Category: Independent News
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Bd. of Ed. tells Mondo goodbye
District exercises right to take control of turf field project BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – After seven yes votes and one vote of “absolutely yes,” the Board of Education acted to take completion of the turf field at Middletown High School North out of the hands of contractor Mondo USA. “I need a…
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Police seek Belford man for questioning
Charles Jackson MIDDLETOWN – The Middletown Township Police Department is investigating the alleged sexual assault of a 13- year-old township girl that occurred on July 10, according to a press release from the department. According to police, an arrest warrant has been issued for Charles Jackson, who also goes by the names of “Real” and…
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Middletown foundation is Nonprofit of the Year
MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP – The Timothy Pauxtis Foundation was recently named Nonprofit Organization of the Year by the Northern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce. The Middletown-based foundation received the chamber’s Crystal Beacon Award at a dinner celebration held at the Oyster Point Hotel in Red Bank. The foundation was established in January 2007 in memory of 10-year-old…
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Fireman’s Fair
Clockwise from top: Shelby Bitterly enjoys a swing high above the ground at the 42nd annual Keyport Fireman’s Fair on July 19. Lauren Fischler waves to sons Nathan and Thomas as they ride a miniature sports utility vehicle at the fair, held at Fireman’s Park on West Front Street. Becky Garretson does her best to…
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Pallone to FEMA: Treat Bayshore same as D.C.
Freeholders say input needed from Army Corps of Engineers BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6th District) wants the federal government to put revised flood maps for the Bayshore area on hold, just as it did in the nation’s capital. In a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Region II…
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Teens reach out to Simply Help others
Students travel to El Salvador on humanitarian mission BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer When three local teens began looking for a way to help others earlier this year, a trip to El Salvador seemed to be the perfect humanitarian effort. Christina Liu (center) and a group of local teens affiliated with the New Jersey…
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Agenda item raises advocate’s concern
Wilkens: No action on overcrowded housing planned BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – Angel Matos came to a Township Committee meeting after reading the term “illegal immigrants” on the July 7 agenda. The agenda item for discussion by the committee – Rental Property Regulations for Illegal Immigrants – raised a few eyebrows in his…
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Cell tower plan at High School South opposed
Parents urged to attend Board of Ed. meeting July 16 BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – A proposal to locate a cell tower on the grounds at Middletown High School South has caused concern among some residents, and a Web site has been set up to rally the opposition. Titled “A Cell Tower at…
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Pool club bondholders wait for word on payout
Sale of Strathmore facility closed; club to reopen in 2009 BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer ABERDEEN – With the sale of their pool club completed, some Strathmore Bath and Tennis Club bondholders are awaiting word about their investment in the club from the board of directors while others simply await correspondence. “We haven’t heard…
