June 2023
SUMMER CAMP
This was the opening week for Hazlet Recreation Summer Camp!. The kids played with water balloons & Slip n' Slides on "Water Wednesday" and skated at the South Amboy Roller Rink on Thursday. Next week the campers will have a pizza party, magic show and trip to iPlay America.
FIREWORKS SHOW
Hazlet Recreation's annual Fireworks Display is planned for Sunday, July 2! Make your plans to enjoy the show from your family's favorite vantage point in and around Veterans Park. (Use Middle Road entrance only.) There will be music and food vendors on site. Bring chairs or a blanket to sit upon. The rain date is July 3.
INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY
Tuesday, July 4 is our national Independence Day holiday and all municipal offices and the DPW Recycling Yard will be closed
Please note Monday, July 3 is a regular working day at Hazlet Township with normal operating hours.
FIREWORKS SHOW
Mark your calendar, Hazlet Recreation's annual Fireworks Display is planned for Sunday, July 2! Make your plans to enjoy the show from your family's favorite vantage point in and around Veterans Park. There will be music and food vendors on site. Bring chairs or a blanket to sit upon. The rain date is July 3.
JULY PROGRAMS
Join the fun at the Hazlet Senior Center at the James J. Cullen Center, an exciting place for active adult seniors 60+. Open to residents and nonresidents. Registration will open Monday, June 26 for all events. Pre-Registration is required. Register at MyActiveCenter.com OR call (732) 217-8683 or (732) 217-8641.
Highlights from the July Senior Center Newsletter:
Mozzarella Making Party at 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 13. Chef Zazz from Angry Tomatoes Pizza & Subs shows you how. $20 Class Fee.
- Hands on mozzarella making instruction.
- Luncheon includes, beverages, variety of Artisan pizzas, garlic knots, dessert.
- Bring home a pound of fresh mozzarella
The Monthly Book Club is reading "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls. Meeting is July 27 at 12:30 p.m.
Country Line Dancing is starting Tuesdays, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. for 8 weeks, July 11-Sept. 5. Free for residents, $40 for nonresidents
Foundations of Drawing is starting July 10 and continues on Mondays from 1-2 p.m. for 8 weeks, until August 28. Free for residents, $40 for nonresidents
Gentle Yoga is starting Friday, July 7 and continues for 8 weeks through August 25 at 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Please bring a mat. Free for residents, $40 for nonresidents
Latin Groove begins 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 am. on Wednesdays from July 19 to September 6. Free for residents, $40 for nonresidents
WELCOME LUXE BEAUTY ROOM
Hazlet Township Deputy Mayor Pete Terranova and members of the Hazlet Business Owner welcomed Luxe Beauty Room to the business community at their ribbon cutting on June 20. The shop is located in Chelsea Plaza, 3253 Route 35 North. They specialize in hair extensions and balayage a hair treatments.
FIREWORKS SHOW JULY 2
Mark your calendar, Hazlet Recreation's annual Fireworks Display is planned for Sunday, July 2! Make your plans to enjoy the show from your family's favorite vantage point in and around Veterans Park. There will be music and food vendors on site. Bring chairs or a blanket to sit upon.
PARKING LOT PROGRESS
Work continues on the new parking lot between the James J. Cullen Center and Town Hall through June 23 During construction, the Union Avenue entrance will be closed. Please enter Veterans Park via Green Acres Drive, off Middle Road.
FAMILY FUN DAY 6/24
All are invited to the Hazlet Swim Club on Saturday, June 24 for Family Fun Day. Paid admission is required for non-members. In addition to fun activities for everyone, there will be an information table about defending yourself from overexposure to the sun sponsored by local health partners. More information.
BROWSE & BUY 6/17
Volunteers will be selling books at the Hazlet Library Book Sale to raise funds to improve our local facility. Please stop by to browse Saturday, June 17 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
While there, you can also sign up for a library card and pick up a calendar of events for childrens' programs.
PARK BENCH DEDICATION
A new park bench in memory of a Hazlet resident has been installed in Veterans Park through a generous donation from The Christian Marchena Scholarship Fund. It was dedicated by his loved ones on May 6, just prior to the annual Family Fund Day held in his memory. Christian, who attended Hazlet schools, is remembered as a beloved son, brother friend and teammate.
JUNETEENTH
Next week, municipal offices and the DPW Recycling Yard will be closed on Friday, June 16 in observation of Juneteenth. It was established as a state and public holiday in 2021. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas to inform enslaved people of the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation and their freedom.
Municipal office hours Monday, June 12 through Thursday, June 15 will be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Zone 7 Recycling Collection is moved to Monday, June 19.
A Notice from Hazlet Fire District #1
SPECIAL ELECTION
REPLACEMENT OF 2003 KME PUMPER ENGINE 81.
THERE IS NO BURDEN TO THE TAX PAYER
NECESSITY FOR PURCHASE
- This apparatus is 20 plus years old
- Fire protection for the safety of our residents
- Engine 81 responds to all Motor Vehicle Accidents, plus residential and commercial calls,responds to approx. 400 calls per year
- Current safety features for the protection of the dedicated volunteer firefighters
- High cost of maintenance for upkeep- out of service trucks cause delayed time response
- With the rising cost of materials, the cost of purchases are rising quickly. It is best to sign a contract in 2023, to reduce cost, locked pricing
- New truck delivery times have increased to over 3 years, placing the engine at over 25 years old
FUNDING
- Hazlet Board of Fire Commissioners will be using reserved Capital Funds, savings, to fund approx. 50% of the purchase.
- Financing the additional cost, with no burden to the tax payers
- Proper budgeting plans will allow us to fund this purchase, while still maintaining our Capital Fund for future necessary equipment
- The new engine is part of a larger plan to reduce and replace older apparatus in the fleet.
SPECIAL ELECTION
- Required by N.J.S.A 40A 14-85
- DATE -July 24, 2023 TIME 2pm- 9pm
- LOCATION- Hazlet Fire District Office, 812 Poole Ave., Suite A, Hazlet.
- ALL QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO HAZLET FIRE DISTRICT OFFICE. View website.
- 732-264-1427
SWIM CLUB SEASON BEGINS
It was a beautiful weekend at Hazlet Swim Club and we were happy to see lots of longtime members and new families return. The swimming area has been brightened with new lifeguard chairs sporting red umbrellas. The pools were freshly painted earlier this year and reflect cool, inviting blue. For more information on membership and day passes, visit the Swim Club section or stop at the Recreation window on the ground floor of Town Hall.
Swim Team
The Hazlet Hammerheads Swim Team is accepting members through the end of this week. Practice information and the meet schedule is posted on the township website.
HAZLET'S NEW LIBRARIAN
Welcome Jennifer Brennan, our new Hazlet Township Librarian! Her first day was Tuesday, May 30. Brennan has been with the Monmouth County Library System for 5 years, and in addition to her background in Circulation, has experience behind the counter at many other county branches as a traveling staff member. She is looking forward to bringing more programs to the community and wants to hear from community members. So stop in and say hello!
Our former librarian, Mary Patterson, is now at the helm of the Ocean Township Library. Patterson managed our library through the long days of the pandemic. During her tenure, the Hazlet branch saw an increase in demand for in-person services and programs, hosted many new, exciting children’s programs and the Short & Sweet short story group.
Earlier this year, the county Library Commission recognized the retirements of Hazlet's other two past librarians who were well known to patrons, Diana Zambrano and Beth Henderson.
PRIMARY ELECTION
Early Voting Starts June 2 at the Hazlet Library
Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon is reminding voters that they have more ways and more days to vote in person with the option of early voting for the 2023 Primary Election. All registered New Jersey voters have the option to cast their ballots early in person on voting machines, during a three day period prior to election day at designated polling locations across Monmouth County, beginning Friday, June 2.
The option to vote early in person for the 2023 Primary Election will be available at 10 designated early voting polling locations in Monmouth County for a three day period from Friday, June 2 through Sunday, June 4. The designated polling locations will be open Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. In Hazlet, voters can cast their ballots at the Monmouth County Library Hazlet Branch, 251 Middle Road. For more information, visit MonmouthCountyVotes.com or download our free Monmouth County Votes mobile app. Voters can track their ballot by signing up for the County BallotTrax online at MonmouthBallottrax.com.
MILITARY BANNERS NOW ON DISPLAY
Now through Veterans Day
Veterans Park is decorated with over 139 banners honoring our hometown heroes. The banners recognize soldiers who died in service, veterans who served the country in the US Armed Forces and those who are in active service. For a map legend, see the Honor Hazlet Heroes webpage.
VFW Post 4303 Jr. Vice Commander Joe Szutyanyi organized the project with support from the township Public Works and Public Information office. The VFW's Joe Szutyanyi thanked Provident Bank for their continued support of the military banner program.
In 2024, applications for new banners will be accepted January 15 through April 15 on the Honor Hazlet Heroes webpage.
UPDATED OFFICE HOURS
Hazlet Town Hall
This week, Hazlet's Town Hall offices switched to staying open until 4:45 p.m. Monday through Thursday. On Fridays, Town Hall closes at noon.
After Labor Day, Town Hall office hours will revert back to the 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekday schedule.
James J. Cullen Center
The Senior Center at the James J. Cullen Center will remain on the 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekday schedule and will not change over the summer.
Public Works Recycling Yard
The hours of the Public Works Department Recycling Yard, from Memorial Day to Labor Day, are weekdays 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Saturdays 8:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. After Labor Day, the Recycling Yard will be open weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Saturdays 8:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.