Category: Independent News
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Police locate SUV suspected of hit-and-run
BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff WriterHOLMDEL Police locate SUV suspected of hit-and-run BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Police will inspect a vehicle suspected of being involved in a hit-and-run accident with a bicyclist June 2. Police are continuing the investigation of the accident where Susan Guhse, 48, Lincroft, was struck from behind riding a bicycle…
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Affordable housing set for redevelopment zone
BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer MATAWAN — As part of a long-awaited redevelopment zone, nearly 100 affordable housing units will be built in the area surrounding the Aberdeen-Matawan Train Station. The Borough Council adopted an ordinance, amending the existing redevelopment plan at its June 1 meeting. The plans for the affordable…
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Hazlet school among world’s best in Odyssey of the Mind
BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer HAZLET — Seven students from one district school team have climbed to the top of the ranks as the nation’s most creative problem solvers, with a second-place finish at the Odyssey of the Mind world finals. The team of students from Hazlet Middle School scored 137.7…
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Vandals destroy foot bridge at Poricy Park
BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Officials at Poricy Park are looking to put an end to vandalism at the Oak Hill Road park. Several cases of vandalism at the park have resulted in damage to many of its facilities and to some areas of the park’s woodlands, said Steve…
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Committee tables bond vote for playing fields
BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer HOLMDEL — The Township Committee will wait a little longer before it votes to bond $880,000 for the development and construction of football and playing fields in town. At a rescheduled meeting June 3, the committee voted 5-0 to table the vote on the bond ordinance…
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Girl Scouts reach out to soldiers in Iraq
BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer MATAWAN — With more than 130,000 U.S. military troops serving in Iraq, the U.S. Postal Service has been receiving its fair share of care packages to be sent over to soldiers by their loved ones. While it may be common for nonfamily members to send packages…
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Parking a problem for ShopRite shoppers
BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer DAN NEWMAN This was the scene last week at the new ShopRite location on Lloyd Road as it is becoming readily apparent that there are not enough spaces for all of the shoppers. ABERDEEN — While the new ShopRite on Lloyd Road may be drawing rave…
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School board accepts bid for turf football field
BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Athletes at High School South can expect changes to the athletic facilities, including a new turf surface at its football field. The Board of Education unanimously accepted at its May 25 meeting a $967,000 bid from IC Improvements Inc., which has offices in Ontario,…
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Township sells open space for $700,000
BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer HAZLET — The Township Committee sold a 4-acre parcel of open land for $700,000 to help lower the municipal tax rate. The committee voted 3-2 June 1 to accept a bid of $700,000 for the purchase of the 4-acre tract on Middle Road. The township held…
