Category: Independent News
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Mid’town man faces military charges
Former Belfordresident named in Iraq prison-abuse case BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer Former Belford resident named in Iraq prison-abuse case BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer Col. Thomas M. Pappas A former Middletown resident has been implicated by the military in an investigation of alleged abuse of Iraqi detainees in a Baghdad prison. U.S. Army Maj. Gen.…
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Students earn top art prize
BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Three district students placed first in a local poster and bumper sticker contest related to the environment. The Freehold Soil Conservation District has selected the winners of the 2004 Conservation Poster and Bumper Sticker contests, titled "The Living Soil." The annual event has been…
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School board may appeal committee budget cuts
BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer HOLMDEL — The Board of Education may appeal the Township Committee’s action to reduce the defeated school budget’s tax levy by over $500,000. The board will hold a special meeting May 26 at 5 p.m. in the William R. Satz school library to discuss a possible…
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Tobasco quits freeholder race, cites need for unity
Handlin, Stominski, Clifton left in June 8 Republican primary BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — Republican Councilman Peter Tobasco has withdrawn his name from the list of candidates who are seeking their party’s nomination to run for the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders in November. A June 8 Republican primary…
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Prosecutor believes Wash.
suspect sent bomb e-mail BY MARK ROSMAN and LARRY RAMERStaff Writers Prosecutor believes Wash. suspect sent bomb e-mail BY MARK ROSMAN and LARRY RAMER Staff Writers MARLBORO — Monmouth County Prosecutor John Kaye believes an 18-year-old Darrington, Wash., resident is responsible for sending a threatening e-mail to the Marlboro K-8 school district on May 19.…
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McGreevey unveils one-way toll plan
McGreevey unveils one-way toll plan By year’s end, drivers on the Garden State Parkway will only have to pay tolls on one side of the major toll plazas in Sayreville and Asbury Park. Gov. James E. McGreevey unveiled a plan recently to institute a one-way toll program by removing toll barriers on the northbound side…
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Keansburg men linked to area crime spree
BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer HAZLET — Two Keansburg men were arrested and face numerous charges stemming from the May 17 stabbing of a local gas station employee. Police charged Francisco Villafane, 18, and William Currier, 20, with aggravated assault, robbery, conspiracy and weapons possession after the pair attempted to rob…
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National Archive photos tell tale of 20th century
BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer “Lyndon B. Johnson takes the oath of office as president of the United States after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.” Cecil Stoughton, Dallas, Texas, Nov. 22, 1963. They are "time machines" that capture the brightest and darkest moments of our history, the breadth and…
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Fights prompt parents to pull 150 from school
BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer Fights prompt parents to pull 150 from school BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Police were on patrol at High School North last week following parental concerns over rumors of students bringing guns to the school. Parents of about 150 students at North signed their children out of school May…
