Category: Independent News
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Township man, 56, charged with lewdness, sex assault
By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A case of alleged exposure in the frozen foods aisle of ShopRite resulted in a sexual assault charge leveled against a township man. John Ryan, 56, 5 Crystal Court, was arrested May 15 and charged with sexual assault and lewdness after allegedly…
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County pushing for Amanda’s Easel funding 180 circulating petition to restore state aid to art therapy program
By maura dowginStaff Writer County pushing for Amanda’s Easel funding 180 circulating petition to restore state aid to art therapy program By maura dowgin Staff Writer The county is keeping alive the hope that a local art therapy program will get funding next year. "The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders will do everything we…
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Seniors help young readers develop a love of books
By maura dowginStaff Writer By maura dowgin Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI First-grader Holly Bellamy picks out a book to add to her home collection during Keyport Central School’s Reading Buddies program on Thursday. KEYPORT — First-grade students are getting a helping hand in learning to read. The Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) sends retirees to…
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CHRIS KELLY During an anniversary celebration May 16, Winnie Albert-Johnson, Fair Haven, director of the Children’s Learning Center at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, looks over photos from the 30 years the center has been open.
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Middletown police chief’s apartment burglarized
By elaine van develdeStaff Writer Middletown police chief’s apartment burglarized By elaine van develde Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The motive for the small-change burglary is usually the same, local police said, even when the victim is the police chief. Whoever burglarized the Thousand Oaks Village apartment of Chief John Pollinger’s, located on Route 36 near…
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Mat-Ab school budget goes to county
Matawan and Aberdeen councilsmiss deadline for cuts By josh davidsonStaff Writer Matawan and Aberdeen councils miss deadline for cuts By josh davidson Staff Writer The fate of the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District’s failed budget is in the hands of the county superintendent of schools. Both the Matawan Borough Council and the Aberdeen Township Council missed…
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‘World-class’ ShopRite is planned on Lloyd Road
By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer ABERDEEN — In a little over the year, both sides of Lloyd Road will contain upgraded supermarkets. The ShopRite across from a Super Stop & Shop will be demolished and replaced with a more modern model. "We are going to have amenities in it that are…
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Man facing animal cruelty charges
By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — When a township man’s alleged mercy killing of his cat went afoul, he called police for help. John Connors, 34, 1 Elyar Terrace, was arrested and charged with various counts of animal cruelty and possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose May…
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Citizens’ fleet proposed for emergency planning
Citizens’ fleet proposed for emergency planning Dr. Michael Weinstein, president of The New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium (NJMSC) has proposed the development of a Citizens’ Fleet composed of volunteers whose private vessels would transport people, equipment, and supplies to and from Manhattan in case of an extreme emergency. Under the auspices of the NJMSC and…
