Category: Independent News
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Funding approved for beach replenishment, flood control
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6th District) announced that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Fiscal Year 2010 Energy and Water Conference Report, which will allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to continue critical shore protection and flood control projects in Monmouth County. The conference report reconciled differences between the House and…
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The Rev. Joyce Antila Phipps, pastor of Old First Church, Middletown, gives a tour of the church cemetery during the church’s 321st anniversary celebration Oct. 4. See page 19.
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MCSPCA Dog Walk
Lori Van Pelt (above left) and Roxie reach the finish line at the 16th annual Dog Walk and Pet Fair held Oct. 3 at Brookdale Community College in Middletown. Hunter (below) dressed in costume to take part in the dog walk, which was sponsored by the Monmouth County SPCA and Red Bank Veterinary Hospital.
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Middletown rejects BOE’s proposal on field deal
Township will consider option of West Front Street Park BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer Middletown backed out of negotiations with the school district over shared use of new athletic turf fields last week, but elected officials said they will move forward at another site. In a Sept. 28 letter, Anthony Mercantante, township administrator, wrote that…
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Owner of landscaping firm pleads guilty to tax fraud
BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The owner of Jody Vaccarella Inc., a landscaping business located in Aberdeen, pleaded guilty Sept. 29 to filing a fraudulent tax return. Joseph Vaccarella, a Keyport resident, entered his plea in federal court in Trenton before Judge Anne Thompson. At his plea hearing, Vaccarella admitted that on or…
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Fink voted off Holmdel Lucent subcommittee
Committeeman says decision is politically motivated BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Holmdel Township Committeeman Larry Fink was voted off the township’s Lucent subcommittee on Oct. 1. Committeeman Larry Fink The motion to remove Fink was added to the committee agenda at the beginning of the meeting and was carried by a 3-2 vote. Mayor Serena…
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Old First Church celebrates 321st year
Old First Church in Middletown has ties to the American Revolutionary War. MIDDLETOWN — Old First Church, the first and oldest continually run Baptist Church in New Jersey, celebrated its 321st anniversary Oct. 4. Tours of the church and cemetery were offered. The current sanctuary, the church’s third, was built in 1832 on the foundation…
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Zoning Bd. extends deadline for Aberdeen developments
Twp. and developer to continue talks on COAH obligations BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer ABERDEEN— The Aberdeen Zoning Board unanimously passed a motion to extend the deadline for two applications from RCM Developers LLC on Sept. 23. The original application deadline, set for Oct. 1, was extended to Dec. 31 on the application for use…
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Nonresidents grumble over fee at senior center
Center will seek donations for those on tight budget BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer KEYPORT — Mickee Krueger took a seat in the Keyport Senior Center kitchen last week after working three hours preparing meals. Krueger, a Hazlet resident, has been a regular volunteer at the center for 14 years. In years past, she would…
