Category: Independent News
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Coastal Evacuation Route study open house June 2
The Monmouth County Planning Board will hold an open house for the public on the county’s Coastal Evacuation Route Improvement Study on June 2. The event will take place 4-7 p.m. in the Community Room at the Long Branch Higher Education Center, 213 Broadway, Long Branch. The study has evaluated some of the transportation routes…
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Visitor center set to reopen in July
Open house at Thompson Park center set for July 12 BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer It has been more than three years since a fire destroyed the historic mansion at Thompson Park and the new visitor center is almost complete. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff The architecture of the new Visitor Center at Thompson Park…
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Regional plan for dredged material nears completion
Final report on soil placement due in June BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Bayshore municipalities have been dredging waterways for years and are running out of space to store the dredged materials. The Bayshore Regional Watershed Council and its partners, including the Hazlet Area Quality of Life Alliance, Clean Ocean Action and the…
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Lincroft cell tower denied by board
100-foot pole proposed for firehouse site BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Zoning Board denied an application to locate a cell tower behind the Lincroft Fire Department May 11, ruling the structure would not be inherently beneficial. By a 6-1 vote, the 100-foot monopole proposed for the back of the firehouse on Newman…
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Institute informs police about technology issues
ABERDEEN — Law enforcement personnel from small towns across the nation learned about technology initiatives and issues affecting their departments at a national seminar last week. Members of the Aberdeen Township Police Department were among the law enforcement personnel who participated in the seventh Rural Law Enforcement Technology Institute sponsored by The U.S. Department of…
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Mid’town preps for new flood maps
New maps take effect Sept. 25 BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Residents have four months to obtain flood insurance at reduced rates before new maps are introduced that would force the purchase at higher rates. The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) modified flood hazard map will become effective on Sept. 25. The modifications…
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Substance abuse and teens program at MHSN tonight
MIDDLETOWN — Middletown High School North staff will present a workshop on the warning signs of drug and alcohol addiction in the school auditorium at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 21. High School North is located at 63 Tindall Road in Middletown. All parents in the Middletown and surrounding communities are strongly encouraged to attend. The…
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Bus tour showcases housing choices
Tour aims to dispel negative image BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer In an effort to change perceptions of affordable housing, an advocacy group hosted a bus tour last week showcasing the types of affordable housing available throughout the county. LORI ANN OLIWA Connifer Village in Middletown, one of the stops on the tour of affordable…
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Catch of the day
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Liam Smith looks at the size of the fish he caught during Middletown’s fishing derby held at Shadow Lake in Stevenson Park on May 9. Left: Shannon Runge, Middletown, is coached in casting technique by her mom, Liz Walsh.
