Category: Independent News
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Panel of judges to rule on MTOTSA appeal
Attorneys asking state court to dismiss city’s condemnations BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer Long Branch homeowners, joined by their attorneys and supporters, rallied outside a state courthouse in Trenton on May 14 to save their homes from being taken through eminent domain. LONG BRANCH – After listening to three hours of arguments last week, a…
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Matawan brings back Memorial Day Parade
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer MATAWAN – Memorial Day, to be celebrated this year on May 26, not only honors American war veterans, but will see the return of the borough of Matawan’s Memorial Day Parade. The parade will begin at 11 a.m. in the Church of St. Clement parking lot on Route 79.…
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Police say Middletown man a fast-food flasher
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer HAZLET – A Middletown man was arrested on charges of lewdness and criminal sexual contact at the township Burger King fast-food restaurant. While having lunch with a friend, Michael Carlucci, 23, ofMiddletown, was arrested at the Burger King on Route 36 and Union Avenue in Hazlet after being identified by…
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Investigation of copper thefts leads to arrests
MIDDLETOWN – Three men have been arrested and charged with the theft of copper tubing from residences under construction as well as two professional office buildings, according to the Middletown Township Police Department. Detective Kimberly Best led a threemonth investigation into the thefts that began in February. Bestwas assisted byDetectivesAdamFinck andWilliamStrohkirch and Detective Sgt. Stephen…
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Police Week
ERIC SUCAR staff Middletown police officers pause for a moment of silence on May 16 during the 2008 Middletown Police Memorial Service, which is the culmination of Police Week in the township.
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Eco-Festival
Sean Brady staff Kenneth Rosenblum shows his son Justin how to let out the line on his fishing rod while fishing for bluefish during Saturday’s Eco-Festival in Cliffwood Beach.
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NOTES
The Borough of Keyport will celebrate its 100th anniversary Saturday, May 24. Festivities will kick off with an old-fashioned fun Memorial Day parade at 2 p.m. A special “guest appearance” by President Theodore Roosevelt will take place in the mini-park on West Front Street after the parade. There will be a competition of floats, and…
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Warrants issued for burglary suspect
Dustin Jeandron MIDDLETOWN – Township police are looking to question a man in connection with burglaries that occurred recently in the Lincroft section. Detectives Jeffrey Barner, William Strohkirch and Paul Shanley are investigating two residential burglaries that occurred on April 23 and May 1 in Lincroft. As a result of the investigation, Middletown police said…
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Shelter readiness promoted in Bayshore
TheAberdeen Township Police Department and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) are inviting Aberdeen residents to participate in a Red Cross Shelter Training Program June 7 at the Holmdel Township Senior/ Community Center. Hosted by the Jersey Shore Chapter of the American Red Cross, Bayshore Emergency Management Alliance and Monmouth County Office of Emergency Management, the…
