Category: Independent News
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Patrolman foils burglary attempt
BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A township police officer managed to stop a burglar in his tracks at a local deli. On May 30 at 1 a.m., township Patrolman Craig Bahrs was checking doors at the building where Mike’s Dairy & Deli is located on Oak Hill Road when…
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Associated Humane Society faces possible cat-astrophe
Organization needs homes for 41 cats;12 are pregnant Associated Humane Society faces possible cat-astrophe Organization needs CHRIS KELLY staff Some of the many felines that are now being held at the Associated Humane Society, Tinton Falls. homes for 41 cats; 12 are pregnant TINTON FALLS — A Union Beach couple has given the Associated Humane…
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Man dies in five-car crash
BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A Long Branch man was killed after crossing Route 36 following a five-car collision in the township’s Port Monmouth section. The accident occurred at the intersection of Route 36 and Wilson Avenue June 3, at 10:40 a.m. and resulted in the death of pedestrian…
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Ass’t fire chief charged with drunken driving
BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer HAZLET — Police charged a Keansburg man with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a hit-and-run accident on Middle Road May 30, according to Deputy Police Chief James Broderick. Joseph Bellotti, 39, 149 Highland Blvd., Keansburg, the assistant fire chief and highest-ranking member of…
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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…
