Category: Independent News
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Kara Homes looks for corporate HQ site
OLD BRIDGE — Executives of Kara Homes, who ought to know a little bit about location, claim that Old Bridge is the right town for their new corporate office. However, several neighbors of Kara’s proposed three-story office building, including some from adjacent Matawan, say that the 3-acre site off Cliffwood Road just is not the…
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Candidates bid for two council seats
BY PAT MILLERStaff Writer BY PAT MILLER Staff Writer Joseph Wedick KEYPORT — The four candidates vying for two, three-year seats on the Borough Council don’t agree on much, but they all say selling the town’s water and sewer utility would be a mistake. Regardless of their positions, the utility’s future rests with the voters,…
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Monmouth University planning for next decade
New president addresses local mayors on futureof school BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer Monmouth University planning for next decade New president addresses local mayors on future of school BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER — Monmouth University plans to draw up a strategic plan outlining the path the school should take over the next decade,…
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Matawan designated state transit village
Borough in line for more state and federal funding opportunities BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff The Matawan Borough Council received help to improve its 40 acres of land at the Aberdeen-Matawan train station and surrounding area when the DOT designated it a transit village on Friday. BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer Matawan is now among…
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Panel discusses pros and cons of Patriot Act
Federal law has had major impact on local law enforcement BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer The Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center created a climate that made passage of the Patriot Act possible, a specialist on immigration rights for the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey said recently…
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101-year-old woman gets a surprise party
BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI staff Elizabeth Styres of Keyport shares her 101st birthday with the patrons of the Country Grill Restaurant, Matawan, Oct. 9. MATAWAN — A Keyport resident was treated to a free lunch and welcomed by guests at a local restaurant in celebration of her 101st…
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Renters’ rights enhanced by recently signed law
A new state law signed by Gov. James E. McGreevey bolsters tenants’ rights in New Jersey by making changes to security deposit regulations. Signed into law last week, A-2608 makes several changes to existing tenant law, specifically those dealing with security deposits and tenant notification requirements. "This legislation gives landlords the protections they need, but…
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Bracelets help track elderly
Search teams now have a new tool at their disposal to aid in finding patients with Alzheimer’s or dementia when they wander away. Monmouth County Sheriff Joseph W. Oxley and John A. Wanat, executive director of the Monmouth County Office on Aging, have announced a new collaborative program to locate and rescue Alzheimer’s patients who…
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Vandals hits Middletown High School North
BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer JOSH DAVIDSON Those around the district were angry to see the brand new track at High School North vandalized on Saturday night. MIDDLETOWN — A school rivalry may have gotten out of hand as graffiti sprayed on the new athletic track at High School North has…
