Category: Independent News
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Matawan Police Dept. hires new dispatcher
BY MICHELLEROSENBERGStaff Writer Matawan Police Dept. hires new dispatcher MICHELLE ROSENBERG Aberdeen’s Jamie Tucker hopes her work as a dispatcher will one day lead to a career as a police officer. BY MICHELLEROSENBERG Staff Writer MATAWAN — The Matawan Police Department has hired Jamie Tucker, 25, of Aberdeen, as a new full-time dispatcher. Tucker graduated…
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Parents worry South’s bleachers won’t be ready
BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer DAN NEWMAN This photo of Middletown High School North shows its pristine main athletic field, but the same cannot be said for the school’s other fields, which are not in use because of maintenance problems. MIDDLETOWN — Although progress was slow at first, work on the…
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New faces learn about new places at orientation
BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer COURTESY OF MIDDLETOWN BOARD OF EDUCATION The Middletown school district held an orientation program for new teachers last week. MIDDLETOWN — Getting new teachers started isn’t as easy as giving them the keys to their respective classrooms and letting them show up in September. So in…
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Keyport schools gain tech improvements
BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer KEYPORT — With school set to reopen in less than one week, teachers and students are bracing themselves for the transition. To make that transition smoother for everybody, Superintendent John S. Dumford announced several improvements to the school system. At the high school, a…
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Memorabilia provides glimpse of old Freehold
Steinberg collectionincludes bits & piecesof community BY DICKMETZGARStaff Writer Steinberg collection PHOTO BY FARRAH MAFFAI staff Carl N. Steinberg looks at a picture of James J. Pettit. Pettit was the chief of the Freehold Fire Department from 1897-99. includes bits & pieces of community’s history BY DICKMETZGAR Staff Writer PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI staff Memorabilia…
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Strang excited about joining Keyport council
BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer KEYPORT — George J. Strang, 42, has been unanimously appointed to replace borough Councilman Brian Stalter, who retired two weeks ago in order to move to North Carolina. Although he worked behind the scenes in local politics for several years, this is Strang’s first…
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‘Goodfella’ shoots straight on playing the bad guy
Frank Vincent once played Shore clubs with his band the Arist-O-Cats BY DARREN DeBARICorrespondent BY DARREN DeBARI Correspondent Frank Vincent You probably know Frank Vincent’s face quite well. But did you know actor, comedian, writer, producer and musician Frank Vincent is no stranger to the Jersey Shore area? His performance as the taunting Billy Batts…
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Field ordinance expected to fail
No agreementon Holmdel Pop Warner practice site BY MICHELLEROSENBERGStaff Writer No agreement on Holmdel Pop Warner practice site BY MICHELLEROSENBERG Staff Writer Pop Warner’s request for two practice fields began what Township Attorney Duane Davison termed its "slow death" as the Holmdel Township Committee voted 3-2 to amend an $880,000 bond ordinance at the Aug.…
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County places ID signs along local waterways
The Monmouth County Planning Board and Monmouth County Environmental Council have finished placing 31 sets of identification signs along numerous county waterways, completing phase two of their Stream and Watershed Identification Project. The Planning Board and Environmental Council spent the spring installing the blue, white and black signs in the Navesink River, Raritan Bay, Sandy…
