Tag: Hazlet
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Rockets top Falcons, 3-0, in A Central soccer action
The Raritan High School and Monmouth Regional High School girls soccer teams came into their Shore Conference A Central Division clash on Sept. 15 in Tinton Falls searching for their first division victory of the 2021 season. After a scoreless first half, Raritan’s players came out firing in the second half and found the back…
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Hazlet officials continue ban on cannabis businesses in town
HAZLET – Officials in Hazlet are maintaining a ban on the establishment of marijuana businesses in the municipality. Earlier this summer, the Township Committee adopted an ordinance that prohibits all cannabis establishments, cultivators, distributors, delivery services and medical marijuana dispensaries from operating in Hazlet by amending and supplementing the municipality’s development review ordinance. The delivery…
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Hazlet superintendent ready to welcome students for 2021-22 school year
By Samantha Gorman Correspondent HAZLET – Scott Ridley, the superintendent of schools in the Hazlet Township Public Schools, is mirroring the community’s excitement about the beginning of a new school year. In an interview with the Independent, Ridley discussed recent developments in the K-12 district that consists of a high school, a middle school, five…
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Raritan Rockets ready to launch 2021 football campaign
HAZLET – Training camps are in full swing on high school football fields across the Shore Conference in Monmouth and Ocean counties and the players on the Raritan High School squad are trying to make the most of every practice they have during the preseason. Coach Anthony Petruzzi has instilled in his players the mentality…
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Candidates file to run for school boards in Matawan-Aberdeen, Keyport, Holmdel, Hazlet and Middletown
When voters in Aberdeen Township, Matawan, Keyport, Holmdel, Hazlet and Middletown go to the polls on Nov. 2 to vote for municipal and state representatives, they will also vote to elect members of their local school boards. July 26 was the deadline for New Jersey residents to file a nominating petition to run for a…
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Holmdel man charged with possession of destructive device
A Holmdel man is facing charges after allegedly igniting Molotov cocktail explosive devices on three nights in a business parking lot in Hazlet, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced. Brendan J. Dunne, 24, was charged with four counts of third degree possession of a destructive device, as well as the petty disorderly persons offense…
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Hazlet Township Committee adopts 2021 municipal budget
HAZLET – The members of the Hazlet Township Committee have adopted a $20.5 million budget to fund the operation of the municipality this year. The budget, which was adopted on July 6, will be supported by the collection of $15.2 million in taxes from Hazlet’s residential and commercial property owners. Other revenue in the spending…
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Monmouth County students graduate with college degree before high school degree
High school students from throughout Monmouth County who augmented their traditional high school curriculum with college-level courses through Brookdale Community College’s Early College High School (ECHS) program earned their associate degree before graduating from high school. Brookdale Community College is the county college of Monmouth County. “We are honored and excited to congratulate 91 high…
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Independent News Briefs, June 23
The Township Committee in Middletown has appointed seven individuals to serve as Special Law Enforcement Officers (Class I) in the Middletown Police Department. Members of the governing body took the action during a recent meeting. The following individuals were appointed for 2021: Chad Bacek, Anthony Bartolone, Paul Coladonato, Steven Coll, Andreus Kyriakou, David Loccisano and…