Category: Independent News
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Police arrest two after car chase on parkway
By darlene dieboldStaff Writer By darlene diebold Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI A suspect gets taken away in handcuffs by State Trooper Steven Vincent in Keyport after a car chase on Monday. KEYPORT — A 15-year-old Bronx, N.Y., boy and a Bound Brook man were arrested Monday after eluding state police during a car chase on…
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Keyport waiting to hear new bulkhead start date
By darlene dieboldStaff Writer Keyport waiting to hear new bulkhead start date By darlene diebold Staff Writer KEYPORT — Only time will tell when a new bulkhead will be built along American Legion Drive. After years of waiting, the time frame for a new bulkhead has yet to be determined. "The funding is there, but…
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Waterfront memorial attended by hundreds
By darlene dieboldStaff Writer Waterfront memorial attended by hundreds By darlene diebold Staff Writer KEYPORT — One year ago, our lives were forever changed. Sept. 11, 2001, brought about many heroes, some known and some unknown. Hundreds of residents, police officers and firefighters attended a memorial on the anniversary at Beach Front to honor those…
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Borough man arrested in connection with eBay scam
By darlene dieboldStaff Writer By darlene diebold Staff Writer KEYPORT — David M. Calabretta, also known as Steven Greco, 26, Main Street, was arrested Sept. 3 at 6 p.m. by borough police Detective Kevin Cassidy in conjunction with the New Jersey State Police High Technology Crimes and Investigation Support Unit on three counts of theft…
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Senior apts. approved along Rt. 36
By darlene dieboldStaff Writer Senior apts. approved along Rt. 36 By darlene diebold Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Planning Board unanimously approved the construction of a four-story, 180-unit senior citizens complex at its Sept. 4 meeting. Conifer Realty, LLC, which is based in Rochester, New York, was given site plan approval for the project contingent…
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A year later
FARRAH MAFFAI Kathryn Felt, 12, leans on her mom Sandra at the Monmouth County Remembering September 11, 2001 at Brookdale Community College. Edward Felt, Kathryn’s father and Sandra’s husband perished on Flight 93.
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Bureaucracy taken out of cab licensing
By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer HAZLET — Local officials want to know who’s shuttling people around their town in taxicabs. Yet officials want to make licensing easier to keep those cabs on the road. In an effort to streamline the licensing process for individual drivers and cab businesses, the…
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County agencies preparing for future terror incidents
Response teams trainedfor radiation, biologicaland chemical weapons By alison granitoStaff Writer County agencies preparing for future terror incidents Response teams trained for radiation, biological and chemical weapons By alison granito Staff Writer For local county officials it is not a question of if, but when, their resources will be tested by another terrorist attack in…
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Fire damages Main Street auto shop
By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer MATAWAN — A suspicious early morning fire caused interior and exterior damage to the Auto Tech Service Center, Railroad Plaza, Main Street. No injuries were reported, and nobody was in the building when the fire started just after 4 a.m. Sept. 3. The cause of the…
