Category: Independent News
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Bittersweet homecoming for brief-term governor Bennett signs bill providing tuition aid to WTC survivors
Staff Writer By mark rosman Bittersweet homecoming for brief-term governor Bennett signs bill providing tuition aid to WTC survivors JERRY WOLKOWITZ Acting Gov. John O. Bennett arrives in Marlboro Jan. 11 to sign state legislation for a scholarship program to benefit children and spouses of WTC victims. MARLBORO — A mix of emotions filled town…
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Middletown mediator to schedule public hearing
Staff Writer By alison granito MIDDLETOWN — The court-appointed mediator overseeing contract negotiations between the school district and the township teachers union has announced that he will hold a public hearing at the end of the month. Ronald J. Riccio, whose appointment brought an end to a seven-day walkout by the Middletown Township Education Association…
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Eye on Aberdeen aims to serve as town watchdog Founder wants to hold township, school officials accountable
Staff Writer By alison granito Eye on Aberdeen aims to serve as town watchdog Founder wants to hold township, school officials accountable VERONICA YANKOWSKI John Oleinik, founder of The Eye on Aberdeen, works on his Web site. ABERDEEN — The Eye on Aberdeen, a Web site that provides local news and opinions, will be watching…
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Fort Hancock rehab plan gets thumbs up from most Environmental assessment to go on Web site in next few weeks
Staff Writer By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Fort Hancock rehab plan gets thumbs up from most Environmental assessment to go on Web site in next few weeks JERRY WOLKOWITZ Fort Hancock’s Officer’s Row on Sandy Hook stands as a proud testament to the peninsula’s historic past, but officials say neglect is eating away at the structures.…
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Official seeks answers on possible condemnation
Staff Writer By darlene diebold Official seeks answers on possible condemnation HOLMDEL — A township committeeman is concerned about possible condemnation of property along Red Hill/Middletown Road for improvements to the Van Schoick-Dwight Road intersection, near Garden Sate Parkway Exit 114. The improvement is part of a major road upgrade plan related to the expansion…
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Four more administrators taking buyouts in Holmdel Merit pay system goes into effect next year
Staff Writer By darlene diebold Four more administrators taking buyouts in Holmdel Merit pay system goes into effect next year HOLMDEL — The last four administrators who were eligible for buyouts under last year’s contact settlement will be leaving the district June 30. The new contract includes a merit pay system which kicks in next…
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Creative fund-raiser fires up book money
Staff Writer By Alison Granito FARRAH MAFFAI Gabrielle Kruzik, 6, and Kelsey Lohsen, 11, are two of the many students who decorated bricks for the Cliffwood School’s fireplace fund-raiser, which raised money for books for the Aberdeen school. ABERDEEN — Students at the Cliffwood school will eventually have more of a choice in their classroom…
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Town center still too big, opponents claim Square footage now
Town center still too big, opponents claim Square footage now 1.4 million; acreage up to 137.5 By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Size matters. That’s the sentiment of the Concerned Citizens of Middletown when it comes to a revised plan for the proposed town center. There’s a recent twist on the year-old plan…
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Middletown appealing reversal of town center zoning amendment
Staff Writer By elaine van develde Middletown appealing reversal of town center zoning amendment VERONICA YANKOWSKI Preparing Sunday for possible snow in the weather forecast, John Politis, owner of the Red Oak Diner in Hazlet, stocks up on snow shovels and salt at the Home Depot in Hazlet. MIDDLETOWN — A judge’s recent ruling, nullifying…
