Category: Independent News
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More from the Halloween parade
An unnamed walrus wanders down the road in the Keyport Halloween parade Sunday. JEFF HUNTLEY
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Brookdale celebrates Arts Center reopening Performing Arts Center at Brookdale gets a face lift
Staff Writer By cindy tietjen Brookdale celebrates Arts Center reopening Performing Arts Center at Brookdale gets a face lift MIDDLETOWN — The curtain went up Friday at the Performing Arts Center at Brookdale, but this time the facility was the star of the show. Trustees, faculty, staff, students and others gathered at the arts center…
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Breakup not expected to affect local AT&T sites
Breakup not expected to affect local AT&T sites Faculty and friends of Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, gathered at the opening of the newly renovated Performing Arts Center. AT&T Corp.’s announcement last week that it plans to create a family of four new companies, each operating under the "AT&T" brand, will have little impact on Middletown…
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Green Acres officials visit Keyport ferry site Officials agree to ferry’s use of Fireman’s Park parking lot
Staff Writer By elaine van develde Green Acres officials visit Keyport ferry site Officials agree to ferry’s use of Fireman’s Park parking lot KEYPORT — The ferry is one sloop closer to Keyport now that proper approvals are in the works. On Friday, borough officials met with a representative from the state Department of Environmental…
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BEAT THIS —
Costumed doggie Gizmo gets into the spirit of Halloween all decked out in an outfit meant for marching in the annual Keyport Halloween parade last weekend. JEFF HUNTLEY
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Mid’town to get farmland preservation funding
Staff Writer By elaine van develde Mid’town to get farmland preservation funding MIDDLETOWN — Middletown may not be buying the McCormack farm, but it can help preserve it, thanks to a new state appropriation. In a measure to preserve New Jersey’s dwindling farmland, the state Assembly’s Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee recently passed a bill…
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3 charged in assault at Hazlet gas station Tipster leads police to suspects in attack on 71-year-old attendant
Staff Writer By cindy tietjen 3 charged in assault at Hazlet gas station Tipster leads police to suspects in attack on 71-year-old attendant HAZLET — Police have arrested three township men in connection with the beating and robbery of a 71-year-old gas station attendant. Jason Rodriguez, 19, Eighth Street; Jesus Baldomero Nieves, 19, Franklin Avenue;…
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SPOOKS ALIVE —
An unfriendly looking Ed Temple thought he could hitch a ride to Keyport’s Halloween parade on Sunday. JEFF HUNTLEY
