Category: Independent News
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Keyport ready to fight cable giant By Doug mckenzie KEYPORT — The Borough Council has a message for Cablevision: "We may be small, but we will not be bullied." At its meeting last week, Mayor Kevin Graham issued that warning to the company’s lobbying representative Tom Wolfsohn, as the council reopened its franchise renewal negotiations…
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With two races, primary day to be busy in Holmdel Liu, Ploskonka vie in GOP primary; Miller, Fink seek Dems’ support By cindy tietjen HOLMDEL — The primary race for Township Committee should prove to be an interesting one this year. Four candidates are hoping to fill the seat Republican Committeeman Joseph Speranza will vacate…
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Toomer to assume command of police Borough also hires new police officer, plans to appoint captain By paul dowd ATAWAN — The Borough Council officially introduced its new police chief, William Toomer, and new patrolman, Jeremiah Hourihan III, at a pre-meeting press conference last week. Toomer, who is replacing current Chief Carmen Messina, will take…
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Aberdeen Twp. restricts parking on Wooley Street Move intended to eliminate double parking for ballgames By paul dowd ABERDEEN — Motorists attending ballgames at two fields on the Aberdeen-Keyport border will have to find alternative places to park, after the Township Council unanimously adopted an ordinance May 16 that prohibits parking during certain hours on…
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Eckerd drugstore Mounds of dirt and debris occupy the proposed site of an Eckerd drugstore on Route 35 and Cliffwood Avenue in Cliffwood. The site is the former home of Kentucky Fried Chicken. PAUL DOWD
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Roadside gallery of art Frank Puglisi makes colorful lawn decorations from wood at his Route 36 workshop in the Belford section of Middletown. A little boy fishing joins other whimsical decorations in the outdoor showroom. This wind-powered cop, one of Puglisi’s first lawn decorations, is 50 years old.
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A NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERN Residents of Millbrook Drive in in the New Monmouth section of Middletown have begun to place these signs on their front lawns in an attempt to encourage drivers to watch their speed while traveling down the street. The signs were made by Jimmy Guerrieri as part of his effort to make the…
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No cases of virus yet; precautions continue Inmate labor program used to destroy mosquito breeding grounds By paul dowd D espite a wet spring, there have been no reported cases of the West Nile virus in Monmouth County this year, according to Martin Chomsky, superintendent of the Monmouth County Mosquito Extermination Commission (MEC). The county…
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Four Hazlet Dems to vie June 6 for party backing Two candidates backed by Bace, 2 by Dow, party friction continues Laura O’Hara By cindy tietjen HAZLET — In-house fighting between the Democrats has divided the party into two separate tickets. The four candidates vying for the Democratic nomination are: Christopher Cullen, 34 Maple Drive;…
