Category: Independent News
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SCOTT PILLING staff Angel Rodriguez (l) and Esteban Garcia peek under the hood of a ’68 Chevelle on display during Saturday’s Keyport on Wheels event.
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County rejects Marpal expansion
Residents opposed co.’s plan to increase trash at station BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Much to the relief of neighbors, Marpal, the garbage transfer station near Tinton Falls’ border with Middletown, will not be allowed to expand its operation. On Thursday, the Monmouth County Freeholders unanimously rejected the company’s…
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Area residents still miss the thrill of ‘the hunt’
For decades, crowds gathered at twp. estate for horse racing BY JESSICA SMITH Correspondent BY JESSICA SMITHCorrespondent Clockwise from top left: A horse grazes at the Oak Hill farm, part of the Haskells’ Middletown estate. MIDDLETOWN – Long before the Haskell Invitational Handicap drew tens of thousands to Monmouth Park each year, the place to…
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Corzine calls for cap on property tax increases
Outlines proposals for reform in address to Legislature BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer TRENTON – Gov. Jon Corzine compared the state’s property tax system to “the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” Friday, saying increases for homeowners need to be capped at 4 percent per year. Speaking before both the…
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The ‘Pop’ of Holmdel Pop Warner football
Coach honored for years of volunteer work with children BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer HOLMDEL – On a balmy July morning, Steve Cittadino does his work. There were boxes to unload and put in the storage container on the edge of the William R. Satz School softball field. The boxes were…
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Boro’s 5K raises $10K for charitable causes
Matawan officials say first-time event exceeded expectations BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer By the time John Smith Jr. crossed the finish line on Saturday, it was clear that Matawan was on to something. The 19-year-old Cliffwood Beach resident was the winner of the first Matawan 5K Run and Walk that raised…
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NYC youths get some Fresh Air in Mon. Cty.
Program matches city residents with suburban host families for a week BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer TOM CAIAZZA Host families greeted New York City children as they stepped off a bus in Holmdel last week as part of the Fresh Air Fund program. HOLMDEL – When the buses pulled up, they…
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County fair to begin five-day run of fun
BY SHARON LEFF Correspondent BY SHARON LEFFCorrespondent FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – One of the area’s most popular summer traditions will make its annual stop in the township when the Monmouth County Fair welcomes visitors to the East Freehold Showgrounds, Kozloski Road. The showgrounds are on the stretch of Kozloski Road between Route 527 and business Route…
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Wellness Center needs a home base
Cancer support program has funding, seeks location BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Ilene Winters with her late mother, Cissie. Ilene Winters is not Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz.” She can’t just click her heels together three times to find a home. Winters must reach out to the community and hope…
