

  • Over 1,000 attend JCP&L public hearing in Middletown

    Over 1,000 attend JCP&L public hearing in Middletown

    By JESSICA HARDING Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — At 7 p.m. yesterday, crowds of hundreds of people attended Middletown High School North with the hopes of sharing their opinions on the recent Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) power line debate. JCP&L, under its parent company FirstEnergy, seeks to build a 10-mile-long, high-voltage power line, cutting…

  • Hazlet resident grateful for good Samaritans

    Hazlet resident grateful for good Samaritans

    On Wednesday, Jan. 19, I got to experience firsthand some of Hazlet’s good Samaritans. I am a type-1 insulin-dependent diabetic. On that afternoon I was in Hazlet’s Costco, shopping to replace a broken coffee maker. While shopping, my blood sugars dropped very low, under 30. I was having an insulin reaction, or going into insulin…

  • Community blood drive set for Jan. 21

    Community blood drive set for Jan. 21

    Holmdel Saves Lives Community Blood Drive – Troop 331 Eagle Project for Jon Polera – will be held from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Jan. 21 at the Holmdel Community Center, 4 Crawfords Corner Rd., Holmdel. Donors must present photo or signature ID; please drink water before donating; donors must be healthy and 17 years of…

  • Hazlet Land Use Board reorganizes

    Hazlet Land Use Board reorganizes

    By KATHARINE FRIEDMAN Correspondent A new year meant the Hazlet Land Use Board had to make decisions regarding who would lead the group as chairman, vice chair, secretary, attorney and engineer in 2017. These decisions and more were made at a Land Use Board Reorganization meeting on Jan. 5 that was open to the public.…

  • RAINE helps Santa bring Christmas joy to families in need

    RAINE helps Santa bring Christmas joy to families in need

    By KATHARINE FRIEDMAN Correspondent HAZLET — When most think of the holidays, they remember fond memories with family, a cozy fireplace and opening presents — however, some are not as lucky. There are families who cannot afford the doll, LEGO set or sweater their child wants for Christmas. They need a Christmas miracle, and that…

  • Hazlet Eagle Scout exemplifies leadership by building a menorah

    Hazlet Eagle Scout exemplifies leadership by building a menorah

    By JESSICA HARDING Staff Writer HAZLET — Anyone who drives by the Cullen Center on Union Avenue might see a new menorah lit up on the front lawn. On the evening of Dec. 10, friends, family and fellow Boy Scouts joined Eagle Scout Maxwell Rothman in the lighting of a menorah that he guided in…