Category: Independent News
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Council still trying to resolve parking woes Borough may try permit parking near Green Grove apartment complex
Staff Writer By darlene diebold Council still trying to resolve parking woes Borough may try permit parking near Green Grove apartment complex KEYPORT — The Borough Council is still trying to solve parking problems around the Green Grove apartment complex on Green Grove Avenue. At the Dec. 18 meeting, the council discussed a new plan…
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Local dancers headed for the stage at Sugar Bowl
Staff Writer By sue m. morgan Local dancers headed for the stage at Sugar Bowl Michela Furey of Old Bridge, Jessica Staats of Keyport and Stephanie DeFeo of Old Bridge (l-r) are among the dancers selected to perform at the Sugar Bowl next week. OLD BRIDGE — Three students from Janet’s Dance Centre, Route 516,…
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Mayor touts American Legion gifts
Staff Writer By elaine van develde Mayor touts American Legion gifts MIDDLETOWN — Mayor Joan Smith got a visit last week from some American Legion elves bearing holiday gifts. Those elves were Tom McGrane, Walter Sherman and Richard Lougee from American Legion Post No. 338 on Route 36 in the Leonardo section of the township.…
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JERRY WOLKOWITZ Members of the Monmouth Council of Girls Scouts from the Bayshore region sing Christmas carols during a holiday concert last week at Bethany Towers in Hazlet.
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Matawan-Ab’deen board objects to Crystal Lake development Plan would overburden school system, officials say
Staff Writer By alison granito Matawan-Ab’deen board objects to Crystal Lake development Plan would overburden school system, officials say The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional Board of Education voiced its opposition to an application currently before the Aberdeen Township Planning Board, citing the burden the 387-unit development may place on an already crowded school system. In addition to…
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Middletown Helps Its Own continues holiday tradition
Staff Writer By elaine van develde JERRY WOLKOWITZ Volunteers Sharon and Harold “Bud” Copeland sort canned food items at the Port Monmouth Veterans of Foreign Wars post Thursday in preparation for Middletown Helps Its Own holiday food basket distribution to needy township residents. MIDDLETOWN — Helping its own is what Middletown Helps Its Own does…
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Historical association recognized for exhibits Next presentation, ‘Steamboat!’ will debut at museum in February
Staff Writer By clare M. masi Historical association recognized for exhibits Next presentation, ‘Steamboat!’ will debut at museum in February PHOTOS BY VERONICA YANKOWSKI Monmouth County Historical Association Director Dr. Lee Ellen Griffith (l) and curator Bernadette Rogoff share responsibility for coordinating the association’s popular exhibits. Sarah Tabitha Reid could have had no idea when…
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Longtime official to serve only 2nd stint as mayor Parkinson believes in efficiency, cutting through red tape
Staff Writer By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Longtime official to serve only 2nd stint as mayor Parkinson believes in efficiency, cutting through red tape Patrick Parkinson MIDDLETOWN — The mayoral team of Parkinson and Peters is making a comeback. Although he’s been on the Township Committee for 15 years, Committeeman Patrick Parkinson, 54, has only served…
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Cullen to assume late father’s reins in Hazlet Democratic committeeman to
Cullen to assume late father’s reins in Hazlet Democratic committeeman to Christopher Cullen become mayor Jan. 1 By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer HAZLET — His family has lived many a lifetime in Hazlet. Now, he’s holding on to that tradition and honoring the heart of his father’s legacy. He’s Christopher Cullen, and he’ll soon…
