Category: Independent News
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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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Police give accident victim a new bike
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer ABERDEEN – In a display of kindness and an attempt to raise awareness, the Aberdeen PBA 163, in conjunction with the Police Department, donated a new bike and helmet to a boy struck by a car four weeks ago. On Oct. 3, 10-year-old Dylan Filingeri was…
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CHRIS KELLY staff James Smith and his Matawan Regional High School teammates captured a state sectional crown on Saturday during the CJ Group III championships in Jamesburg. For the story, see sports.
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Dems to abstain from vote on union contract
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer MATAWAN – At the urging of the borough attorney, the four Democrats on the Borough Council will abstain from voting on contract negotiations with Local Union 400. The contract in question is for the public works union which affects such public services as road repair and…
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H.S. South mourns loss of classmate
Patrick Tully Basilicato 17-year-old crashed his SUV into a tree in Thompson Park area BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer A 17-year-old Middletown High School South student died Thursday morning following a car accident two nights earlier. Patrick Tully Basilicato, Leonardo section of Middletown, was pronounced dead at Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune, at 3:30 a.m.…
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NJT: Safety upgrades finished at 12 stations
BY KARL VILACOBA Staff Writer BY KARL VILACOBAStaff Writer A fence at Aberdeen-Matawan Train Station directs pedestrians in front of a safety gate. Similar fencing is either installed or will be at 33 stations by 2007. BELMAR – NJ Transit has made progress on a project meant to protect riders from a danger they might…
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Route 520 fatal crash still under investigation
Driver, 22, and passenger, 18, killed in Middletown BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Corrine Quintana Middletown police are seeking witnesses to an accident last week that took the lives of two young Long Branch High School graduates. Corinne Quintana, 22, of Eatontown, and Roberto Pereira, 18, of Long Branch, were killed…
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Pretty … good sport
SCOTT PILLING staff Saul Guillen makes his way down the runway during the Keyport Mock Fashion Show, a charity event held Saturday at the Calvary United Methodist Church, Keyport.
