Tag: Keyport

  • Residents to seek seats on school boards in Matawan-Aberdeen, Holmdel, Keyport, Hazlet, Middletown

    Residents to seek seats on school boards in Matawan-Aberdeen, Holmdel, Keyport, Hazlet, Middletown

    When voters in Aberdeen Township, Matawan, Keyport, Holmdel, Hazlet and Middletown go to the polls on Nov. 8 to elect members of governmental bodies, they will also vote to elect members of their local school board. July 25 was the deadline for New Jersey residents to file a nominating petition to run for a seat…

  • Prosecutor’s office crisis training pays off for Keyport officers

    Prosecutor’s office crisis training pays off for Keyport officers

    It had all the hallmarks of a call for service that could have easily gone quickly and badly wrong, but because of the efforts of four Keyport Police Department officers – one of whom had completed the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training program a few months earlier – the opposite outcome…

  • Keyport man charged with robbery, aggravated sexual assault

    Keyport man charged with robbery, aggravated sexual assault

    A Keyport man has been charged with robbery and aggravated sexual assault following an assault and an attempted theft that took place on July 21 in Tinton Falls, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced. Kareem Lee, 31, was charged with first degree robbery and first degree aggravated sexual assault with an armed weapon after…

  • Keyport council adopts bond ordinance to finance local improvements

    Keyport council adopts bond ordinance to finance local improvements

    KEYPORT – The members of the Borough Council in Keyport have appropriated $710,000 to fund the purchase of equipment. During a recent meeting, council members adopted a bond ordinance that appropriates $710,000 and authorizes the issuance of $675,000 in bonds or notes to finance part of the cost. A down payment of $35,000 will finance…

  • Keyport council members amend business application refund policy

    Keyport council members amend business application refund policy

    KEYPORT – The Borough Council in Keyport has amended the municipality’s business license ordinance and will no longer refund fees that have been paid by cannabis business applicants who are not granted an operator’s license. During a recent meeting, council members adopted an ordinance that amends the cannabis business license subsection of the general licensing…

  • Primaries set election fields in Hazlet, Holmdel, Keyport, Matawan, Middletown

    Primaries set election fields in Hazlet, Holmdel, Keyport, Matawan, Middletown

    The June 7 primary elections have confirmed the candidates who will run for local office in the Nov. 8 general election in Hazlet, Holmdel, Keyport, Matawan and Middletown. There is no municipal election in Aberdeen Township this year. The results of the primary elections and the vote totals have been posted online by the Monmouth…

  • Keyport Borough Council adopts $11.7M budget for 2022

    Keyport Borough Council adopts $11.7M budget for 2022

    KEYPORT — The Borough Council has adopted an $11.67 million budget to fund the operation of Keyport during 2022. The budget will be supported by the collection of $7.65 million in taxes from Keyport’s residential and commercial property owners. Other revenue includes the appropriation of $1 million from the borough’s surplus fund (savings) and the…

  • Keyport school board adopts $26M budget for 2022-23

    Keyport school board adopts $26M budget for 2022-23

    KEYPORT – The Keyport Public Schools Board of Education has adopted a $26.42 million budget that will fund the operation of the school district during the 2022-23 academic year. The budget, which was adopted on April 27, will be supported by a tax levy of $11.58 million to be paid by Keyport’s residential and commercial…

  • Keyport residents enter races for mayor’s term, Borough Council seats

    Keyport residents enter races for mayor’s term, Borough Council seats

    KEYPORT – Democrats and Republicans in Keyport are seeking the mayor’s office and two Borough Council terms in a race that could decide control of the municipal government. On June 7, the Republican primary election and the Democratic primary election will be uncontested. The winners will earn their places on the Nov. 8 general election…