Category: Independent News
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Police seek information on missing Aberdeen teen
Jacqueline Hlavenka April Goodwin Police seek information on missing Aberdeen teen BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Township police are investigating a missing persons report filed by the family of a township teen. According to the police department, April Goodwin, 16, of Ivy Way, is believed to have left her home for…
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9/11 tribute
Dan Fowler (center) and other members of the Middletown Township Fire Department raise an American flag during the September 11 Remembrance Ceremony held at the Middletown World Trade Center Memorial Gardens, created in tribute to the 37 Middletown residents who perished in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. More photos, page 3.
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Steeplechase racing tradition returns
Sept. 26 event revives Monmouth Hunt charity race OCEANPORT — A unique day of racing is set for Sept. 26 at Monmouth Park with the arrival of the Monmouth Park-Meridian Health Steeplechase Festival, the first steeplechase event held in the region in more than 15 years. Otherwise known as jump racing, steeplechase racing features a…
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Towns eye FEMA program, lower insurance rates
To date, few towns enrolled in Community Rating System BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer With the start date of the new Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps looming, towns throughout the Bayshore are turning to a voluntary federal program that could potentially lower insurance rates for residents. Four municipalities along the Raritan Bay are in…
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Science program seeks a few bright students
RUMSON — The Stars Challenge program is seeking applications from Monmouth County’s top seventh- through ninth-grade students for a 10-week science enrichment program designed to challenge and stimulate students who are curious about science and the world around them. Hosted at Monmouth University, the nonprofit Stars Challenge program offers unique extra-curricular classes that emphasize imaginative,…
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Remembering 9/11
Clockwise from top: Gatherers observe the September 11 Remembrance Ceremony at the Middletown World Trade Center Memorial Gardens. Members of the Middletown Township Fire Department salute the flag at the Remembrance Ceremony, which marked the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Dan Fowler, of the township Fire Department, salutes at…
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Aberdeen resident honored for environmental work
Freeholders declared Adeline Arnold Day to honor efforts of longtime volunteer BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer ABERDEEN — South of Broad Street on Route 34, approaching the Town Square Center, a group of large trees line the highway. A pproximately 30 years ago, the trees were tiny saplings planted by the Aberdeen Environmental Board —…
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Keyport officer still on the beat
BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer KEYPORT — The Borough Council has delayed the termination of a police officer as it reviews its options in light of Police Chief Thomas Mitchell’s announced retirement. Mayor Robert Bergen and Mitchell confirmed that Keyport has not fired any police officers even though the council voted to eliminate one position…
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Young drummer keeps the beat for E Street
Jay Weinberg fills in for his dad with Springsteen; calls experience ‘amazing’ BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Jay Weinberg’s fairy-tale story is one that most musicians can only dream of. He is the son of famed E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg, who currently leads Max Weinberg and The Tonight Show Band. AMiddletown native Jay…
