Tag: Hazlet
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Hazlet officials introduce $21.3 million municipal budget for 2020
HAZLET – The Hazlet Township Committee has introduced a $21.3 million budget to fund the operation of the municipality during 2020. The budget was introduced on May 19. A public hearing on the budget has been scheduled for June 23. Committee members may adopt the budget following the public hearing. Hazlet’s residential and commercial property…
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Hazlet school board adopts $59.9M budget for 2020-21
HAZLET – The Hazlet Township Public Schools Board of Education has adopted a $59.97 million budget to fund the operation of the school district during the 2020-21 school year. The budget was adopted on May 4. The $59.97 million budget for 2020-21 will be funded in part through the collection of $43.68 million in property…
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Hazlet Township Committee takes stand against pipeline project in Raritan Bay
HAZLET – The members of the Hazlet Township Committee have unanimously reaffirmed their “strong opposition” to the proposed construction and installation of a 23-mile-long methane gas pipeline through Raritan Bay from Old Bridge to Rockaway, N.Y. According to the governing body, “construction of the pipeline will negatively impact the health of the Bayshore, coastal ecosystems,…
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MONOC transfers operations to RWJBarnabas Health, Hackensack Meridian Health, CentraState Healthcare System
MONOC, which has operated mobile intensive care paramedic services and mobile critical care services in the area, ceased operations and transferred ongoing operations to RWJBarnabas Health, Hackensack Meridian Health and CentraState Healthcare System. The New Jersey Department of Health approved the transfer as of April 1. RWJBarnabas Health and Hackensack Meridian Health will become the…
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Nurse: Vaping not a safe alternative to smoking cigarettes
A school community wants to make certain that students and their parents are aware of the severe health problems medical professionals have said could arise from the “pop-culture phenomenon” of vaping electronic cigarettes. Vaping is the inhaling and exhaling of an aerosol, which is often referred to as vapor, and is produced by an electronic…
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NJNG targets Hazlet property for gas regulator station
HAZLET – An application filed by New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) to construct a natural gas regulator station at 469 South Laurel Ave. in Hazlet is before the Hazlet Township Land Use Board. NJNG is seeking preliminary and final site plan approval to construct a natural gas regulator station with an above-ground heater at the…
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Hazlet couple prepares for The Run for 3.21 in race to nation’s capital
HAZLET – A husband and wife from Hazlet are planning to run more than 250 miles with a little help from their friends. Dori-Anne and Jim Newton will participate in The Run for 3.21, a relay style run that will cover more than 250 miles from New York City to Washington, D.C. The Newtons will…
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Hazlet students take part in ‘Great Kindness Challenge’
HAZLET – Pupils in Hazlet are learning that kindness is a lifelong act. During the week of Jan. 27, students at Cove Road Elementary School, which educates students in the fifth and sixth grades, participated in daily acts of kindness in accordance with the Great Kindness Challenge. The Great Kindness Challenge is an international proactive…
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Hazlet sailor serves aboard USS Truman in Arabian Sea
PHOTO COURTESY OF U.S. NAVY MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST SEAMAN DALTON LOWING Aviation Electronics Mate 2nd Class Tyler Bege, who is from Hazlet, assigned to the “Proud Warriors” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 72, removes an anti-collision light from an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S.…