Category: Independent News
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Water and sewer rate hikes expected
BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer KEYPORT — Residents and business owners will have to wait another week to find out just how much their water and sewer bills will rise in 2004. The Borough Council planned to introduce an ordinance at its Dec. 2 meeting that called for a…
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First step for sale of Dublin House completed
Transfer of propertycontingent on renovation plan approval BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer Transfer of property contingent on renovation plan approval BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer RED BANK — The borough Planning Board recently approved the subdivision of the Victorian Courtyard on Monmouth Street, clearing the way for the sale of the Dublin House. Board members approved…
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District gets $4,000 to aid special programs
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer District gets $4,000 to aid special programs BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer HAZLET — Every little bit counts. That was what schools’ Superintendent Renae LaPrete had to say about a $4,000 grant the district received after an online application was submitted on a whim. "This grant is called an…
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Artist’s work teaches more than science
Originally done as textillustrations, work has message of inclusion BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer Originally done as text illustrations, work has message of inclusion BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Larry Jay Patterson hopes his artwork will make principles of science accessible to a broad spectrum of children and adults. The mere mention of terms…
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Residents speak out against Mirror Lake
BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Residents at a recent Planning Board meeting said a planned age-restricted housing development will cause traffic problems in the area. Greenwood Holdings LLC, Holmdel, appeared before the board Dec. 4 to give testimony regarding traffic details of the company’s planned Mirror Lake at Aberdeen…
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Master plan awaits planners’ final OK
BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOLMDEL – While the township grew rapidly over the past few decades, that will not be the case in the future, the Planning Board chairman said. "Holmdel is significantly more developed that it was 10 or 20 years ago," said chairman Ralph B. Blumenthal.…
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Writer forever linked to ‘Unchained Melody’
Feelings for youngwoman inspiredwords to famous song BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Feelings for young woman inspired words to famous song BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer Ask anyone over the age of, say, 30, if they remember the song "Unchained Melody" and they will likely begin to sing you the lyrics — "Oh, my love, my…
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New deputy clerk is thrust into clerk’s seat
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — She may not have bargained for hitting the ground running in her new position as township deputy clerk, but Heidi Abs has no intention of falling off the high-speed treadmill that is now her job. After only a couple of months as…
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Keyport man unearths buried treasure
BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI staff Keyport resident Stuart Harris thumbs through a book of pictures taken by his late cousin, Frank Worth. Harris had the book published after Worth died in 2000. BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer KEYPORT — When Stuart Harris arrived in California to pack up his late cousin Frank Worth’s belongings, he…
