Tag: Keyport
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Keyport school board introduces budget; sets public hearing for April 28
KEYPORT – The Keyport Public Schools Board of Education has introduced a $23 million budget that will fund the operation of the district during the 2021-22 school year. Following a discussion among district administrators and board members, the budget was introduced on March 17. A public hearing is scheduled for April 28. The budget, which…
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Independent News Briefs, March 31
Three new special law enforcement officers have been appointed to the Keyport Police Department. On March 16, Borough Council members appointed Danielle LaCapria, Tyler Ely and Briana Hedges to one-year terms as Class I officers following a recommendation from Police Chief Shannon Torres. Each officer will be paid $13.60 per hour. And, council members retained…
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Keyport school board president loses battle with COVID
KEYPORT – Community leader and Keyport Public Schools Board of Education President Ann Marie Panzarelli, 51, is being remembered as someone who made an impact on her town. Panzarelli died on March 13 after battling COVID-19 since mid-February, according to the New Jersey School Boards Association. She served on the Keyport school board for 10…
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Independent News Briefs, March 17
Municipal officials in Middletown have applied to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to seek bids for a solar energy farm at the NJ Transit station parking lot on Church Street in Middletown, according to a press release from the Sierra Club New Jersey Chapter. The power generated by the facility would provide a…
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Three area school districts scheduled to lose state aid during 2021-22
Gov. Phil Murphy has unveiled his Fiscal Year 2022 budget, which includes proposed funding for New Jersey’s public school districts during the 2021-22 academic year. In terms of state school aid, which is calculated under the terms of legislation known as S-2, some school districts have come out winners and will see an increase in…
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Thomson surpasses 1,000-point mark during junior campaign with Red Raiders
KEYPORT – D.J. Thomson is writing his own story on the basketball court at Keyport High School and continuing the success his brothers Alex, Connor and Bryan had before him when they played for the Red Raiders. All three of Thomson’s older brothers went on to play college football. They also played basketball during their…
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Independent News Briefs, March 3
The Keyport Borough Council has authorized a final payment of $510,872 for a project to improve a local park. On Feb. 16, council members authorized the final payment and a close-out change order to V&K Construction Inc. for improvements to Main Street Park. The contract for the improvements was awarded to V&K Construction in 2019.…
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Keyport Councilman Goode appointed municipal attorney in Freehold Borough
FREEHOLD – Matthew Goode, who is serving as the president of the Keyport Borough Council in 2021, has been appointed as Freehold Borough’s municipal attorney. Goode will succeed Kerry Higgins in that position. Higgins, of the firm McKenna, DuPont, Higgins and Stone, of Red Bank, has been appointed a state Superior Court judge. She represented…
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Atlantic Hub-Independent News Briefs, Feb. 17
On Feb. 21 at 11 a.m., Congregation B’nai Israel, Rumson, will host a virtual cooking class for the upcoming holiday of Purim. Chef Margo Tikijian will demonstrate the proper way to prepare and bake Hamantaschen and a chocolate babka. Viewers are invited to prepare their dough for the Hamantaschen in advance and then follow along…
