Category: Independent News
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Still no long-term plan in place for police station
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MATAWAN – Stalled redevelopment plans have put police station upgrades on the back burner, again. At the April 4 Borough Council meeting, Councilwoman Debra Buragina inquired into the status of redevelopment, asking if the redevelopment subcommittee had come to any conclusions on what should…
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Authorities remain on the lookout for coyote
Traps have been set in area of Middletown where toddler was attacked BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN – Nearly two weeks after a coyote attacked a 1-year-old boy, the animal was still on the loose Monday and had township and state officials looking for its whereabouts. On Friday, April 6,…
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Lincroft man hopes to replace Oxley as sheriff
Republican Peters plans to face Guadagno in June 5 primary BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN – After feeling slighted by his party’s leaders, a Lincroft man has decided to run in a primary for Monmouth County sheriff. Dan Peters, 42, a Lincroft resident for the past three years and a…
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Middletown Planning Board to meet April 25
The Middletown Township Planning Board will hold its next meeting April 25 at 7 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is for Monmouth County to present plans and alternatives for traffic improvements in the areas of Kings Highway and Church Street near the train station and Monmouth Avenue, Valley Drive and Hartshorne Road near the…
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Facing the hoop
CHRIS KELLY staff With his face painted like the New York Yankees symbol, Michael Chiusano, 9, of Middletown, takes aim during a basketball shooting fundraiser held at MIddletown High School South on Sunday.
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Baby on board? Put out butts, Keyport says
Boro to vote next week on whether to ban smoking with kids in car BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer The days of lighting up with kids in the car may be coming to an end.The Keyport Borough Council is considering a ban that would make it illegal to smoke…
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Give your beach a clean sweep!
COA seeks volunteers for Spring Beach Sweeps Volunteers are needed to clean beaches at the Spring Beach Sweeps April 28. SANDY HOOK – Clean Ocean Action (COA) invites organizations and citizens to participate in the 22nd annual Spring Beach Sweeps April 28, at sites along the New Jersey coast from Old Bridge to Cape May.…
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Man breaks in, robs bank
MIDDLETOWN – Authorities are still searching for a suspect behind a break-in at a local bank last week. At about 12:20 a.m. Thursday, township police responded to a burglar alarm at the Amboy National Bank on Route 36 in the Port Monmouth section of town. When officers arrived at the bank, which was closed for…
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Residents invited to celebrate Aberdeen’s 150th birthday
ABERDEEN – The township will celebrate its 150th anniversary with a birthday party at town hall on April 29 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., followed by a choir festival at 7 p.m. at Temple Shalom of Aberdeen. The afternoon event, Birthday Bash, will feature open house tours of town hall, video clips of township…
