Tag: Independent news briefs
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Independent News Briefs, Dec. 21
Middletown Mayor Tony Perry and his fellow members of the Township Committee have authorized an agreement with the Monmouth County Board of Health, through the Monmouth County Health Department, for the provision of state-mandated local public health services. Middletown officials terminated the municipality’s shared services agreement with the Monmouth County Regional Health Commission No. 1…
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Independent News Briefs, July 20
The Hazlet Township Committee has authorized an appropriation of $1.5 million for improvements to a park in Hazlet. On July 12, committee members adopted a bond ordinance providing for the appropriation for improvements to 8th Street Park. The bond ordinance authorizes the issuance of $1 million in bonds or notes to finance part of the…
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Independent News Briefs, June 22
Middletown Township Public Library directors have announced that library staff came in third place in the 2022 @ the Table Pitch Competition from the Entrepreneurship and Libraries Conference on May 19 with their idea, “Makers Make Business: Supporting Our Community Crafter Entrepreneurs.” The idea, developed and presented by librarians Katie Jeleniewski and Kate Hammond, was…
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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…
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Independent News Briefs, March 2
Mater Dei Prep and the students in the Global Leaders program conducted a United Nations flag unveiling ceremony at the high school in Middletown on Feb. 15. Mater Dei Prep officially accepted a United Nations flag that hung in the office of Pathways to Peace founder and president Avon Mattison, who died in October 2021…
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Independent News Briefs, Dec. 22
The Middletown Arts Center has announced the formation of the MAC Players, the organization’s new community theater company for adults/young adults age 15 and up. Led by Theater Education Director Kathy Connolly, the group will kick off its first season in 2022 with “Shrek The Musical” on March 3, 4, 5 and 12, according to…
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Independent News Briefs, Oct. 27
The Hazlet Township Committee has appropriated $700,000 for improvements to a road in the community. On Oct. 5, officials adopted an ordinance that authorizes improvements scheduled for Beers Street. The ordinance provides funding for the improvements in the amount of $700,000. The amount will be covered with $430,000 from Hazlet’s capital improvement fund and a…
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Independent News Briefs, Oct. 13
The Middletown Lions Club is hosting the Last Hurrah Halloween Hullabaloo Auto and Motorcycle Show on Oct. 30 from noon to 4 p.m. at Texas Roadhouse, 2105 Route 35 North, Holmdel. The rain date is Nov. 6. The show is a charitable event which benefits Lions vision, hearing and health initiatives, including free vision screenings,…
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Atlantic Hub and Independent News Briefs, Aug. 11
The Monmouth County Park System is seeking entries into its upcoming “Into the Woods” exhibit which will be held from Sept. 17 through Nov. 14 at the Gallery in the Thompson Park Creative Arts Center, Lincroft. The exhibit will feature works inspired by the forest, according to a press release. Non-traditional and traditional renderings of…