Category: Independent News
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The right song at the right time in the right movie Doors of Hollywood swung open for musician after 1987 Academy Award
Staff Writer By gloria stravelli The right song at the right time in the right movie Doors of Hollywood swung open for musician after 1987 Academy Award JERRY WOLKOWITZ Franke Previte shows off the Academy Award he won in 1987 for the song “(I’ve Had) the Time of My Life” from the movie Dirty Dancing.…
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Residents unhappy with trail near yards Park system officials working to address concerns in Marlboro
Staff Writer By karl vilacoba Residents unhappy with trail near yards Park system officials working to address concerns in Marlboro Some Marlboro residents are already reporting problems with the southern extension of the Henry Hudson Trail. Although the trail through Marlboro has not officially opened yet, residents are reporting people illegally riding motorcycles and ATVs,…
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VERONICA YANKOWSKI Daniel Maclane, 10, helps pick up trash during a cleanup of the pathway that runs behind Lloyd Road School, Aberdeen, on April 2.
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No settlement as yet in Middletown
Staff Writer By alison granito With the election of a new school board pending in Middletown, the ongoing saga surrounding a new teachers’ contact has not yet come to a close. According to a statement released last week by the Board of Education, the board presented the Middletown Township Education Association (MTEA) with a signed…
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Mid’town buys 10 acres near Bicentennial Park
Grass-roots group made plea months ago; committee agreed By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — What could have been a subdivision to a developer is now slated to be a 10-acre open space sanctuary. The Township Committee introduced an ordinance at its April 1 meeting to purchase 10 acres of land located behind Burger…
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Cliffwood Beach attractive destination for nature lovers Environmental board plans beach cleanup, fishing contest
Correspondent By jane meggitt Cliffwood Beach attractive destination for nature lovers Environmental board plans beach cleanup, fishing contest JERRY WOLKOWITZ The flora and fauna at Cliffwood Beach in Aberdeen attract a variety of migratory birds. ABERDEEN — Not far from the bustle of Route 35 is an oasis for migratory birds and waterfowl. On a…
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Hazlet voters to decide on 23.5-cent increase
Hazlet voters to decide on 23.5-cent increase Incumbent, two former members, newcomer vying for 3 board seats By elaine van develde Staff Writer HAZLET – Voters will go to the polls Tuesday to decide on a $37 million budget and 23.5-cent tax hike, and fill three vacant school board seats. The polls will be open…
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Holmdel voters to decide big race, 6.9¢ tax hike
Staff Writer By darlene diebold HOLMDEL — When voters go to the polls April 16, they will be asked to approve a 6.9-cent tax increase and choose from eight candidates to fill three school board seats. Incumbent board members Jun-Min Liu, Brian McMullen and Frank Pento all decided not to run for re-election. Pento and…
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Four seek GOP backing for committee elections
Democrats Orsini, Wood also file; mayor not running in primary By darlene diebold Staff Writer HOLMDEL — The incumbent GOP deputy mayor and a former school board member will face the Republican Club president and a former GOP primary candidate in the June 4 Republican primary. The Republican candidates are Deputy Mayor Russell Dronne, 48,…
