Category: Independent News
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More counseling time considered at Thompson
BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Board of Education is considering employing full-time student assistance counselors at Thompson Middle School. Board member Joan Minnuies recently said she wants the board to consider funding an additional two days for its student assistance counselor at Thompson so all the middle schools…
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Board gives Mirror Lake preliminary approval
BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The Planning Board held off granting final approval of a subdivision application that would bring 234 age-restricted senior housing units to the township. The project, proposed by Greenwood Holdings, LLC, Holmdel, and known as Mirror Lake, is expected to consist of 94 townhouses and…
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Chicken bowling tests visitors’ wings
Group fails to break chicken dance record BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Bryan Fleming, 5, of Hazlet, gives his best shot at tossing a frozen chicken in the second annual Chicken Bowling event in Keyport on Jan. 17. BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer Visitors to West Front Street in Keyport last weekend were treated to…
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NAACP and district come to an agreement
BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Board of Education and Long Branch chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) are coming to terms with the school district’s handling of bias incidents. The NAACP’s second racial diversity seminar, held at Middletown High School South on…
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Cold weather chills commuter ferry service
Despite icy waters, only two trips from N.Y.C. to Belford canceled BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer Despite icy waters, only two trips from N.Y.C. to Belford canceled BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer A cold snap partially froze commuter ferry service into New York City last week. Despite the fact that temperatures dipped below the…
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Smart Growth hearing calms boro residents
BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer KEYPORT — Many residents who packed the First Aid Building on Jan. 15, concerned about possibly losing their homes in a redevelopment plan, left the special Borough Council meeting breathing a sigh of relief. The Borough Council held the first public hearing on the issue to…
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Area residents named to boards at reorganization
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders recently met in Freehold to reorganize the county government for 2004. Superior Court Judge Lawrence M. Lawson, the court’s assignment judge, administered the oath of office to the recently re-elected Freeholder Theodore J. Narozanick. County Clerk Claire French assisted in the ceremony and presented Narozanick with a framed copy…
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Town center application failed
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A state Superior Court judge recently clarified his edict from more than a month ago that the town center developer is not allowed to submit any more applications for its project until litigation surrounding the issue is resolved. A written clarification of…
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Local hand-held cell phone bans intact
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A proposed state ban on hand-held cell phone use while driving is not strict enough, local officials said. The proposed state law passed the Assembly with a 65-9 vote Jan. 12. It will next hit the Senate, and is expected to be…
