Category: Independent News
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Military couple gets hitched and separated
By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Middletown Mayor Rosemarie Peters married a military couple, Jaclyn and Robert Robertson, at town hall on Friday. Jaclyn wore her fiancé’s combat boots at the ceremony. MIDDLETOWN — Jaclyn Brady walked all the way to the altar in her fiancé’s shoes,…
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Board set to approve new Holmdel chief of schools
District finds new superintendentout of state By maura dowginStaff Writer District finds new superintendent out of state By maura dowgin Staff Writer After a more than six-month search, the Holmdel Board of Education is expected to approve the appointment of a new superintendent of schools by the end of the month. Board President Susan Howard…
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New outlet for local artists and performers
By maura dowginStaff Writer By maura dowgin Staff Writer MARK KSENIAK Ian Vargo, Middletown, performs a song on an acoustic guitar during the Middletown Talent Show’s dress rehearsal at High School South, Friday. KEYPORT — The arts scene in the borough is about to get a boost from a local artist and a coffee shop.…
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Residents oppose split of Atlantic Avenue lot
By josh davidsonStaff Writer Residents oppose split of Atlantic Avenue lot By josh davidson Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Fifty-five township residents signed a petition opposing a builder’s plan to turn a single lot on Atlantic Avenue into two. The petition was presented to the Planning Board at it’s Feb. 19 meeting. The construction of two…
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Churches provide beds, meals to help homeless
Interfaith HospitalityNetwork offers handto needy in Monmouth By linda denicolaStaff Writer Churches provide beds, meals to help homeless Interfaith Hospitality Network offers hand to needy in Monmouth By linda denicola Staff Writer This is not the best of times for families that are tottering on the precipice of poverty. The loss of a paycheck, an…
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Lack of funding delays dam reconstruction
By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer MATAWAN — Repairs to the Lake Lefferts dam are on hold until the borough finds a way to fund the project. The Lake Lefferts dam was deemed unsafe in 2000 following a statewide crackdown on annual dam inspections. The crackdown occurred after the failure of several…
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Referendum projects given only partly green light
Planning Board says questions remain on state-approved project By maura dowginStaff Writer By maura dowgin Staff Writer HOLMDEL — The withholding of construction permits for a portion of the Board of Education’s school referendum projects may increase the cost of the work and delay its completion. The projects’ three general contractors are awaiting construction permit…
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Exxon Mobil boom rocks Bayshore
Environmental effects deemed minimal;not all known yet By elaine van develdeStaff Writer Exxon Mobil boom rocks Bayshore Environmental effects deemed minimal; not all known yet By elaine van develde Staff Writer With a large boom and a dense plume of black smoke, an explosion across the Raritan Bay rocked the Bayshore area, causing unknown environmental…
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WW II pilot faced prejudice, preaches tolerance
By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer Col. Charles E. McGee MIDDLETOWN — U.S. Air Force Col. Charles E. McGee was among a group of World War II pilots who flew through the barriers of war and humanity. For McGee, 80, obstacles existed while flying through the skies of Europe during World War…
