Category: Independent News
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Democrats sweep all local races
Middletown Short breaks party’s drought BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Middletown Short breaks party’s drought BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer Short Following years of Republican domination, a Democrat has finally broken through. Patrick Short (10,809 votes) defeated Republican J. Timothy Sodon (10,292 votes) on Nov. 7 to land a seat on the Middletown Township Committee. Short…
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Reaching for the stars
CHRIS KELLY staff Taylor Diamond performs with the Holmdel Hornets during the Garden State Pop Warner Cheerleading competition, held at the Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, on Nov. 11.
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Keyport
Bergen elected Keyport mayor BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Bob Bergen Like father, like son.Councilman Robert Bergen will follow in his father’s footsteps in becoming Keyport’s next mayor. Bergen, whose father, Richard, served as mayor from 1978-85, won the borough’s top spot last week, beating out Republican Harry Aumack…
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Council settles dispute over tiny lot’s ownership
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KEYPORT – Like the ending of a Nancy Drew novel, the case of the disappearing deed has been resolved. On Nov. 6, the Borough Council voted 4-1 to grant Linda Yost, Marlboro, the original deed to a piece of property her parents bought in…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Flags and military uniforms were on full display at the Hazlet Veterans Day parade on Nov. 12.
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The proud grandmother of an African village
Holmdel publicist’s charity raises funds for children in Uganda BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer Sylvia Allen (center) poses with the children of Masaka, Uganda, during a recent trip. MATAWAN – They have names like Tendo Omega and Farid Sesimba. They live in squalor unmatched in the darkest places of the world.…
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Years in making, Hazlet town hall nears finish
Mayor hopes to hold ribbon-cutting ceremony before the new year BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer PHOTOSBYSCOTT PILLING staff Top: A view from the outside of the municipal building under construction in Hazlet. HAZLET – Although it has taken a little longer than expected, Hazlet’s new town hall is only weeks away…
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Brookdale looks East
Above, East Brunswick’s Andrew Jung tries to win a chopstick contest during the Asian Club event held last Tuesday at Warner Student Life Center at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft section of Middletown. Below, Sifu Bonifacio Lim gives a martial arts demonstration during the event. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff
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Laundromat charged a bundle for water hookup
Merla: $300K connection fee is excessive; costs should be capped BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KEYPORT – A businessman hoping to open a Laundromat contends he is being put through the ringer. In order to open the establishment, the borough is charging the man $300,000 for a new water…
