Category: Independent News
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Greater Media Newspapers receives 6 SNA awards
Alison Granito Greater Media Newspapers received six awards in the 2002 Suburban Newspapers of America contest, including two first places in the highly competitive annual competition. SNA is a nonprofit, professional trade association specifically serving the suburban newspaper industry. SNA’s membership is comprised of approximately 2,000 suburban newspapers published by the leading multi-newspaper publishing companies…
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Floodgates still open in Port Monmouth
Federal flood control project stalled at least another year By elaine van develdeStaff Writer Floodgates still open in Port Monmouth By elaine van develde Staff Writer A promise of flood protection may have been made, but Middletown residents may be banging their heads against a closed floodgate when it comes to accessing enough federal funds…
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JERRY WOLKOWITZ The fishing boat Linda is frozen in a layer of ice in the channel at the Belford Co-op on Saturday, Jan. 25. The ice kept fishing boats and ferries from operating out of Belford.
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Keyport battles bursting water mains
Water system compromised by cold snap By maura dowginStaff Writer By maura dowgin Staff Writer The cold weather is freezing water service throughout Keyport. The borough’s 100-year-old water mains and supply lines have been bursting open as the outdoor temperatures continue to fall below the freezing mark. Since Jan. 1, there have been nine water…
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Infant’s brief life continues to drive Michael’s Feat
By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer MATAWAN — While few people can say they’ve turned tragedy into triumph, the story of Aberdeen’s Dana and Adam Puharic includes both elements. Five months into Dana’s first pregnancy, the couple learned their unborn son, Michael Gerard, had trisomy-13 syndrome, a genetic disorder affecting about one…
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Kiwanis Club raises $1,205 for children’s fund
The Kiwanis Club of Matawan/Aberdeen has announced it raised $1,205 at its recently held comedy event. The proceeds have been donated to the Matawan/Aberdeen Library Children’s Fund. The Kiwanis Club issued a press release thanking all for their generosity.
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Residents footing hefty municipal legal bills
Township spent more than budgeted on legal fees between 2001-02 By elaine van develdeStaff Writer Residents footing hefty municipal legal bills By elaine van develde Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Personnel issues are quite taxing on township property owners. Taxpayers may not realize that when they fork over municipal taxes every year, their money is helping…
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Ice grounds ferry service
KEYPORT — It hasn’t been clear sailing for commuter ferry riders this winter. The icy conditions that came with the frigid weather have stopped ferry service from Monmouth County to New York City this week. "Sandy Hook bay is like a cup, and with the prevailing winds in the northwest, ice is not going to…
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Leaves left at roadside after pickup cause drain blockage
By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Leftover fall leaves are falling in all the wrong places. The end result is blocked drains and more water and muck filling the streets. The subject was brought up by resident Bruce Stafford of Brainard Avenue as an aside that the problem…
