Category: Independent News
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Resident is honored for helping Aberdeen police Donations fund bulletproof vests
Staff Writer By Alison Granito Resident is honored for helping Aberdeen police Donations fund bulletproof vests ALISON GRANITO Aberdeen Police Benevolent Association President David Mauro (l) presents James Tumulty, Aberdeen, with an honorary lifetime membership to PBA Local 163 in honor of Tumulty’s contributions to the Police Department’s bulletproof vest program for new officers as…
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Mediator to assist with teacher contract talks Swaim says MTEA has been without a valid contract since 1996
Staff Writer By alison granito Mediator to assist with teacher contract talks Swaim says MTEA has been without a valid contract since 1996 The Middletown Board of Education and the teachers union have agreed to bring in a state mediator to try and reach a contract settlement before school begins in the fall. Contracts for…
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SARAH McCOLGAN Alexandra Gardell (l-r), Kim McLaughlin, Jackie LaPolla and Katie Grabowski (seated) model bathing suits in preparation for a show at the Keyport Historical Society’s “Good Ol’ Summertime” ice cream social Sunday at the Steamboat Dock Museum.
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Authorities fear more area children assaulted Police say alleged sex offender frequented Henry Hudson Trail
Staff Writer By elaine van develde Authorities fear more area children assaulted Police say alleged sex offender frequented Henry Hudson Trail A joint investigation by the Middletown Police Department and the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office has culminated in the arrest of an alleged child molester, but authorities fear other children may also have been approached.…
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JERRY WOLKOWITZ The setting sun forms a picturesque backdrop for the Ferris wheel at the Keyport Firemen’s Fair Friday. JERRY WOLKOWITZ AT THE FAIR — Noah Livich, 2, Aberdeen, smiles halfway down the tall slide at the Keyport Firemen’s Fair Friday.
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Seven get 5-20 years’ jail time in 1999 torture case Mentally disabled man subjected to humiliating abuse
Staff Writer By marilyn duff Seven get 5-20 years’ jail time in 1999 torture case Mentally disabled man subjected to humiliating abuse FREEHOLD — In the first prosecution of its kind, a state Superior Court judge last week doled out sentences of five to 20 years to seven people who pleaded guilty in the January…
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New phone notification system up and running Middletown can contact 4,000 residents via phone within 12 hours
Staff Writer By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE New phone notification system up and running Middletown can contact 4,000 residents via phone within 12 hours MIDDLETOWN — The buzz around the township is that there’s a new phone system that can give residents a ring in record time when there’s something important to tell. Whether it be…
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New pastor takes message to the pulpit
Staff Writer By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE JERRY WOLKOWITZ The Rev. D. Bruce Seymour, pastor of the New Monmouth Baptist Church, Middletown, talks about his faith. MIDDLETOWN — New Monmouth Baptist Church has a new pastor, and he’s a believer in believers. The Rev. D. Bruce Seymour arrived at the historic church at New Monmouth and…
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Juvenile, 17, charged with distributing LSD
The Bayshore Narcotics Task Force arrested two subjects in separate investigations Friday night. After a three-month investigation, according to Task Force Commander Detective Sgt. Michael Smith, a 17-year-old male was arrested at his home in Holmdel. He was charged with possession of LSD, possession with the intent to distribute, and distribution of LSD in January…
