Tag: Keyport
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Keyport man sentenced to prison; had connection to Jersey City shooting
A Keyport man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for illegally possessing an assault rifle, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced on Feb. 9. Honig said Ahmed A-Hady, 36, had previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Katharine S. Hayden to an information charging him with one count of possession of…
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Keyport offers additional assistance to businesses impacted by COVID
KEYPORT – Members of the Keyport Borough Council have authorized a second round of funding to assist businesses that have been affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, bringing the total distribution of funds to $228,818. On Jan. 19, council members passed a resolution authorizing the awarding of grants to 35 businesses in the Keyport Neighborhood…
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Keyport council members tap Goode to serve as president during 2021
KEYPORT – Councilman Matthew Goode has been elected by his fellow members of the governing body to serve as president of the Borough Council in Keyport for 2021. The borough’s annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 1 was held in a virtual manner due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. As the meeting began, new council members…
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Independent News Briefs, Dec. 23
Monmouth County Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone has reported that the county will receive an additional $10.3 million in state funded grants from the Fiscal Year 2021 Transportation Trust Fund. “At our Nov. 24 meeting, my fellow freeholders and I passed resolutions for two bridge projects; the reconstruction of Bridge MT-24 on county Route 12A…
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Davidson, McNamara win terms on Borough Council in Keyport
KEYPORT – Republican Lori Davidson and Democrat Kathleen McNamara have won three-year terms on the Keyport Borough Council. In the Nov. 3 municipal election, Davidson and McNamara emerged as the top vote-getters for two available three-year terms. They will succeed Democratic councilmen Isaiah Cooper and Joseph Sheridan, who did not seek re-election. According to results…
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Grandsons will honor relative with Soviet prohibition-themed distillery in Keyport
When Soviet Union General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev issued an anti-alcohol campaign in the mid-1980s that entailed a soft prohibition and subsequently raised the price of vodka, wine and beer, the new legislation, which was similar to America’s liquor prohibition in 1920, ignited an era of bootlegging and hoarding of supplies. As individuals throughout the Soviet…
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Independent news briefs, Nov. 18
During a recent meeting of the Keyport Borough Council, officials authorized a closeout change order in a contract that had been awarded to Down to Earth Landscaping Inc. for improvements to Veterans Park and Terry Park. The original contract, authorized in 2018, totaled $485,941. According to a resolution, the firm completed work on the improvements…
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Annual audit reveals no issues with Keyport’s financial records
KEYPORT – No recommendations for corrective action were made in the 2019 audit of Keyport’s municipal finances. During a recent Borough Council meeting, the members of the governing body passed a resolution to adopt the audit. According to state law, the governing body of every municipality must conduct an annual audit of its books, accounts…
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Keyport council members approve shared services agreements
KEYPORT – Two Keyport employees will also provide their services to neighboring Union Beach. During a recent Borough Council meeting, members of the governing body authorized a shared services agreement with Union Beach through which Keyport will provide registrar and deputy registrar of vital statistics services to its neighbor. According to a resolution, Union Beach…
