Category: Independent News
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Community Bank drive-up lanes to be built
FREEHOLD — Planning Board members have approved a drive-up facility for the Community Bank, East Main Street. Attorney Mark Williams, representing the bank, said plans for the project call for renovating what was once the Gibson Plumbing Supply warehouse which lies directly behind what was once Gibson’s office at 34 East Main Street. That building…
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Township candidates set for council election
By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Four Republican and five Democratic candidates are seeking four four-year seats in the Township Council election. Edward Fitzgerald, 42, of 15 Bank St., will run on the Republican ticket hoping to serve his community, he said. "I think that’s the bottom line," he said.…
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Residents speak out on waterfront building
By josh davidsonStaff Writer Residents speak out on waterfront building By josh davidson Staff Writer KEYPORT — The borough’s unified Planning Board is hiring a professional planner to review a proposed council ordinance that would allow a 42-unit condominium complex to be built in the downtown area. "I don’t think we can make any recommendations…
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Town gets support for Stout house purchase
By maura dowginStaff Writer By maura dowgin Staff Writer HOLMDEL — People from all over the country are calling and writing e-mails, trying to save a historic house in the community. The Township Committee is investigating the possible purchase and preservation of the Penelope Stout house, 78 Crawfords Corner Road. The house once belonged to…
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Volunteer Center offers various opportunities
The Volunteer Center of Monmouth County is seeking volunteers for the Monmouth County Park System to assist with crafts and games at a Middletown park on Earth Day, April 26, from 12:30-5:30 p.m. T-shirts and snacks will be provided. A county organization that assists individuals with physical disabilities needs volunteers for a walk-a-thon" April 27…
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Council candidates in Matawan announced
By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer MATAWAN — The Republican organization will run three candidates in June’s primary. The Democratic Party missed the deadline to file. Two council seats and the mayor’s seat will be up for election in November. The mayor’s seat is a four-year term and the council seats are…
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Pringle, Basen to square off in Dems’ freeholder primary
June 3 winner will faceincumbent Narozanickin November election By dick metzgarStaff Writer June 3 winner will face incumbent Narozanick in November election By dick metzgar Staff Writer Two Democrats have filed to run in the June 3 primary election to represent their party and seek the one open three-year seat on the Monmouth County Board…
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Majority up for grabs in committee race
By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer HAZLET — A four-way race for two seats on the Township Committee will decide the governing body’s political majority. Democratic Mayor Steven Piech has announced that, after serving one three-year term on the Township Committee, he will bow out of politics for now. While…
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Two candidates compete for one committee seat
By maura dowginStaff Writer By maura dowgin Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Two candidates will face off for one three-year seat on the Township Committee in November. Democratic incumbent Mayor Larry Fink, 48, is running for a second term on the committee, while Republican Patrick Impreveduto, 49, will try to unseat him. The township has been…
