Category: Independent News
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On Campus
Lauren Igneri, Aberdeen, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Rutgers University, Piscataway, where she is pursuing a doctor of pharmacy degree and enrolled in the honors program at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy. A 2004 graduate of Matawan Regional High School, she is the daughter of Leslie and Ron…
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Fate of Sea Bright-Highlands Bridge pending DOT decision
Historic Sites Council: DOT didn’t show rehab was not a viable option BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent BY LIZ SHEEHANCorrespondent Sea Bright-Highlands Bridge A decision on an application by the N.J. Department of Transportation (DOT) to replace the 74-year-old drawbridge that joins the boroughs of Highlands and Sea Bright is expected to be made later this…
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Judge orders O’Grady to begin sentence Jan. 22
Ray O’Grady NEWARK – Former Middletown Committeeman Raymond O’Grady lost his appeal on Friday and is now scheduled to begin his 43-month jail sentence Jan. 22. O’Grady was convicted in June on five corruption-related charges as part of the FBI’s Operation Bid Rig investigation. The one-time director of the Monmouth County Central Motor Pool was…
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Twp. hires lobbyists to help with flood projects
MIDDLETOWN – The Township Committee adopted a resolution Sunday approving a contract with a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying firm to help secure federal funding for stalled flood control projects in Port Monmouth and Leonardo. The design phase of the Port Monmouth control project is complete. In 2002, the township was told by the Army Corps of…
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McMorrow begins term on county freeholders
Retired educator is the first Democrat to hold seat in decades BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer PHOTO COURTESY OF MONMOUTH COUNTY Freeholder Barbara J. McMorrow swears the oath of office as her husband, Patrick, holds the Bible. The oath was administered by retired state Superior Court Judge John D’Amico Jr. Before…
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From the Vault
She may have been too young to talk, but 11-month-old Amy Applegate had something to say about her hometown pride. Applegate was the youngest person to appear in the Matawan Tricentennial parade on Sept. 21, 1986.
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Peters begins a new full-time job
Two decade run on Middletown committee comes to a close BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer New County Surrogate Rosemarie Peters (r) is sworn in by Judge Lawrence M. Lawson (l) with her husband, Tom, looking on. After serving Middletown for 18 years as a mayor, deputy mayor and committeewoman, Rosemarie Peters…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Jim Shaw, center in yellow, reacts to jumping in the Atlantic Ocean, at a fundraiser for Mater Dei High School, at Donovan’s Reef, Sea Bright, on Sunday.
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Exhibit delivers faces of famed African Americans
Private collector loans museum stamp collection BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN – From the invention of a shoe-making machine to the first woman to hold an international pilot’s license, the African American Stamp Art exhibit at the Monmouth Museum is a surprising and insightful way to spend an…
