Category: Independent News
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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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Handlin to judge essay contest for eighth-graders
Assemblywoman Amy Handlin (R-Monmouth/Middlesex) has announced a three-part spring series on ethics to kick off with an eighth-grade essay contest, “What Good Government Means to Me,” which she is sponsoring in conjunction with Greater Media Newspapers. Eighth grades from six school districts will be participating. This project aims to encourage students to think about the…
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New sheriff in town could be a woman
Guadagno promises fiscal responsibility, revenue generation BY LORI ANNE OLIWA Correspondent BY LORI ANNE OLIWACorrespondent Kim Guadagno For the first time in the history of Monmouth County, a woman has been nominated to run for the office of county sheriff. Kimberly Guadagno, a Monmouth Beach commissioner, was successful in winning the GOP nomination at the…
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Duty takes teen from the Raritan to the Arctic
Hazlet resident finishing off a year on Air Force base in Greenland BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer A view of Thule Air Force Base in Greenland, where Hazlet native Artem Kamalov is stationed as part of his duties with the U.S. Air Force. In a few weeks, Kamalov will be stationed…
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Fire dept. gets $147K for safety equipment
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN – Thanks to a recent $147,360 grant from the Department of Homeland Security, the township fire department will be able to purchase new safety gear. The matching grant, the second such one the township has received in the last three years, will be used to…
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Panel presents differing views on eminent domain
Schneider: City of Long Branch ‘is a destination again’ BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Adam Schneider It’s been said that Long Branch has become the poster child for eminent domain abuse, but recently Mayor Adam Schneider has offered another perspective. Schneider was one of three panelists at a forum on eminent…
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Parked car rolls backward, trapping its owner beneath
HOLMDEL – A township man is said to be recovering well from injuries suffered from being hit and pinned beneath his car on Easter. Police arrived at the Takolusa Drive home of Giovanni Russo, 45, after receiving a report that he was trapped below his 2001 Mercedes Benz. A preliminary investigation concluded that Russo parked…
