Tag: Keyport
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Independent News Briefs, June 30
Incumbent Keyport Borough Council members Dennis Fotopoulos and Matthew Goode, who received 237 and 234 votes, respectively, in the June 8 primary election, will be the Democratic candidates for council in the November general election. The Republican candidates in November will be Rose Araneo and Ronald G. Peperoni Jr., who received 313 and 316 votes,…
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Keyport author John Schneider will publish ‘Sandy Hook’ on July 5
As the producer and host of a weekly television series called “Raritan Bayshore County” (shown on Comcast and the Internet), John Schneider says he has grown to love sharing the local beauty and colorful history of Monmouth County’s Bayshore area to help people understand and appreciate the relics and spirits of the past which surround…
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Keyport council OKs purchase of body-worn cameras for police officers
KEYPORT – The Keyport Borough Council has authorized the purchase of body-worn cameras and related equipment for the officers of the Keyport Police Department. During a meeting on May 18, council members passed a resolution authorizing the body-worn cameras to be purchased from Motorola/Watch Guard. The cost of the cameras and related equipment is not…
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Keyport Borough Council members adopt $10.8M budget for 2021
KEYPORT – The Borough Council has adopted a $10.8 million budget to fund the operation of Keyport during 2021. The budget will be supported by the collection of $7 million in taxes from Keyport’s residential and commercial property owners. Other revenue includes the receipt of $714,473 in state aid and the appropriation of $1.12 million…
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Two men indicted for possession and distribution of child sexual exploitation material
A Monmouth County Grand Jury has handed up an 11-count indictment charging two Monmouth County men with multiple counts of possessing and distributing child sexual exploitation images, among other charges, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on May 19. Brandon Pascoe, 36, of Keyport, and Craig Reeves, 31, of Long Branch, were indicted for…
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Independent News Briefs, May 12
Two Republicans will challenge two Democratic incumbents for two available three-year terms on the Keyport Borough Council. The seats currently held by Democrats Dennis Fotopoulos and Matthew Goode will be on the ballot in the Nov. 2 election. According to the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, Republicans Rose Araneo and Ronald Peperoni are running to be…
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Keyport school board adopts budget for 2021-22 academic year
KEYPORT – The Keyport Public Schools Board of Education has adopted a $23.69 million budget that will fund the operation of the district during the 2021-22 school year. The budget, which was adopted by the board on April 28, will be supported by a tax levy of $11.37 million to be paid by the borough’s…
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Keyport Borough Council sets public hearing on $10.8M budget
KEYPORT – The Borough Council has introduced a $10.8 million budget to fund the operation of Keyport this year. During a meeting on April 6, council members Dennis Fotopoulos, Matthew Goode, Delia Sosa McDermott, Victoria Pacheco, Lori Ann Davidson and Kathleen McNamara voted “yes” on a motion to introduce the budget. A public hearing on…
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Keyport council approves change order for water treatment plant project
KEYPORT – Members of the Keyport Borough Council have authorized an increase in a contract through which upgrades are being completed at the borough’s water treatment plant. On April 6, council members authorized a $52,500 increase to a $564,000 contract that was awarded to Mott MacDonald in 2016 for upgrades to the Perry Street water…
