Category: Independent News
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Belford man pleads guilty to vehicular homicide
FREEHOLD – On April 7, James C. Letual, 36, of the Belford section of Middletown, pleaded guilty to the seconddegree crime of vehicular homicide, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. The charge resulted from aMarch 2007 crash inAberdeen Township in which a pedestrian was killed. Letual entered his plea pursuant to a negotiated plea…
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Earth Day cleanup slated for Saturday at Poricy Park
MIDDLETOWN — Poricy Park Conservancy will host the second annual Earth Day Cleanup and Celebration organized by N.J. Community Water Watch on Saturday, April 19. Participants are invited to join theMonmouth and Brookdale chapters ofN.J. Community Water Watch, the Middletown and Red Bank Environmental Commissions, Middletown Mayor Gerald Scharfenberger and Monmouth County freeholders on Saturday,…
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Career Day
JEFF GRANIT staff Naval Aviator Michael DeGiglio talks to students about his career in the U.S. Navy on April 10 at Career Day at Indian Hill School in Holmdel.
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Middletown ’08 budget at $62M
Public hearing on budget slated for May 5 BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – The budget process for 2008 has included several rounds of costcutting resulting in trimming $4.2 million so far, according to the township’s chief financial officer. “We’ve already cut more than $4.2 million in proposed expenditures through five rounds of departmental…
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Corodemus joins Middletown law firm
MIDDLETOWN- Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla announces that former Assemblyman Steven J. Corodemus, of Atlantic Highlands, has joined the firm as counsel and will practice in the environmental and real estate, land-use and development practice areas. Prior to joining the firm, Corodemus served eight terms as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing the…
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GOP challengers seek to unseat Matawan Dems
MATAWAN – Four candidates will run for two open seats on the Borough Council in the November election. The two three-year-term seats up for election are currently held by Democratic Councilmen William Malley, of Broad Street, and Robert Bunyon, of Matawan Green Lane. The two incumbents will run for re-election as the Democratic Party’s candidates,…
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Blue Tulip, 459 Route 35, Middletown, and Family Resource Associates (FRA) and TECHConnection, Shrewsbury, will hold a fundraiser April 18 from noon to 5 p.m., with 15 percent of all proceeds benefiting FRA. Patrons are asked to tell the salesperson that the purchase is for the FRA sale. For more information, call the store at…
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Holmdel Committee candidates
HOLMDEL – Two seats are up for grabs on the Township Committee in this year’s municipal elections. Each seat is for a three-year term. The Democratic and Republican committees submitted the names of candidates April 7 by the 4 p.m. deadlinemandated by Monmouth County. According to the Monmouth County Clerk of Elections Office, independent candidates…
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Voter registration better linked to DMV services
TRENTON – Voter registration opportunities for New Jersey residents will expand as the state moves to fully implement a federal law. The federal “motor voter” law requires the state Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) to link voter registration with motor vehicle transactions. The state’s Department of the Public Advocate began examining New Jersey’s compliance with the…
