Category: Independent News
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Matawan counting on Smart Growth funds Council would match $88,000 with $22,000 in borough funds
Staff Writer By paul dowd Matawan counting on Smart Growth funds Council would match $88,000 with $22,000 in borough funds JERRY WOLKOWITZ Matawan is hoping to get a Smart Growth grant to help with its downtown and railroad improvement district revitalization efforts. Pictured above is the intersection of Main and Little streets. MATAWAN — With…
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MAD ABOUT HATS —
Pat Delaney (l) sips tea with her daughters Kathleen McNamara and Holly Wade at the Keyport Historical Society’s "Victorian Tea & Fashion Show — The Mad Hatter" Saturday at the Keyport Yacht Club. MARIE ORTIZ
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Keyport getting ready to award hall contract Second round of bidding drew 17 proposals
Staff Writer By elaine van develde Keyport getting ready to award hall contract Second round of bidding drew 17 proposals KEYPORT — The bids are in for the new municipal complex, and this time the price is right for officials. The borough received 17 new bids on Oct. 31. "The apparent lowest bidder," according to…
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HONORING THOSE WHO SERVED —
Veterans march along Leonardville Road in Middletown during the 43rd annual Veterans Day Parade Sunday. MARIE ORTIZ
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Aberdeen planners approve Cambridge Drive subdivision Church property deed restriction no longer valid, attorneys say
Staff Writer By paul dowd Aberdeen planners approve Cambridge Drive subdivision Church property deed restriction no longer valid, attorneys say ABERDEEN — Despite objections from nearby residents, the Planning Board unanimously granted final approval for a proposed five-lot subdivision off Cambridge Drive. The proposed subdivision, known as Cambridge Park, will be built on a 4.42-acre…
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Middletown rec names Halloween contest winners
The scariest costume winners in the 9-12 age group at Middletown’s Halloween Hullabaloo Oct. 28 at Croydon Hall are (l-r) Joseph Dickey, first place; Anthony Tolentino, second; and Julianne Piano, third. The Middletown Department of Parks and Recreation has announced the winners for the 2000 Halloween Costume Contest on Oct. 28. The contest was entered…
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Election Results HAZLET two, 3-year Township Committee seats Mary Ellen Connelly (R)* NA Christopher G. Cullen (D) NA Steven T. Piech (D) NA Michael Sachs (R)* NA HOLMDEL one, 3-year Township Committee seat Larry Fink (D)
Election Results HAZLET two, 3-year Township Committee seats Mary Ellen Connelly (R)* NA Christopher G. Cullen (D) NA Steven T. Piech (D) NA Michael Sachs (R)* NA HOLMDEL one, 3-year Township Committee seat Larry Fink (D) 4,172 Jun-Min Liu (R) 2,958 Ballot question — Should the open space tax be increased from 1 cent to…
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Middletown pushes for lower speed limit
JEFF HUNTLEY Michelle Gill’s daughter Jenna, 8, accompanies her into the voting booth at River Plaza School in Middletown as she gets ready to vote Tuesday. MIDDLETOWN — Complaints about the Navesink River Road-Patterson Lane intersection have prompted the Township Committee to take action to reduce the speed limit on Navesink River Road. At Monday’s…
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Ab’deen to deal with Cliffwood traffic woes
ABERDEEN — Residents in the Cliffwood section who pleaded with the Township Council Monday to do something about the heavy volume of trucks along County Road and Cliffwood Avenue got some help. One resident, Barno Wilbert of Arlington Avenue, asked the council to reduce the speed limit from 35 to 25 mph along County Road,…
