Category: Independent News
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Police set to patrol waters
Staff Writer By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE MIDDLETOWN — On land or sea, traffic laws are traffic laws. In line with that thinking, police are hitting the bay areas this summer to remind water-vehicle operators that driving rules apply in both places. There’s nothing new about having a local police presence in the Navesink River and…
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Grover House restoration starts after lengthy delay $394K phase-one project includes new foundation, first-floor improvements
Staff Writer By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Grover House restoration starts after lengthy delay $394K phase-one project includes new foundation, first-floor improvements MIDDLETOWN — A five-year process involving planning, patience, perseverance and more than a-half million dollars, has finally culminated in the beginning of restoration work at the historic Grover House. The house, circa 1750, which…
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Group looks for more history at cemetery Matawan Historic Commission hopes to mark unmarked graves
Staff Writer By Alison Granito Group looks for more history at cemetery Matawan Historic Commission hopes to mark unmarked graves Mary Lou Lovino, a member of Battlefield Restoration and Archaeological Volunteer Organiza-tion (BRAVO), uses a metal detector to search for possible artifacts at the St. James A.M.E. Zion Church Cemetery in Matawan, where at least…
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HOLMDEL — While the township is not ready to move forward with construction of a new library, it has announced its intent to do so.
HOLMDEL — While the township is not ready to move forward with construction of a new library, it has announced its intent to do so. At the recommendation of Pat Koziol, president of the nonprofit Friends of Holmdel Library (FOHL), the Township Committee at its July 9 meeting agreed to notify the New JerTownship hopes…
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American Revolution in New Jersey goes online
The 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Celebration Commission announced a new Web site dedicated to reporting the events and activities surrounding the eight-year anniversary of the organization, American Revolution in New Jersey, beginning this year. The site, www.state.nj.us/state/225commission, provides information on upcoming events, museum exhibitions, a winter conference, the executive order creating the commission,…
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Purchase of four-acre ‘animal farm’ approved
MIDDLETOWN — The Township Committee adopted an ordinance last week authorizing the acquisition of a four-acre tract between Church Street and Broadway in the Belford section of the township. The acquisition is part of an ongoing commitment to slow growth and protect open spaces. "The township’s acquisition of this vacant property will help to relieve…
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Stracquatanio fights for right to develop Hazlet has its eye on the three-acre Union Avenue site
Staff Writer By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Stracquatanio fights for right to develop Hazlet has its eye on the three-acre Union Avenue site HAZLET — Angelo Stracquatanio was made an offer he says he can and will refuse concerning his property. It’s a land use issue that has resurfaced at least a few times in the…
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No announcement yet on proposed new school site
Staff Writer By darlene diebold HOLMDEL — The Board of Education is close to announcing the location of a proposed new school site. At last week’s meeting, Board President Frank Pento said he hopes to announce the location of a proposed school building for grades 2-3 sometime this week. In November, the ad hoc advisory…
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State mediator enters Mid’town teacher talks
Staff Writer By Alison Granito MIDDLETOWN — Members of the school district’s largest union and Board of Education officials held their first session under the direction of a state mediator on Thursday. The Middletown Township Education Association (MTEA) and the Board of Education decided to bring in a state mediator, after progress in the negotiation…
