Tag: Hazlet

  • Hazlet school board adopts $65M budget for 2022-23

    Hazlet school board adopts $65M budget for 2022-23

    HAZLET — The Hazlet Township Public Schools Board of Education has adopted a $65.64 million budget to fund the operation of the school district during the 2022-23 school year. The budget was adopted during a meeting held May 2 at Raritan High School. According to information provided by the board, the 2022-23 budget will be…

  • Monmouth County News Briefs, May 11

    Monmouth County News Briefs, May 11

    On April 28, the New Jersey Council of County Colleges (NJCCC) honored 38 students from the state’s 19 community colleges for being named to the 2022 New Jersey All-State Academic Team for their outstanding academic achievements and exceptional service to their communities and colleges as members of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the national honor society…

  • Candidates declare intentions to run for public office in Hazlet

    Candidates declare intentions to run for public office in Hazlet

    HAZLET — Three Democrats and three Republicans are seeking three available terms on the Township Committee in Hazlet. The terms currently held by Republican committeemen Robert Preston and Michael Glackin will end on Dec. 31. Glackin, who has been a member of the governing body since 2017 and is serving as deputy mayor in 2022,…

  • Two new members appointed to Township Committee in Hazlet

    Two new members appointed to Township Committee in Hazlet

    HAZLET — Two new members have been appointed to the Township Committee in Hazlet, following the recent departures of two individuals from the governing body. Tara Clark, who was serving as mayor in 2022, announced her resignation in late February. She cited unexpected health issues with her family for her departure from the dais. In…

  • Hazlet school board introduces $65M budget for 2022-23

    Hazlet school board introduces $65M budget for 2022-23

    HAZLET — The Hazlet Township Public Schools Board of Education has introduced a $65.64 million budget to fund the operation of the school district during the 2022-23 school year. The budget was introduced during a meeting held March 21. A public hearing on the budget has been scheduled for May 2 at Raritan High School.…

  • Independent News Briefs, March 9

    Independent News Briefs, March 9

    The Keyport Public Schools have moved to a mask-optional model as permitted by Gov. Phil Murphy during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. New Jersey’s school mask mandate was lifted on March 7 and Keyport administrators moved to permit students, staff members and visitors to the district’s schools to stop wearing a mask if they chose to…

  • Hazlet schools will become mask-optional on March 7

    Hazlet schools will become mask-optional on March 7

    HAZLET – When New Jersey’s school mask mandate is lifted on March 7, administrators in the Hazlet Township Public Schools will make the use of a mask optional for all individuals in the district’s eight schools. Noting the significant decline of statewide COVID-19 metrics, on Feb. 7, Gov. Phil Murphy announced that masks and facial…

  • Raritan defeats High Point to win Group II state team championship

    Raritan defeats High Point to win Group II state team championship

    FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP – Redemption was captured in the ultimate way for the Raritan High School, Hazlet, wrestling team in the NJSIAA Group II state team tournament championship match against High Point Regional High School of Wantage Township on Feb. 13 at Franklin High School. In 2018, Raritan lost the Group II final to High Point.…

  • Rockets defeat Bulldogs to win CJ Group II state sectional title

    Rockets defeat Bulldogs to win CJ Group II state sectional title

    Coach Rob Nucci and the Raritan High School wrestling team are New Jersey state sectional team champions once again. Nucci led the Rockets to their fourth state sectional team championship since taking the reins of the program 21 years ago with a 42-25 victory over Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in the Central Jersey Group…