Tag: Keyport
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Colts Neck man arrested in connection with three bank robberies
A Colts Neck man has been arrested and charged with committing a series of three bank robberies in local municipalities over the course of a little more than a month, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Dec. 20. Conor Kavanagh, 29, is charged with three counts of first degree armed robbery, according to…
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Monmouth County grant will fund services at Keyport senior center
KEYPORT – Members of the Borough Council have entered into a grant agreement with Monmouth County to provide social services at the Keyport Senior Citizen Center, 110 Second St. According to the municipal website, the senior center offers a wide range of activities and limited transportation is available. The senior center offers programs and classes…
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Keyport resident to participate in Rose Parade ‘Donate Life’ float
NJ Sharing Network recently honored lung transplant recipient Dawn Burke of Keyport and paid tribute to the memory of organ donor Dr. Jamila Irons-Johnson, the daughter of Janice Campbell of West Orange, as Burke and Campbell get set to participate in the 2022 Donate Life Rose Parade float during the Tournament of Roses parade that…
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Keyport officials prepare corrective action plan following audit
KEYPORT – The members of the Borough Council in Keyport have approved a corrective action plan in response to a finding contained in the 2020 municipal audit. During a meeting on Dec. 7, council members passed a resolution certifying the 2020 municipal audit. According to state law, the governing body of every municipality must conduct…
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Keyport officials may open door to local cannabis businesses
KEYPORT – Borough Council members are taking action to lift a prohibition on cannabis businesses in Keyport by proposing regulations for cannabis businesses that may eventually be permitted to operate in the municipality. During a meeting on Oct. 19, council members introduced an ordinance that will, if adopted, establish locations where cannabis businesses will be…
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Voters elect members of Holmdel, Hazlet, Keyport, Middletown and Matawan-Aberdeen school boards
In addition to voting for governor, representatives of the state Legislature, and municipal and county officials in the 2021 general election, residents also elected members of local school boards. The 2021 general election was contested with vote by mail ballots; with early in-person voting on nine days in late October; and with in-person voting on…
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Araneo, Peperoni win Borough Council seats in Keyport
KEYPORT – Republicans Rose Araneo and Ronald Peperoni have won three-year terms on the Borough Council in Keyport and will join the governing body in January to serve through December 2024. According to election results posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, Araneo received 1,338 votes and Peperoni received 1,314 votes. Incumbent Democratic councilmen…
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Keyport council members award contract for Church Street improvements
KEYPORT – The Borough Council has awarded a contract not to exceed $1.42 million for improvements to a street in Keyport. During a meeting on Oct. 19, council members passed a resolution awarding a contract to Lucas Brothers Inc., Marlboro, for improvements to Church Street. The company was awarded the contract as the lowest bidder,…
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Keyport council members create multi-way stop intersections
KEYPORT – The members of the Borough Council have amended the designation of numerous intersections in Keyport to become multi-way stops. During a meeting on Oct. 5, council members adopted an ordinance that amends Keyport’s traffic ordinance and establishes the new multi-way stop intersections. Through the ordinance, stop signs will be installed at the designated…