Category: Independent News
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HEROISM —
Cpl. Russell Surdi (second from left), and patrolmen (l-r) Mark Uptegrove, Philip Meehan and Robert Mulligan receive copies of a joint legislative resolution from Assemblyman Samuel Thompson (R-13, far left) honoring them for heroism June 19, as Police Chief Francis Emery (far right) looks on. The officers were recognized Sept. 20 for helping save the…
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Condominium residents at odds over rat problem Infestation attributed to intensive development along Route 34 south
Staff Writer By paul dowd Condominium residents at odds over rat problem Infestation attributed to intensive development along Route 34 south ABERDEEN — Development from bordering communities has brought more than just traffic to the township. Several residents of the Randallwood condominium complex, off Route 34 south near the Morganville border, said last week that…
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Bayshore mayors push for Old Bridge rail station
Staff Writer By paul dowd MATAWAN — Part of the solution to increasing commuter traffic would be a new train station built in the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge, according to Bayshore mayors. At its meeting last week at the Buttonwood Manor on Route 34, the Bayshore Conference of Mayors passed a resolution in…
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Azzolina proposes first Mid’town town center Application likely to undergo intense scrutiny, mayor says
Staff Writer By elaine van develde Azzolina proposes first Mid’town town center Application likely to undergo intense scrutiny, mayor says The Azzolina Land Corp. contends it is high time that Middletown had a town center. State Assemblyman Joseph Azzolina (R-13), president of Food Circus Supermarkets, announced last week that his family and the Middletown Scaduto…
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Voters give fire truck second thumbs down
Hazlet measure defeated by 10-vote margin Sept. 19 By cindy tietjen Staff Writer Hazlet’s North Centerville Fire Company received a blow last week when, for the second time this year, residents denied the company a new pumper truck. The measure to approve up to $375,000 for the truck was defeated by a slim 218-208 margin…
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WW II memorial finds new home Effort to preserve Leonardo Field Club WW II monument successful
Staff Writer By elaine van develde WW II memorial finds new home Effort to preserve Leonardo Field Club WW II monument successful JERRY WOLKOWITZ Lissette Lisk Whitman (l), whose husband, Arnold Lisk, died in World War II, and Caroline Letts, whose brother, Frederick Lauer, also died, stand in front of a restored memorial honoring them…
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Keyport group upset with NY Fast Ferry’s actions Environmentalists point to citation; company says problem was rectified
Staff Writer By elaine van develde Keyport group upset with NY Fast Ferry’s actions Environmentalists point to citation; company says problem was rectified KEYPORT — Borough environmentalists are wondering whether NY Fast Ferry is the right corporate wave for Keyport to ride. With no guarantee that they will win the contract to run a ferry…
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Recycling program is going high tech in Hazlet Township to spend $579K on automated truck, containers
Staff Writer By cindy tietjen Recycling program is going high tech in Hazlet Township to spend $579K on automated truck, containers HAZLET — Because the current recycling program in town is not paying for itself, officials have adopted an ordinance to clean up the program. The Township Committee last week voted unanimously to adopt a…
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Upgrades on Line Road should be finished soon Committee also reschedules Village Grande default hearing
Staff Writer By cindy tietjen Upgrades on Line Road should be finished soon Committee also reschedules Village Grande default hearing HOLMDEL — If all goes as planned, construction on Line Road should be wrapped up in the coming weeks. According to Township Engineer Edward Broberg, it was necessary to reconstruct portions of Line Road in…
