Category: Independent News
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Area residents face water-use restrictions
BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer Shorelands Water Company is restricting water use this summer to help lower water demand. The Hazlet-based water utility company serves about 20,000 customers and is mandating some residents in Bayshore towns to follow an odd-even outdoor-water-use restriction this year, said Frank Cook, Shorelands’ controller. The company’s…
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Bellamy may be tried as adult in Durrua murder 35 years after killing, courts using 1968 guidelines
BY VINCEECHAVARIAStaff Writer Bellamy may be tried as adult in Durrua murder 35 years after killing, courts using 1968 guidelines BY VINCEECHAVARIA Staff Writer Murder suspect Jerry Lee Bellamy could be tried as an adult for the killing of a 13-year-old girl in 1968, if state Superior Court Judge Eugene A. Iadanza determines that the…
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Minivan crashes into Holmdel gas station
Vehicle bursts into flames as driver runs from scene BY MICHELLEROSENBERGStaff Writer BY MICHELLEROSENBERG Staff Writer A Hazlet man faces numerous motor vehicle charges after the minivan he was allegedly driving July 5 crashed into a gas station and burst into flames. Michael P. De Juan, 18, of Johnson Terrace, West Keansburg section of Hazlet,…
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Baykeeper opens its new office in Keyport
BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer Baykeeper opens its new office in Keyport BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer KEYPORT — The NY/NJ Baykeeper has found a new home in the borough after being stationed at Sandy Hook for more than 14 years. Founded in 1989, Baykeeper is an affiliate of the American Littoral Society, and is a…
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Benches honor former borough employees
BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer KEYPORT — Three former borough employees have been honored with the dedication of three new park benches by the waterfront. The three benches honor the memories of long-time borough employees Arthur Rooke, Gloria Mundrane and William Ross. The benches were dedicated during a ceremony led by…
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Breast care center opens at Bayshore Hospital
BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Bayshore Community Hospital has opened a new facility to advance services for area women requiring breast care. The 1,364-square-foot Breast Care Center opened in early June and is located in the hospital’s new $15 million Ganz Imaging Pavilion, adjacent to the John Boyd &…
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Man charged with twp. burglaries
BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer Man charged with twp. burglaries BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Police arrested and charged a man suspected of committing hundreds of burglaries in central and northern New Jersey, including seven in the township since 1999. Samuel L. Krosky, 43, last known address in Rutherford, was charged with burglary and…
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Campaign for clean beaches under way
BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BRADLEY BEACH — Clean Ocean Action kicked off its annual Clean Ocean Action Shore Tips (COAST) campaign July 2 at Bradley Beach. The site was the hardest hit in a winter oil spill from an unknown source that dumped approximately 160,000 pounds of oil, contaminating beaches…
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Willows celebrates July 4 with new flag
BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff WriterHOLMDEL BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer HOLMDEL — An early July 4 celebration was held at the Willows of Holmdel, Bayshore’s assisted living community July 2. JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Frederick L. Davis, a resident at Willows in Holmdel and a World War II Navy veteran, sings the national anthem while saluting the…
