Category: Independent News
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NOTESAround Town
Spotlight Players Community Theater, Matawan, hosted an Alex’s Lemonade Stand in mid-August at its production of “Once on This Island.” The group was assisted by Karen Salerno, Holmdel, a supporter of the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), and lemonade and other refreshments were donated by Lloyd Road Stop & Shop, Matawan. For more information on…
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Lisa Digiacinto, of Succasunna, sprints toward the finish line during the Women Taking Steps to Help Women 5K held at Holmdel Park on Sept. 5 to raise funds for and promote awareness of organizations that provide essential services to women and their children. More photos, page 20.
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Keyport set to raise taxes, lay off officer
Police chief to retire early in effort to save patrolman’s job BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer The Keyport Borough Council introduced a 2009 municipal budget at its Sept. 1 meeting that cuts funding to the police department and could result in the layoff of a police officer and the reduction of three municipal jobs to…
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Canceled Fort Hancock lease in arbitration
Brookdale, Rutgers seek more space; Clearwater mulls return BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6th District) met with Barry Sullivan, superintendent of Gateway National Recreation Area, last week to discuss the future of Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook. Their meeting followed the cancellation of a lease that had been awarded by the National…
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Local singer lands a slot on MTV’s ‘Starmaker’
Bayshore native poised for career as music superstar BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Ever since she was 6 years old, Bayshore native Lauriana Mae knew she wanted to be a singer. Initially too shy to sing in public, Lauriana Mae has gone on to land a spot on the nationally televised MTV show “P. Diddy’s…
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Fink responds to ethical concerns
BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Committeeman Larry Fink will continue to recuse himself from discussions about the township’s wastewater management plan, he told the Sept. 3 Township Committee meeting. Fink, a Democrat who is running for reelection in November, was responding to ethical and legal concerns raised about his input on amendments to…
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Mat. Zoning Board denies apartments on Main St.
Engineer: Six-unit bldg. would appeal to commuters BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer MATAWAN — The Borough Zoning Board denied an application for a residential six-unit apartment building on Main Street at the Sept. 2 meeting. The motion to deny a use variance to build residential apartments in a commercial zone was proposed by board member…
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Court sides with former M’town super on one charge
Witmer will appeal to N.J. Supreme Court, lawyer says BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — An appellate court ruled last month the N.J. commissioner of education should not have overturned a judge’s decision when she penalized the former Middletown superintendent of schools. The decision ties back to a lawsuit pressed by the Middletown Board…
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Nick Eosso, of Eosso Paving, sprays-paints a number stencil as he puts the finishing touches on a Moving Math game board for students painted on the blacktop at Cliffwood Avenue School in Aberdeen on Aug. 27. Story on page 3.
