Category: Independent News
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Nader wows supporters during Count Basie visit Calls major parties’ candidates a choice between Tweedledum & Tweedledee
Staff Writer By JOHN BURTON Nader wows supporters during Count Basie visit Calls major parties’ candidates a choice between Tweedledum & Tweedledee JEFF HUNTLEY Presidential candidate Ralph Nader interacts with the audience during his talk Sunday at Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. RED BANK — He may have been shut out of the presidential…
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Keyport adopts volunteer ordinance
KEYPORT — Borough volunteers will be thanked with a waiver of permit and license fees. The ordinance was officially passed Oct. 3. The Borough Council has sanctioned the waiver for some time now; however, at issue was which volunteer groups would receive the waiver. Some argued that emergency services volunteers warrant more reward in lieu…
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CATCHING WAVES — Kyle Hopfenspesser of the Leonardo section of Middletown takes advantage of last week’s balmy weather to catch some waves off Sea Bright JEFF HUNTLEY .
CATCHING WAVES — Kyle Hopfenspesser of the Leonardo section of Middletown takes advantage of last week’s balmy weather to catch some waves off Sea Bright JEFF HUNTLEY .
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Citizens group pans Azzolina town center Zoning Board has to rule first on land use variance issue
Staff Writer By elaine van develde Citizens group pans Azzolina town center Zoning Board has to rule first on land use variance issue If the Azzolina Land Corp. gets its way, a Middletown town center will be built as a legacy to two longtime public figure families. But it won’t happen if the Concerned Citizens…
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Aberdeen joins battle against GPU plan Residents Against Giant Electric (RAGE) urge against any letup in the fight
Staff Writer By paul dowd Aberdeen joins battle against GPU plan Residents Against Giant Electric (RAGE) urge against any letup in the fight Officials from GPU Energy told a standing-room-only crowd in Aberdeen last week that it is essential to build a 6.4-mile, high power tension line from Matawan to Middletown because of increasing energy…
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Fishing for first prize
This scarecrow’s gone fishin’ on the Keyport Ferry while waiting to be judged in the weekend’s Country Jamboree’s scarecrow contest. JERRY WOLKOWITZ
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More Florence Avenue upgrades get green light Township commits to reconstruction of roadway in spring 2001
Staff Writer By cindy tietjen More Florence Avenue upgrades get green light Township commits to reconstruction of roadway in spring 2001 HAZLET — Although some improvements have been made to Florence Road, residents are still pushing for more progress. Town hall was packed Oct 3 with residents who live on or in the vicinity of…
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Congregation grows in faith
The Rev. Denise Mantell, pastor of Trinity Episcopal Church, Matawan, talks about her growing congregation. MARIE ORTIZ
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Trinity Episcopal Church celebrating 150 years Original church home is now a restaurant in downtown Matawan
Staff Writer By paul dowd Trinity Episcopal Church celebrating 150 years Original church home is now a restaurant in downtown Matawan Source: Images of America: Around Matawan and Aberdeen The first Trinity Episcopal Church in Matawan, seen here in a 1930s photograph, was erected in 1850 on Main Street. MATAWAN — Trinity Episcopal Church will…
