Resident defends Hazlet against author's attacks       Al Solana's April 23 letter criticizing Hazlet's local tax rate renamed our community "Taxlet" and a "New Jersey Soprano Township." With respect, I could not disagree more. Across New Jersey, elected officials and citizen leaders are working to solve our state's addiction to high taxes and reckle... More ... Find resources less harmful to the environment       Do you know what one of the most harmful things to the environment is? Plastic! Plastic takes up to 400 years to break down in landfills. Styrofoam is also a harmful substance, because Styrofoam is nonrecyclable. You can't make Styrofoam into new Styrofoam. It is even worse than plastic because it... More ... Family grateful to North Centerville Fire Company       My husband was diagnosed the beginning of the year with stage 4 keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma cancer. It has been physically and emotionally stressful as well as financially draining. North Centerville Fire Company, Hazlet, has come to our aid in so many ways, we will be forever indebted t... More ... Keyport PBA extends thanks for anniversary wishes       The members of Keyport Policemen's Benevolent Association would like to take this time to say thank you to each and every resident, business owners, employees and other PBA locals for your support in celebrating our 35th anniversary and the honoring of Sgt. Bob Dillon and Sgt. Steve Wheeler on the... More ... Park's trash removal policy not beneficial for Keyport       Iam happy to learn that some of my neighbors raised the issue of excessive trash to the mayor and that he was in agreement and willing to do something to help. However, I would warn against taking a page from the park service's policy at Sandy Hook, as the mayor suggested. More ... 180 committed to ending violence, sexual abuse       April is both National SexualAssault Awareness Month and National Child Abuse Prevention Month, when people are asked to focus on these two important issues that have such a devastating impact on communities. More ...