Category: Independent News
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Holmdel loses Weber to state board association
By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Board of Education member Catherine B. Weber has resigned to accept a new job. Her resignation, accepted at the Aug. 14 board meeting, will be effective Sept. 1. Weber’s term expires in April 2003 and will be filled for the period of…
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Fire leads to water restrictions
JERRY WOLKOWITZ Oil inside the transformer kept the flames alive and leaping after fire broke out at the Larabee transmission station, Howell, Aug. 19. FREEHOLD — The Monmouth County Office of Emergency Manage-ment has ordered county residents to restrict outdoor water use indefinitely. "Effective immediately, and until further notice, there is a complete ban of…
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More information to be available in N.J.
Proposed exemptions More information to be available in N.J. Gov. McGreevey Proposed exemptions to records law significantly reduced By charles w. kim Staff Writer TRENTON — Gov. James E. Mc-Greevey will allow more information to flow in the Garden State. McGreevey issued a second executive order Aug. 13 that will lift many of the impediments…
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Districts join together to meet special needs
By darlene dieboldStaff Writer Districts join together to meet special needs By darlene diebold Staff Writer Keyport — The Bayshore Jointure Commission was formed with $90,000 worth of seed money from District 13 local legislators last August. A groundbreaking ceremony took place today at the Leonardo Community Firehouse celebrating the opening of one of their…
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5K race to benefit student
By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer MATAWAN — The third annual Matawan 5K race has changed its goal. This year the organizers hope to help their classmate, Adam Pinella, 16, who learned this year that he has leukemia. "This year the race is going to be for a boy in my school…
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Bidders enter race for train station
Municipal boardsto review presentations by five developersBy josh davidsonStaff Writer Bidders enter race for train station Municipal boards to review presentations by five developers By josh davidson Staff Writer The township of Aberdeen and borough of Matawan are edging closer to redeveloping the Aberdeen-Matawan train station’s surrounding zones, as five developers have offered bids. "We…
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U.S. senators go right to The Source
Director of organization called on to testify about program By jane waterhouseStaff Writer By jane waterhouse Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI Risa Cullinane, director of The Source, a nonprofit, school-based, youth services program that helps teens in trouble or conflict at Red Bank Regional High School, recently spoke to Sens. Jon Corzine and Hillary Clinton about…
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Voters to decide open space tax in November
By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer HAZLET — At first they didn’t succeed, so officials are trying again to convince voters to pass an open space tax. The Township Committee unanimously approved a resolution at its Aug. 6 meeting formally authorizing placing an open space tax question on the November…
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Mediator denies salary guide changes
MTEA By josh davidsonStaff Writer MTEA’s claim of modified guide challenged By josh davidson Staff Writer A court-appointed mediator for contract negotiations between the Middletown Board of Education and Middletown Township Education Association has denied union claims of the existence of modified salary guides. Union President Diane Swaim presented the modified guides, allegedly created by…
