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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Noise ordinance under review
By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer ABERDEEN — A 29-year-old township noise ordinance is set to be revamped. Township Council members hope to solve area noise problems by updating the old ordinance which has been on the books for three decades. Council members went over the focus of updating the current noise…
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Families of 9/11 victims seeking more answers
By vincent todaroStaff Writer Families of 9/11 victims seeking more answers By vincent todaro Staff Writer A group of area residents who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are hoping a new commission proposed by Congress will shed light on any intelligence failures that led to the day’s events. U.S. Congressman Rush…
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Unannounced picketers surprise school officials
By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Administrators faced yet another setback Monday morning to completing the $78.4 million referendum project of upgrading the district’s secondary schools. In a surprise move, construction workers walked off the job and picketed at some of the district’s 17 schools Monday to protest not being…
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Shark art swims into area to raise money for home
By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer Matawan — A local art group is looking for a home to house works of shark art it expects to collect in upcoming months. The Mid-State Arts Resource Team (mART) exhibit called "Shark Tank," with 21 small shark sculptures, got its start in June 2001. The…
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Open space tax may go up 1 cent in November
By darlene dieboldStaff Writer By darlene diebold Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The purchase of open space is still a very hot issue in the township. The Township Committee decided at its Aug. 6 workshop meeting to put a public question on November’s ballot to raise the township’s open space tax by one cent. A committee…
