Category: Independent News
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$1.1M for flood projects
MIDDLETOWN – The township’s efforts to secure funding to help with flood mitigation projects in Leonardo received a large boost. A $1.1 million boost. In November, $1.1 million in federal funds was authorized for the Leonardo Drainage Improvement Project as part of the federal Water Resources Development Act. The bill was enacted after members of…
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ERIC SUCAR staff Shadows of funky reindeer march down Middle Road during the Hazlet Holiday parade Dec. 1.
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Fort Monmouth given extension on reuse plan
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Correspondent Afederally mandated deadline for completion of a Fort Monmouth reuse plan has been extended just in the nick of time. Chairman of the Fort Monmouth Economic Redevelopment Planning Authority (FMERPA) Robert Lucky announced last week at the FMERPA monthly meeting that the federal Office of Economic Adjustment, an arm of the…
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Catholic churches prepare for the future
Diocese looks at restructuring local parishes BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Peter O’Such recently completed a survey that may impact the future of his parish church, Church of the Nativity in Fair Haven. He joins thousands of other Catholics in 15 parishes in Monmouth County as they begin a process to review options of restructuring and…
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County data charts communicable diseases
Epidemiologist finds cases of hepatitis, Lyme on the rise BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer Based on data collected from 2001 to 2006, the Monmouth County Regional Health Commission (MCRHC) has compiled a health report of descriptive statistics of communicable diseases in the county for 2006. The report on communicable diseases is the first of its…
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New chapter for familiar landmark
Officials break ground for the reconstruction of the Monmouth County Park System’s Thompson Park Visitor Center. Left to right: Architects Michael Schnoering and Michael Mills of Farewell Mills Gatsch Architects; Monmouth County Board of Recreation Commissioners Kevin Mandeville and Chan Irwin; Monmouth County Board of Freeholders Director Bill Barham and Deputy Director Lillian Burry; Recreation…
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Wooden soldiers on parade
PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR Above: Wooden soldiers march down Middle Road during the Hazlet holiday parade Dec. 1. The parade began at Airport Plaza, continued down Middle Road and ended at Raritan High School. Below: Members of the Perna Dance Center’s 2007 Holiday Troupe put the finishing touches to their costumes in preparation for the…
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Twp. will bond $1.6M for McCormack Farm
Ordinances set funding for acquisition of 31-acre tract BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – The Township Committee is moving forward with plans to purchase the development rights to the McCormack Farm. According to the proposed bond ordinance that was introduced at the Nov. 27 Township Committee meeting, the township will provide “an appropriation of…
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Holiday festivities in Ocean Grove
The Ocean Grove Area Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Victorian Holiday Festival House and Inn Tour this weekend. On Saturday, Dec. 8, some of Ocean Grove’s most charming homes and inns will open their doors from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Visitors will also have the chance to tour Ocean Grove in true…
