Category: Independent News

  • Taxes, parks among the major issues in Hazlet

    Lavan and Belasco face Kolibas and Tinker with majority at stake BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer Kevin Lavan HAZLET – After enjoying several years in the majority on the Township Committee, Republicans are facing the possibility of losing their edge come Nov. 7. With the Republicans holding a 3-2 advantage, the…

  • Republicans deny claim of missing tax dollars

    Democratic campaign material alleges officials mismanaged $139K BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HAZLET – A piece of campaign literature circulated by local Democrats alleging the mismanagement of township funds has apparently backfired. In a two-page document, the Democrats state that nearly $140,000 in township funds were “missing,” a main reasons as…

  • Parents complain of wild child in Hazlet

    Police chief says stories shared at Twp. Committee meeting were exaggerated BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HAZLET – Reports of a 12-year-old student at Raritan Valley School going on a crime spree, bullying fellow students and vandalizing local property have been greatly exaggerated, according to the township’s police chief. The issue…

  • Keyport enters new lawsuit over leaky roof

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KEYPORT – Apparently still leaking, the problematic roof on borough hall is the cause behind a new lawsuit aimed at recouping repair costs. On Oct. 17, the borough hired special litigation attorney Gordon Litwin to lead a suit against three parties the town believes…

  • Police seeking two men behind bank robbery

    Authorities release surveillance photo, composite sketch BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer Suspect wanted in Aberdeen bank robbery. ABERDEEN – County, local and federal law enforcement officials are investigating the daytime robbery of a bank in the township. An unidentified black male entered the Commerce Bank on Route 34 and South Atlantic…

  • Ban on renting to illegals fails to pass

    Keyport Latinos attend in opposition at packed meeting BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Illegal immigrants living in Keyport can stay put, for now at least. On Oct. 17, hundreds packed borough hall to hear the introduction of a new law that would make renting to illegal immigrants a crime.…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Annalisa DiLaurenzio tries to throw a roll of toilet paper through a hole as she plays a game at the Raritan Valley School Harvest Fall Festival in Hazlet Saturday.

  • South River Metals site to be demolished

    Age-restricted homes planned for longtime industrial property BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer Above: The South River Metals site in its heyday was a cornerstone of the industrial community. This photo was taken around 1936. ABERDEEN – On a wet Friday morning, local officials met at the former South River Metals building…

  • Fink, Lemma contend for one seat in Holmdel

    With a win, Republicans would take full control of Township Committee BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer Larry Fink HOLMDEL – With the closure of the Lucent property looming over the coming months, both Township Commit-tee candidates are focusing on tax stabilization and ways to weather the loss of the town’s largest…