Category: Independent News
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Town center developer heads to court again
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The attorney for the proposed town center development may have called lawsuits a waste of time and money, and a hindrance to the project’s progress; but, he has filed two more against the township. The lawsuits come on the heels of a…
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Town center issue prompts political party split
Republican pittedagainst Republicanin Middletown race BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer Republican pitted against Republican in Middletown race BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer All political roads seem to lead to one pivotal issue — the proposed Middletown town center development. The controversy surrounding the $150 million, 1.7-million-square-foot, mixed-use development has festered into a feud that crosses and blurs party…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Hundreds of participants begin the American Heart Walk, held at Thompson Park, Middletown, on Saturday.
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Officer hospitalized after fight at VFW
BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer ABERDEEN — A township police officer was injured following a fight at the Veterans of Foreign Wars building in the Cliffwood section of the township. Stephen C. Gallo, 20, of North Concourse, Aberdeen, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and aggravated assault against a police…
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Town approves capital improvement budget
BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer HOLMDEL — The Township Committee has funded the capital improvement projects for the year. At the Sept. 8 regular meeting, the committee unanimously approved an ordinance to bond about $1.3 million for township general improvements. The total for all the capital improvement projects for 2003 is…
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Landscaper’s home featured in TV ad
BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer Landscaper’s home featured in TV ad BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Cornerstone Pictures (above) films a commercial for E.P. Henry, a manufacturer of building materials, on Sept. 17 in Holmdel. At right, David and Sheryl DeNicola, Holmdel, watch their son Hunter, 5, swim during the filming…
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Residents object to Freneau housing
BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer Residents object to Freneau housing BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Despite residents’ objections to building more than 700 age-restricted housing units in the township, the Planning Board approved the first phase of the project. The board approved a general development plan to build housing in the township’s Freneau section…
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Unified board hearing on West Furniture delayed
BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer KEYPORT — The borough hopes a bad situation will be made better at next month’s Unified Planning Board meeting. New plans submitted to the board for the completion of the West Furniture site, Church Street, were expected to be discussed at the Sept. 18 meeting but…
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Sewerage authority vote to wait ’til Oct. 7
Dems in favor ofdissolving authority; GOP against it BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer Sewerage authority vote to wait ’til Oct. 7 Dems in favor of dissolving authority; GOP against it BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer HAZLET — Time and political persuasions will tell when or if the township’s Sewerage Authority will be disbanded. The…
