Category: Independent News
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Affordable housing closer to reality in Aberdeen
By josh davidsonStaff Writer Affordable housing closer to reality in Aberdeen By josh davidson Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The Township Council and Planning Board are setting plans in motion for the construction of new age-restricted and low- and moderate-income housing. The council approved board recommendations to add age-restricted and low- and moderate-income housing to the…
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Town center application lingers; public will speak
By elaine van develdeStaff Writer Town center application lingers; public will speak By elaine van develde Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Two town center applications are not better than one, and time is on no one’s side. There was a time when the developer of the proposed $150 million, 137-acre mixed-use development thought two applications would…
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Council cuts $50,000 from school budget
By maura dowginStaff Writer By maura dowgin Staff Writer KEYPORT — The Borough Council cut $50,000 from the defeated 2003-2004 school budget. The cut will have little effect on the $7.1 million budget, said Wes Kain, borough attorney. The council left it up to the Board of Education to decide where the budget was to…
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Library moves
to A&P By elaine van develdeStaff Writer to A&P By elaine van develde Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Residents will soon be able to read where they used to shop. As the main branch of the township library on New Monmouth Road closes temporarily for renovations, its books and services will be moved to the former…
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Police search for thieves preying on the elderly
By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer MATAWAN — Borough police are looking for a group of gypsies who allegedly stole $500 from a borough residence. Two adults and a child are suspected by police of knocking on an elderly resident’s door, entering the home and robbing the homeowner. Sometime between 1 and…
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Fire guts Chili’s business
By maura dowginStaff Writer By maura dowgin Staff Writer HOLMDEL — A kitchen fire forced the local Chili’s Grill and Bar to temporarily shut its doors. The chain restaurant, located in the Holmdel Towne Center on Route 35, will be closed until the end of the week following a May 8 fire that began at…
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Reading between the lines in tough situations
Bridge of Books aims to provide the comfort of a book to needy children By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Abigail Daly wants to bridge an emotional and learning gap with books. The township resident, who is a former state deputy attorney general and lawyer with the N.J.…
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Middletown maps out access to government
By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Residents will soon have township information and resources mapped out for them. A new Geographic Information System (GIS), an interactive online map, will enable people to easily get municipal information and forms based on their location in the township. "In addition to…
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Martinelli and Barney head up school board
By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer HAZLET — While two Board of Education members have turned in their nameplates, titles have shifted. Board member Dorothy O’Connor and President Lee F. Bailey stepped down from the board after last month’s election defeats as incumbent Carol Matarese and newcomers Marleen Tredy-O’Connor and…
