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Hazlet Day 2019 is Sept. 28; Vendors Wanted
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A fun day to meet neighbors, learn about services in town or market your business.
Business
These Firms Are Signing On to Do Business in Hazlet
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Where one business closes, another one opens. Read about the new merchants opening in Hazlet so far in 2019.
Business
Scholarship Winners Share $3,000 Offered by Hazlet Business Owners Association
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The HBOA selected three applicants based on outstanding achievement.
Business
Creative Campus Closes Its Doors
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For many years, the Creative Campus Nursery School served 200 students a year. But enrollment had fallen and the decision was made to close.
Around Town
Ballroom Dancing…In Hazlet
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A Hazlet gym holds a friendly monthlhy ballroom dancing night, and you are invited.
Blowout Salon
Kevin Kelly To Open ‘Blowout Lounge’ Hair Salon in Hazlet
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Just blowouts – no cuts – coming soon to a stylish new salon on Route 35.
Business
Hazlet’s Top 10 Commercial Taxpayers
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Which Hazlet businesses contribute the most local property taxes?
Bayshore Mobile Manor
3 Hazlet Mobile Parks Sold to Horizon Land Co.
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The communities were sold for $14 million.
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New Psychiatrist Opens Office in Hazlet
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Psychiatrist Jaspreet Uppal, M.D. will accept most insurance plans.
Business
Big Scoop: Ralph’s Italian Ice Opens New Store in Hazlet
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Ralph’s opened today on busy Union Ave, delighting ice cream fans.
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New Hazlet Showroom Offers Cabinets, Countertops and More
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The store formerly occupied by Sleepy’s on Route 35 in Hazlet has been transformed.
Absolute Music
Absolute Music Marks 20th Anniversary Milestone
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To celebrate 20 years of business in Hazlet, Absolute Music will hold a party on March 23.
News
Baron’s Corner Plaza Sold, Will Get a Facelift
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A landmark shopping center will be rejuvenated by a new owner who wants to make improvements and lease out the mostly vacant second floor.
Business
Flooding Damages Hazlet Restaurant ‘The Park’
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The restaurant/pub suffered extensive water damage on both floors after a sprinkler pipe burst.
Business
1. International Flavors & Fragrances
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2018 Property Tax Bill: $652,910
International Flavors & Fragrances on Route 36 is Hazlet Township’s top assessed property, with a total value of $24,784,300. The global company owns 52 acres at 600-650 Route 36 classified as industrial property, assessed at $23,491,200
The rest is in vacant property. IFF holds 7 acres at 680 Route 36 and 42 acres on Union Avenue, assessed at $1,293,100. The official name of the property owner is SCP 2002B-Hazlet, LLC Thomson Reuters of Philadelphia. In 2014, it announced the grand opening of its photovoltaic solar installation on 20 acres of its property, supporting an effort towards clean energy.
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2. Hazlet Town Center
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2018 Property Tax Bill: $595,178
Doesn’t look like much now, but the former K-Mart/Pathmark shopping center under complete renovation is second on Hazlet’s list of highest assessed properties. Its 2018 assessment was $22,538,400. Formerly known as Bayshore Plaza, the new name of the plaza is Hazlet Town Center. The owner of the property is OASG Hazlet, LLC of Charlotte, North Carolina, a company owned by Onyx Equities of Woodbridge. The 19.8 acre property at 3010-3054 Route 35 includes the restaurant pad presently occupied by TGIF.
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3. Bayshore Shopping Plaza
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2018 Property Tax Bill: $456,228
The shopping plaza dominated by a busy Shoprite store is third on the list of list of Hazlet’s most valuable commercial properties with an assessed value of $17,278,400. The center is located at 3078-3170 Route 35 South, at Hazlet Avenue. Other stores leasing there include Staples, PetSmart and Party City. It is owned by Bayshore Shopping Plaza Associates of Short Hills, a part of Garden Commercial Properties. Continue to #4