Category: Independent News
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Holmdel buys 93-acre nursery tract
BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer HOLMDEL — After more than a year of negotiations, the township officially purchased the 93 acres of land known as F&F Nurseries Jan. 4. The property is located on the corner of Crawfords Corner and Roberts roads and was purchased for $7 million. According to a…
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Hold that diet until the Christmas fudge is gone
Lori C linch Are We There Yet? I despise the TV programming this time of year. It’s “weight-loss” this and “diet” that. Exercise more, eat less and you’ll work your derriere right down to a size 6. I wish. I did some figuring the other day and calculated that I’ve lost a total of 1,148…
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Military wife organizes 2nd mailing to troops
Operation Hugs and Kisses sends sweets and cards overseas BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Friends and relatives of Sophia Lamberson prepare packages for the troops as part of Operation Hugs and Kisses. KEYPORT — Because one helping of “snowman soup” is never enough. After preparing over a thousand batches…
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Educators, parents fight funding law
S-1701 places caps on school spending, surplus amounts BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Mary Anne Kligman shows her opinion about S-1701, with a sticker on her car. As promised, Middletown parents delivered more than 1,000 letters to the New Jersey School Boards Association office on Thursday in an…
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Commerce Bank settles suit against Holmdel
Company can apply to Planning Board to build Laurel Avenue branch BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer HOLMDEL — A lawsuit that Commerce Bank filed against the Zoning Board for denying its application to build a branch on Laurel Avenue has been settled. A settlement was filed on Dec. 13 based on…
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Fast times at Hazlet Middle
Cub Scouts race to the finish line at Pinewood Derby BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Below, Al Lenanan supervises Joe Palermo and John Bowen, both 12, as the Scouts place cars at the starting line for Cub Scout Pack 137’s annual Pinewood Derby, held at the…
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Middletown OEM reminds residents to prep for winter
MIDDLETOWN — Township Emergency Management Coordinator Charles W. Rogers III reminds residents it’s time to prepare your home and family for winter. There are a number of things that residents can do to prepare for heavy snow, power outages and other emergencies, among them: • Assemble a disaster supply kit. Store drinking water, canned/no-cook food,…
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Keyport seeks state funds for bulkhead renewal
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KEYPORT — The borough has applied for state Green Acres Program funding for the bulkhead renewal project. On Thursday, Borough Councilman Robert Bergen explained the need to act quickly in applying for the grant money. “If we don’t move to make the designation now,…
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King inspires Alabama native’s poetic works
Hazlet schools dedicate classes to life of slain civil rights leader BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HAZLET — While many kids relish having Martin Luther King Jr. Day off each January, the students of Hazlet had class on this day. Each of the eight schools within the district conducted programs focusing…
