Tag: Keyport
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Keyport officials adopt $2.57M bond ordinance for road improvements
A bond ordinance appropriating $2.57 million for the 2019 road improvement program in Keyport has been adopted by members of the Keyport Borough Council. On May 22, council members adopted an ordinance to appropriate funds that will be used to finance the road improvements. Bonds or notes totaling $1.76 million will be issued, while the…
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Keyport family thanks emergency responders for lifesaving actions
KEYPORT – A family in Keyport is thanking the emergency responders who saved them after a motorist veered off the roadway and onto a borough sidewalk, striking a grandmother and her two young grandchildren. During a meeting of the Borough Council on May 7, Olivia Lopes thanked emergency responders in Keyport for saving the lives…
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Keyport stakeholders needed for planning committee
A citizen participation group, which will serve as a planning committee to develop project proposals for submission to the state Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP), will be formed in Keyport. On May 7, Business Administrator Stephen Gallo said the NPP “targets threatened but viable neighborhoods where the department of community affairs resources can be leveraged to…
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Keyport officials adopt $10.86 million spending plan for 2019
KEYPORT – The Keyport Borough Council has adopted a $10.86 million budget to fund the operation of the municipality in 2019. On May 7, Borough Council President Victoria Pacheco, Councilman Matthew Goode, Councilman Isaiah Cooper, Councilman Joseph Sheridan, Councilman Dennis Fotopoulos and Councilwoman Delia Sosa McDermott voted to adopt the spending plan. The 2019 budget…
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Boy Scout plans to color code hydrants for Eagle Scout project in Keyport
KEYPORT – Municipal officials have given the go-ahead to a young man who wants to geolocate, inventory and color code 128 fire hydrants in Keyport. On April 2, members of the Borough Council unanimously voted to permit Boy Scout Colin McTernan, 17, to color code fire hydrants in town as he pursues the rank of…
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Keyport officials introduce $10.86 million municipal budget
KEYPORT – The Keyport Borough Council has introduced a $10.86 million budget to fund the operation of the municipality in 2019. On April 2, Borough Council President Victoria Pacheco, Councilman Matthew Goode, Councilman Isaiah Cooper, Councilman Joseph Sheridan, Councilman Dennis Fotopoulos and Councilwoman Delia Sosa McDermott voted to introduce the spending plan. The council has…
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Keyport school construction project expected to heat up during summer
KEYPORT – A $16.7 million bond referendum that will fund improvements to Keyport High School and Keyport Central School will begin to make headway this summer. “It was great to see voters were committed to improvements,” Keyport School District Superintendent of Schools Lisa M. Savoia said during an interview on Feb. 14. On Nov. 6,…
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Hazlet couple: Participants gain sense of satisfaction by repairing homes
One might assume the best part of owning a business is being one’s own boss. For Hazlet residents and business owners Bill and Gail Bechtoldt, that sentiment is true, but not because the couple enjoys taking spontaneous vacations or extended lunch breaks. Among the exquisite floral arrangements and whimsical vases at Koch Florist + Gifts,…
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Students honor King at annual event presented by MLK Committee
Using song, dance and spoken word to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the MLK Committee recently held its 26th annual event. The MLK Committee is a nonprofit organization that was founded by churches in Matawan, Aberdeen and Keyport, The group was formed in 1994 by Shirley Macon of the Second Baptist Church, Matawan, according…
