Category: Independent News
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CHRIS KELLY staff Lucy Walsh, Clinton, carries the American flag on Sept. 21 as Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Club members process to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Holmdel, the destination of the club’s Ride for Freedom. More photos, page 3.
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Bailar!
CHRIS KELLY staff Lisa Botalico, Princeton, of the Alborada Dance Company, performs a traditional Hispanic dance Sept. 15 as part of Spanish Heritage Month at Holmdel High School.
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Cops in schools policy draws concern
Board of Education policy at odds with procedure BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer Middletown Chief of Police Robert Oches The Middletown school district is grappling with the issue of whether police have the legal right to interview a student without the student’s parent being present. A memorandum of understanding between the district and the township…
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A great day to be in Middletown
MIDDLETOWN — The township will hold its annual festival Sept. 27 and has proclaimed the day as Middletown Day. The community-wide celebration will be held rain or shine at Croydon Hall, 900 Leonardville Road, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Middletown Day will include concerts, a classic car show, a craft fair and flea market,…
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Twp. urged to keep human rights comm.
Middletown re-evaluating need for longstanding group BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer Earl Teasley, Carolyn Schwebel The chairman of the Monmouth County Human Relations Commission (MCHRC) urged Middletown officials to continue the township’s Human Rights Commission as a voice for an increasingly diverse community. Earl Teasley, chairman of the MCHRC, came to the Sept. 15 Middletown…
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Hazlet dissolves sewerage authority
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer HAZLET — The township took the final step to dissolve the Hazlet Sewerage Authority and to create a sewer utility on Sept. 16, a move that is expected to save taxpayers up to $200,000, according to Hazlet officials. As part of the dissolution of the Hazlet Township Sewerage Authority, the…
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Ride for Freedom
From top: Dawn Premock, of Delaware, touches the name of her uncle engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel at the end point of the Rolling Thunder Motorcycle Ride for Freedom on Sept. 21. Jack Harrison, Port Monmouth, and Tony D., Middletown, carry the Leathernecks’ wreath during ceremonies…
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Twp. offers info on foreclosure help
ABERDEEN — To help residents who may be facing foreclosure in the Bayshore area, the township issued a press release highlighting the resources available for those facing financial crises. According to the release, individuals may seek help from the state Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Consumer Affairs and the state Department of…
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Bayonet Farm to become nonprofit
Advisory committee says status will aid fundraising BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Nonprofit status would allow Bayonet Farm to be used for fundraising events. HOLMDEL — Bayonet Farm will soon operate as a nonprofit organization as a result of the Township Committee’s approval of the advisory committee’s presentation. “We are in full support of…
