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March 21, 2007
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CHRIS KELLY staff The Pipes and Drums of the Atlantic Watch entertain the crowd during the Keyport St. Patrick's Day parade, held Sunday. More...
Holmdel to host meeting on Lucent
Public encouraged to attend, discuss hopes for future of tract
BY KAREN BOWES Staff Writer

The new owners of the Lucent tract are proposing between 250 and 300 new housing units for the 472-acre site, an idea that would require zoning changes for the largely pastoral property. Tomorrow night, the public is invited to attend a discussion on the topic at the conclusion of ... More...


Auditions

Women of Song, a female vocal group, is seeking sopranos and altos. The group performs a variety of music. Rehearsals are held Friday mornings in the Monmouth County area. Some sight reading would be helpful. Details: Randy, (732) 787-1697. More...


Rising pension, insurance costs present challenges
Early draft of Keyport budget carries 32-cent increase to tax rate
BY LORI ANNE OLIWA Correspondent

KEYPORT - The cost of maintaining essential services and keeping financial obligations in Keyport has increased dramatically, according to borough officials. Pension payments alone will increase by 64 percent in 2007, for a total cost of $301,900, according to borough officials. I... More...


Commission will study teenage driving in N.J.

MARLBORO - On March 14, Gov. Jon S. Corzine ceremonially signed legislation establishing the Teenage Driver Safety Study Commission to study, examine and review the issue of teenage driver safety in New Jersey. "Out of the challenges we face comes the opportunity to make important chan... More...


 Bulletin Board
•Forum on eminent domain to be held March 28
The Monmouth County League of Women Voters (LWV) will sponsor a forum on eminent domain March 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Warner Student Life Center at Brookdale Community College, Newman Springs Road, Middletown. The public is invited to attend. More...
•Entries accepted for Aberdeen essay contest
•Mansion ghost hunt topic of March 26 meeting
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 Letters
•Keep waterfront from becoming parking lot
"They paved paradise and put up a parking lot." This may be a familiar lyric to a song; however, the reality of this happening to our waterfront in Keyport is seriously being considered as new construction of the bulkhead is under way. On March 6, a special meeting open to the public wa... More...
•Keyport developers similar to mosquitoes
•Hometown heroes honored during Red Cross Month
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 Editorials
•Greg Bean
Coda New Jersey behind China on eminent domain reform If Americans want to prevent losing their homes to eminent domain abuse, maybe they ought to consider moving to a place that has a higher regard for the notion of private property rights. More...
•Lori Clinch
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 Obituaries
•Obituaries
John Van Kirk Jr. Mr. Van Kirk, 85, of Little Silver, died March 12, 2007, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He resided in Middletown prior to relocating to Little Silver in 1951. He and his wife owned and operated John Van Kirk & Son Monuments, Middletown. He served with the Supre... More...
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 Schools
•Tentative school budget calls for 3.9-cent hike
HOLMDEL - The Board of Education will be looking to buck the trend of other local districts by passing its third consecutive school budget on April 17. The proposed total budget amount is $47,904,057. If adopted at next week's public hearing, township residents will be voting April ... More...
•Middletown school budget calls for 7.5-cent increase
•Hazlet adopts $46M tentative school budget
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 Sports
•Lack of offense burns Colts one last time
CBA falls in state semifinal, 2-0
A lack of offensive production finally caught up with the CBA hockey team. And it couldn't have come at a more inopportune time. The Colts, who have had a tough time finding the back of the net all season despite their success, came up short on the offensive end once again... More...
•Brookdale women finish sixth at national tourney
•Freehold Twp. hosting Senior All-Star Games
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 Business
•Tight-knit friends start online yarn business
HAZLET - Life is very mysterious, and sometimes stumbling onto the wrong path for a while can lead you to your "dream come true." That is what happened to single mom Debbie Friedlander-D'Angelo, of Hazlet, who was forced to leave a high-stress job in the corporate world six years ago... More...
•Business Briefs
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