Category: Independent News
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Middle school fire labeled suspicious
Board cancels Thursday and Friday classes at Matawan Avenue BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer Board cancels Thursday and Friday classes at Matawan AvenueBY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer RICK CARTER Firefighters work to extinguish a fire that started on the roof of Matawan Avenue Middle School on Monday. Mixed emotions recently took over the students at Matawan…
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Middletown’s fields of screams
School board, residents spar over readiness of athletic facilities BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer School board, residents spar over readinessof athletic facilitiesBY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer Faulty bleachers, condemned fields, and verbal mud-slinging.The trend continued at a contentious, 2 1/2 hour special meeting of the Middletown Board of Education on Aug. 31. The board discussed the…
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Historian shares tales of Keyport’s early days
Jack Jeandron will read from book about borough next week BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer Jack Jeandron willread from book about borough next weekBY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer COURTESY OF THE STEAMBOAT DOCK MUSEUM KEYPORT — This is a town built on death, deception and destitute orphans. And oysters — lots and lots of…
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Raritan High gets a new man in uniform
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HAZLET — Once work is over for the day, people typically want to relax, be left alone and get away from it all. For Hazlet Township Police Sgt. Leo Armenti, that’s easier said than done. “I was recently at a beach concert, and all of a…
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Creative art provides solace on anniversary of 9/11
BY MARIE MABER Correspondent BY MARIE MABERCorrespondent Works of art, including a quilt, a pin vest and journals pictured, are included in the multimedia exhibit on display at the Center for Visual Arts Gallery at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. The exhibit is an attempt at offering art as a healing tool in the aftermath of…
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Sexual harassment suit settled; clerk resigns
Filed against former Middletown mayor; terms undisclosed BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer Filed against former Middletown mayor;terms undisclosedBY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — After accusing former Mayor Patrick Parkinson of sexual harassment almost two years ago, Rosa Garcia Crowley officially resigned as township clerk effective Aug. 13. The lawsuit, settled for an undisclosed…
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School bells will ring on time in Mat-Ab
District to open as scheduled, despite ongoing construction BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer District to open asscheduled, despiteongoing constructionBY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer ABERDEEN — Students in the high school and elementary schools shouldn’t get their hopes up about having a few extra days of summer vacation. Matawan-Aberdeen Regional Schools Superintendent Bruce Quinn said that despite…
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Hazlet schools prepare plans for emergencies
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HAZLET — In an era with frequent reminders of Sept. 11 and warnings on possible terror cells lurking in the country, many families have prepared emergency plans in the event that another tragic event occurs. Even in the schools, administrators want to be ready. This is…
