Category: Independent News
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Towns can use firm to remove deer
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer FREEHOLD – Oh, deer. Passing a dead deer on the side of the highway is never a pleasant experience, but passing the same deer carcass day after day is even worse. To combat the growing problem and ease the burden on individual towns, the…
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Grant funds JFK exhibit, panel talks at library
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN – Thanks to a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, the Middletown Public Library will be hosting two educational programs over the next week. The grant will allow the library to present a discussion of John F. Kennedy’s great inaugural address in…
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Council, firemen clear air over rumored cuts
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KAREN BOWES Keyport’s Hook and Ladder Engine Company No. 1, located on First Street, was the scene of an accident last month, resulting in damage to a ladder truck. The truck hit the side of the building upon exiting. It was later revealed that…
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Having a ball
r:CHRIS KELLY staff Keith Curtis, Lincroft, sends off a shot as he plays a game on the new bocce court at the Lincroft Village Green on Saturday.
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Summer break a learning experience for teachers
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN – Most teachers look forward to getting out of the classroom during the summer months and having fun. Two local residents did just that recently, and they even learned a little something as well. Eileen Vannucci, a fifth-grade teacher at Nut Swamp School, and Eileen…
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Hurry-up offense
Weeks into season, contractors scramble to finish Roggy Field BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer PHOTOSBY CHRIS KELLY staff Workers Scott Scherer, Kevin Abrahamson, Todd Prevost and Pete Martelli cut out hash marks on Roggy Field. Laying of the turf began last Wednesday and is expected to be completed Oct. 1. After…
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Cash is king at tribute to ‘The Man in Black’
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KAREN BOWES Espresso Joe’s Cafe in downtown Keyport played host to a Johnny Cash Tribute concert Sept. 12, the third anniversary of the musician’s death. Tony Pileggi of Spotswood (l) plays guitar, while audience member Todd Goldin (c) sings “I’ve Been Everywhere” with help…
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Bon Jovi, Gore honored for mental health efforts
Over 350 attend Middletown gala for local nonprofit BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Above: Dorothea and Jon Bon Jovi, along with Tipper and Al Gore, were guests at Saturday night’s charity gala in Middletown. The event celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Hazlet-based nonprofit 180 Turning Lives Around. Below:…
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Ex-Sen. Lynch pleads guilty to tax evasion
Admits accepting payments to lobby for sand-mining operation BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer One of the most powerful Democrats in New Jersey has pleaded guilty to corruption charges. Former state Senate President John Lynch, 67, of New Brunswick, pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and one count of tax…
