Category: Independent News
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Matawan wins CJ II indoor track crown
Matawan had all the bases covered. Whether it was sprinting, running distance, throwing or soaring vertically, the Huskies scored points in all areas to capture the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II State Sectional Indoor Track and Field Championship. CHRIS KELLY staff Middletown North High School’s Justine Berger (7) competes in the 3,200- meter race at…
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St. Benedict: 50 years strong
Church marks golden year with ritual, commemorative book BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Fifty years ago a local church set its roots down on Bethany Road and has been attracting parishioners from Monmouth County and beyond ever since. This year, St. Benedict Catholic Church and School celebrates its 50th year of providing Catholic education…
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Squabbles over budget cuts in Middletown
GOP proposes cutting salaries for committee members BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — As the 2009 budget gets closer to being presented, members of the Township Committee are suggesting suspending their own salaries. Township Committee members receive a $4,000 yearly stipend, and the Republicans on the committee are proposing suspending that money for the…
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Board denies conversion of Main St. ‘blue house’
Neighbors opposed use variance for office space BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer The blue house on Main Street is a local landmark. MATAWAN — After months of testimony and two years of hearings, the application to convert the blue house on Main Street from a residence into office space was denied at the Feb.…
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Main event
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Left to right: TNA wrestling superstar “Black Machismo,” Jay Lethal, leapfrogs over Nicky Oceans during an NWS Professional Wrestling match hosted by Middletown Pop Warner on Feb. 6. Lethal works the crowd of spectators at the VFW Hall in Port Monmouth where the match took place.
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Fatal motorcycle crash under investigation
MIDDLETOWN — The township Police Department is investigating a single-vehicle crash involving a fatality that occurred on Sunday, Feb. 8, at approximately 5:07 p.m. in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown Township. The vehicle involved was a 2006 Yamaha motorcycle, operated by Drew See, 50, of Highlands. According to police, the crash occurred when the…
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Hazlet offers residents help with FEMA maps
Twp. expects grants to fund drainage projects BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer HAZLET — Beginning this week, the township will have representatives in Town Hall to help residents affected by the new flood maps, Mayor Kevin Lavan announced at the Feb. 3 Township Committee meeting. Members of the Hazlet Environmental Commission will be at Town…
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At a crossroad
FRANK GALIPO Cub Scout Anthony Frate, 10, of Pack 137, Hazlet, gets help from an Eagle Scout as he takes the ceremonial path to becoming a Boy Scout during the Arrow of Light ceremony held at Lakeside Manor in Hazlet on Feb. 6.
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To kindle a light
FRANK GALIPO Eagle Scout Matt Santoro, of Hazlet, participates in the Arrow of Light Ceremony at the 50th anniversary of Cub Scout Pack 137 held at the Lakeside Manor in Hazlet on Feb. 6.
