Tag: Hazlet
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Hazlet Township Committee candidates set after June 8 primary
HAZLET – In a contested Republican primary election on June 8, incumbent Hazlet Township Committee members Tara Corcoran-Clark and James “Skip” McKay turned back a challenge from Scott Fierstein to win their political party’s nominations and earn places on the November general election ballot. Two three-year terms on the Township Committee will be on the…
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Dunn, O’Leary power Raritan to series sweep over Monmouth Regional
It was a special day on the mound and at the plate for seniors Kirsten Dunn and Sarah O’Leary of the Raritan High School softball team on May 14 against Monmouth Regional High School in Tinton Falls. Dunn was stellar, throwing six perfect innings with eight strikeouts, while O’Leary bashed two home runs and had…
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Wrestling coach with ties to Monmouth County schools facing charges
A wrestling coach who law enforcement authorities say has ties to four high schools and one wrestling club in Monmouth County is facing criminal charges. Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Sayreville Police Chief John Zebrowski announced that a former special education teacher at the Sayreville Middle School who is a former wrestling coach at…
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Eastern Monmouth Area chamber’s educational foundation opens scholarship applications
A scholarship for higher education is life-changing; just ask Laura Burns, a teacher in Hazlet who wanted to continue graduate work to reach her goal in school administration. As a middle school language arts and social studies teacher, Burns dreamed of taking the next step, but realized the financial hurdles to make it happen would…
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Raritan’s Lazaurs wins state wrestling title to cap 2021 campaign
Raritan High School senior Mia Lazaurs always said she was going to be a state wrestling champion. Even before New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association administrators sanctioned girls wrestling as a high school sport three years ago, Lazaurs was determined to outduel the boys on the mat and win a state title. Lazaurs, who has…
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Three area school districts scheduled to lose state aid during 2021-22
Gov. Phil Murphy has unveiled his Fiscal Year 2022 budget, which includes proposed funding for New Jersey’s public school districts during the 2021-22 academic year. In terms of state school aid, which is calculated under the terms of legislation known as S-2, some school districts have come out winners and will see an increase in…
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Goodwill preparing to open in larger quarters in Hazlet
HAZLET – Goodwill Industries of Southern New Jersey and Philadelphia will open its Hazlet store and donation center on Jan. 14 in Hazlet Plaza at 3035-B Route 35 North at the intersection of Poole Avenue. The site was formerly occupied by Toys-R-Us. With the opening of the store in Hazlet, Goodwill’s Aberdeen Township store and…
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Hazlet news briefs, Jan. 6
During the final days of 2020, members of the Hazlet Township Committee completed several items of municipal business. Final payments totaling $1.8 million were issued for improvements to local roads. Chief Financial Officer Robert Phillips was authorized to make final payments for improvements at Bethany Road and Lynn Boulevard, and at Franciscan Way and Park…
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Independent news briefs, Nov. 18
During a recent meeting of the Keyport Borough Council, officials authorized a closeout change order in a contract that had been awarded to Down to Earth Landscaping Inc. for improvements to Veterans Park and Terry Park. The original contract, authorized in 2018, totaled $485,941. According to a resolution, the firm completed work on the improvements…