Category: Independent News
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Azzolina loses cool at board meeting
Target officials not swayed in opinionon town center By elaine van develdeStaff Writer Target officials not swayed in opinion on town center By elaine van develde Staff Writer Assemblyman Joseph Azzolina, R-13, was so angry that he couldn’t see straight. His vision to create a town center blurred the fine line between party and family…
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FARRAH MAFFAI Cody, the golden eagle, was one of the features of Jonathan Wood’s presentation on raptors at the Village School, Middletown.
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Alcohol a factor in two-car crash that left six dead
Off-duty cop By maura dowginStaff Writer Off-duty cop’s blood alcohol level more than three times legal limit By maura dowgin Staff Writer The off-duty Union County Police officer involved in a deadly two-car crash last month which left six people, including the officer, dead, had an extremely high blood alcohol at the time of the…
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Mat-Ab students to graduate next week
By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer MATAWAN — As Matawan Regional High School students graduate, they will leave their mark on the school community. About 210 students will graduate, June 24 at 5:30 p.m., on the athletic fields of Matawan Regional High School. "I believe this class is leaving an indelible mark…
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Council waiting for state to pass budget
By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Hoping to save residents money, township officials will wait to see if the municipality receives state extraordinary aid before passing its annual budget. Township Council members expressed the need to wait at the council’s workshop prior to the regular meeting on June 2. "I…
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Commission would cast eye
on efficiency of county gov’t. Freeholders react to idea of state panel taking a look at their operations By dick metzgar Staff Writer Contrary to popular belief, state Sen. Thomas J. Kean Jr. (R-Union) said he is not proposing that county government in New Jersey be eliminated. Kean is the main force behind a bill…
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Community honors D-Day veterans
By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Point Pleasant’s John Kelly (l), and Colts Neck’s Betty Reilly look over photographs and artwork on display at Brookdale Community College’s Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution. The tribute honored Monmouth County’s World War II veterans June 6. MIDDLETOWN — Fifty-nine…
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Local author looks back at Matawan and Aberdeen
By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer MATAWAN — A Keyport resident’s new book traces the history of the borough and Aberdeen Township. Helen Henderson completed Matawan and Aberdeen: Of Town and Field, a timeline of the two towns spanning 10 million years. "Matawan and Aberdeen have a lot of character in their…
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Holmdel man sentenced to 33 months for mail fraud
By maura dowginStaff Writer By maura dowgin Staff Writer HOLMDEL — A Holmdel man was sentenced to 33 months in prison after posing as a financial adviser and scamming several people between 1996 and 2002. Yacub Ayub, 59, of Holmdel, was also ordered to pay $1 million in restitution to the victims, in a ruling…
