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By ALYSSA PASSEGGIO The company who filed a builder’s remedy suit against Hazlet Township during March, Elegant Properties, filed for summary judgment in the case, according to its president, John Tiger. “We are confident we will be granted a summary judgment because Hazlet doesn’t have a plan, nor have they taken any steps in more than 20 years to file a plan,” Tiger said. Tiger filed the

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By ED COLLINS, Sports Editor The Courier, Web news, April 18 A total of nine area baseball teams are apart of the 20-team field of the Monmouth County Tournament. The tournament is slated to begin some time next week. Defending champion Christian Brothers Academy has the highest seed of any local club. The Colts are the third seed and will have a first-round bye. Awaiting them in the second

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Firefighters combated an active structure fire at a two-story Middletown home that continued to smolder into Thursday afternoon. The fire, located at 6 Tuller Court, was seemingly contained as of 1 p.m., although firefighters continued to hose the smoking ruins as the residential area was inundated with smoke. Fire engines from Lincroft Fire Co., East Keansburg Fire Co., River Plaza Hose Co.

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J.J. SULLIVAN III Staff Writer The Middletown Elks No. 2179 honored some of the Bayshore's most distinguished high school scholars during the Annual Youth Activities Awards Breakfast on March 16. Awards were presented during a ceremony held at the Elks Leonardo lodge. Recipients of the 2007-2008 awards for Student of the Year and Most Valuable Student were given an undisclosed scholarship,

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By ED COLLINS / The Courier, Feb. 14 Both Raritan and Christian Brothers Academy have each advance in their respective NJSIAA Group Wrestling tournaments. The Rockets disposed of Hopewell Valley, 45-9 in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II tournament in Hazlet, while the Colts knocked off St. John Vianney, 35-22 in the NJSIAA South Jersey Non-Public A tournament. Third-seeded Raritan used their

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Completion of revaluation ordered by Jan. ‘09 By J.J. SULLIVAN III / The Courier, Feb. 13 Middletown Tax Assessor Charles Heck appeared before the Monmouth County Board of Taxation on Wednesday, Feb. 13, to answer questions regarding his continued inability to complete the township's first revaluation in over two decades. Middletown is currently in noncompliance with a standing order to

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The Courier, Feb. 12 Bayshore Young Democrats addressed the lack of affordable housing in Middletown as a growing problem facing young adults in the township. At the workshop meeting on Feb. 4, Chairman Matthew Morehead criticized the use of RCAs. He said that Middletown's policy of using RCAs to pay other townships to build 649 of Middletown's units of affordable housing, has had a great

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By ED COLLINS / The Courier, Feb. 12 The Lady Lancers of St. John Vianney was awarded the No. 1 seed for the upcoming Shore Conference Girls’ Basketball Tournament. The Class A Central champions will host the winner of the preliminary round game between No. 16 Southern Regional and No. 17 Ocean on Friday, February 15. Southern Regional will host Ocean on Wednesday, February 13. Also receiving

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The Courier, Feb. 11 On Saturday, Feb. 9, at roughly 4:30 p.m. the Middletown police received a call concerning a possible fire at the Quik Check on the corner of Highway 35 and Cherry Tree Farm Road, according to Andy Spears, the township's fire department spokesman. Fire units were dispatched to the scene, arriving within five minutes of the initial report, Spears said. Firefighters initially

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By ED COLLINS / The Courier, Feb. 11 According to Mater Dei Athletic Director Gary Carmody, Lauren Florio and Deanna Dini will continue their soccer careers this September at Mount St. Mary’s University in Maryland. Florio and Dini will each sign their National Letter of Intent on Monday morning, February 11. Florio, a forward, was her team’s leading scorer and Dini was the Lady Seraphs’ top

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The Courier, Feb. 11 The Hazlet Planning Board deemed a zone-creating ordinance inconsistent with the township's Master Plan, during its meeting on Thursday, Feb. 7. The new zone would label a four-acre piece of property on Poole Avenue, near Route 36, as a townhouse only area. Currently, the vacant lot is zoned for single-family housing. The Hazlet Township Committee introduced the ordinance

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The Courier, Feb.9 The intersection of Route 35 and Cherry Tree Farm Road in Middletown was closed for a few hours Saturday evening as firefighters battled a blaze at the QuickChek convenience store. Over a dozen fire and emergency vehicles from Middletown, Keansburg, Neptune and others towns could be found in front of the strip mall, where the fire reportedly began around 4:15 p.m. By 7:30

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By J.J. SULLIVAN III / The Courier, Feb. 7 Middletown police received a call at 4:30 p.m., Feb. 5, regarding a potential fire at 668 Monmouth Ave., Port Monmouth, according to Andy Spears, the Middletown Fire Department's public information officer. He added that officials believe the fire may have been started by a space heater used in the first floor bedroom. After being informed by a

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The Courier, Feb. 7 The Highlands Borough Council voted 4-1 to accept Special Counsel Edward McKenna Jr.'s report on a controversial petition, during its meeting on Feb. 6. McKenna's report deemed the petition, which opposes an ordinance allowing a zone change to the Shadow Lawn property, invalid. Consequently, the council's 3-2 vote to pass the ordinance on Dec. 19, 2007 will stand. However,

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M'town: Delay sought for reval By J.J. SULLIVAN III / The Courier, Feb. 7 Middletown Township is currently in negotiations with the Monmouth County Board of Taxation regarding the desire to shelf a scheduled revaluation until 2009, according to Township Attorney Bernard Reilly. During the Feb. 4 workshop meeting, Reilly said township officials were concerned with the ability to conduct an

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By ALYSSA PASSEGGIO / The Courier, Feb. 7 Recently revealed from its cloak of inquiry, N.J. Gov. Jon Corzine’s financial restructuring and debt reduction plan has sparked yet another question. Is Corzine about to combat a trend that has snowballed into a $32 billion debt or will he be added to list of leaders whose quick-fix schemes failed? “[It is] clear to me that we have a financial

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By ALYSSA PASSEGGIO / The Courier, Feb. 7 Contrary to Democratic Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon’s welcome to the “ever-friendly 12th legislative district,” Gov. Jon Corzine was greeted by anger, frustration and mistrust during his town meeting on Feb. 4. More than 800 Monmouth County residents filled the Marlboro High School auditorium to learn about and comment on Corzine’s financial

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By ALYSSA PASSEGGIO / The Courier, Feb. 7 Regardless of Gov. Jon Corzine’s private meeting with the elected officials of Monmouth County, representatives attended his town hall meeting at Marlboro High School on Feb. 4. Corzine said he held the private meeting in order to have a better discussion with the state’s officials about his financial restructuring and debt reduction proposal. Whether

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The Courier, Feb. 7 The New York Theological Seminary, in Manhattan, established the Urban Angel Award five years ago. The Urban Angel Award is awarded annually during the seminary’s Urban Angel Awards Gala, held at the New York Marriott Marquis. This year’s Urban Angel Gala will be held on Tuesday, April 15. According to NYTS President Dr. Dale Irvin, about 700 event-goers are expected to

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The Courier, Feb. 7 The New York Theological Seminary, in Manhattan, was founded in 1901 and was previously known as the Bible Seminary in New York. According to NYTS President Dr. Dale Irvin, “For more than 107 years NYTS has been offering theological education that is accessible, inclusive and transformative.” Irvin said that NYTS pays a great deal of attention to the life of churches in New

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By JIM PURCELL / The Courier, Feb.7 If troubles in life can be characterized as a “fire,” then Red Bank resident John Bennett has traveled through it and came out the other side untouched by the flame. Bennett was an assemblyman for 10 years, between 1979-89; a state senator between 1989-2003; the president of the Senate from 2002-2003; and even an acting governor of New Jersey for three and a

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By J.J. SULLIVAN III / The Courier, Feb. 7 The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) held an information session on Jan. 31 at the Union Beach Municipal Building to unveil plans for the new Route 36 bridge over Flat Creek. The meeting was intended to inform residents of Hazlet and Union Beach about the construction project that will address flooding problems along this particular

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By ALYSSA PASSEGGIO / The Courier, Feb. 7 Frequent motorists on Route 36 in the Bayshore are no strangers to flooding, but a portion of the highway will be receiving a facelift during the next two years for just that. In order to prevent problematic flooding, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has focused its attention on the roadway spanning Flat Creek through both Hazlet and

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