Category: Independent News
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Middletown schools short four assistant principals
BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — With less than six weeks left before school starts, the Board of Education still has to fill 10 staff vacancies, including four assistant principal positions. Although these spots, which are anticipated to be filled by the first day of school, Sept. 7, have yet…
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Police arrest piano teacher on sex charge
Observationof sexual conduct among charges BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer Observation of sexual conduct among charges BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Police arrested and charged a 67-year-old Middletown piano teacher and convicted sex offender after he allegedly videotaped his students secretly while they were using his bathroom. And the number of victims could reach 100, Middletown…
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Council introduces bond for a waterfront park
BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer KEYPORT — The Borough Council is taking initial steps toward plans for a waterfront park. At the July 20 meeting, the council voted 6-0 to introduce a $1 million bond ordinance for the construction of a waterfront park and the reconstruction of American Legion Drive. Councilman…
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Testing on new town hall site continues
BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer HAZLET — Following a collapsed ceiling that forced the shutdown of the Hazlet municipal building almost four months ago, a plan for a new structure on the same site is coming closer to reality. Pending the outcome of remaining geotechnical and environmental tests along with tests…
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Showgrounds have been fair’s home for 30 years
BY DICKMETZGARStaff Writer Showgrounds have been fair’s home for 30 years BY DICKMETZGAR Staff Writer There aren’t many American institutions that have been more durable and successful than the county fair. Nowhere can you get a better glimpse of our country’s past and its present than at the county fair, the first of which was…
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A new home for contemporary arts and artists
BY GLORIASTRAVELLIStaff Writer BY GLORIASTRAVELLI Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts opened recently in a factory building and includes gallery space for exhibits, artists’ studios, a video room, metal and wood shops, and a coffee house/performance space. It may be a modest studio, but to Danielle Acerra it offers…
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Boat blast is basis for seeking insurance law
Widow of local mankilled in explosionwants to help others BY SANDI CARPELLOCorrespondent Boat blast is basis for seeking insurance law Widow of local man killed in explosion wants to help others BY SANDI CARPELLO Correspondent After two years of unremitting hardships, Veronica McGloan wants to make sure others won’t endure the same pain and suffering.…
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Trip to Israel provides lessons about terrorism
Professor says fightis not easy againstwell-organized groups BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer Professor says fight is not easy against well-organized groups BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer George Zilbergeld George Zilbergeld of Freehold Borough, the chairman of the Montclair University political science department, believes he learned a number of lessons about terrorism during his recent visit to…
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End of the independent pharmacy lamented
BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer When Ken Kalada went to pharmacy school, his dream and that of most of his classmates was to own their own drugstore, be their own boss, and become an integral part of the community they served. Kalada, the proprietor of the Sea Bright Pharmacy on Ocean…
