Tag: Hazlet
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‘Farewell To Summer’ Car Cruise For Charity on Sept. 24
The Red Oak Diner and Lounge, 2973 Route 35 North, Hazlet, will serve as the host to the ‘Farewell To Summer’ Car Cruise For Charity from 5-8 p.m. on Sept. 24 in the back parking lot of the diner. It is free and open to the public. All classes of vehicles are welcome. There will…
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Car cruise to benefit food pantry
HAZLET — The Red Oak Diner & Lounge will host the “Farewell to Summer” Car Cruise for Charity from 5-8 p.m. Sept. 24 at the diner’s back parking lot at 2973 Route 35 north. The rain date is Oct. 1. The event is free and open to the public. All classes of vehicles are welcome. There…
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Hazlet launches the Explorers Program with Brookdale Community College
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer HAZLET—This fall, a group of teenagers is doubling-down on freshman year by starting both high school and college at the same time. Thanks to a partnership between Brookdale Community College and the Hazlet Township School District, six incoming students who will begin their freshman year at Raritan High School will…
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Hazlet school awarded grant to fund Mindfulness Garden project
HAZLET — Sustainable Jersey for Schools representatives announced that Hazlet Middle School has been awarded a Sustainable Jersey for Schools Small Grant to fund the school’s Mindfulness Garden project. Hazlet Middle School is one of 30 schools in New Jersey to receive the grant, which is funded by the state Department of Health. The Mindfulness Garden project…
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Hazlet tackles prescription drug abuse with Project Medicine Drop
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer HAZLET — Police are prescribing a healthy dose of prevention to curb addiction and abuse of prescription medications. On Aug. 30, the Hazlet Township Police Department announced its participation in the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs’ (DCA) Project Medicine Drop, an initiative designed to address the opioid epidemic by…
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Hazlet announces participation in Project Medicine Drop
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer HAZLET — In response to the opioid epidemic, the Hazlet Township Police Department has announced its participation in Project Medicine Drop, an initiative sponsored by the state’s Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA). Project Medicine Drop aims to curb prescription drug abuse by working with members of the community to reduce…
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It’s time to switch to LED lighting
Our municipalities pay JCP&L for the electrical energy consumed in lighting our public buildings and for the street lights, which are considered to be an element of public safety that cannot be done away with. The business manager of my community has not advised me yet, although I have requested same, what we, the taxpayers…
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Provident Bank participates in ‘Green Clean Day’
The Provident Bank recently conducted its third annual “Green Clean Day,” where the company spent a day cleaning, purging paper and electronic files, as well as becoming educated on how to reduce waste and conserve energy. In total, the bank securely shredded and recycled more than 35,415 pounds of paper, had an additional 5,835 pounds of CO2…
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Hazlet man arrested in bank robbery
HAZLET — A 25-year-old Hazlet man was arrested and charged with robbing the TD Bank branch located on Harmony Road in Middletown Saturday, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Justin Rafalko, of Sycamore Drive in Hazlet, faces one count of first degree robbery after he entered the bank around 3 p.m. on Saturday approached…
