Category: Independent News
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O’Grady is first to begin ‘Bid Rig’ trial
Tapes of ex-county, Middletown official detail favors for sale BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Ray O’Grady The man who once swore he “could smell a cop a mile away” began trial in a Newark federal court last week, accused of accepting cash bribes from undercover FBI agents he often…
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Sailability: Making sailing accessible to all
Rumson couple founds N.J. chapter of international sailing nonprofit BY KATHY HALL Correspondent BY KATHY HALLCorrespondent PHOTOSBY SCOTT PILLING staff Tiaa and Tono Miakoda, Rumson, founders of Sailability New Jersey, speak at the Monmouth Boat Club on May 24. Below, the specially equipped dinghys make sailing accessible for children and seniors. Scott Whitman looks at…
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SCOTT PILLING staff Tate Berman, 2, plays in the ball pit at the St. Joseph’s Fair in Keyport on June 1.
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Best-kept secret brings Broadway classic to boro
Sayreville troupe wraps season at newly renovated theater BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff From left to right, actors Vic Morosco (of Hazlet) as Senex, Suzanne Kobb as Domina and Jack Rosmarin as Hysterium rehearse “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” at the Garden Friends…
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Witmer, board to meet in court
Former Middletown superintendent ‘prepared to defend his reputation’ BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer After being suspended over four months ago for allegedly misappropriating funds and changing information in official district reports, Middletown Schools Superintendent David Witmer will be in court in two weeks to answer these charges. Witmer will be in…
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All fun and games
PHOTOSBYSCOTT PILLING staff Clockwise from top left: Christopher Dietrich, 4, of Aberdeen, rides a sack down the big slide at the St. Joe’s Fair in Keyport on Thursday. Eddie Tackman, 3, of Lawrence Harbor frolics in the ball pit. Kim Bielinski and her daughter Adrianna, 5, of Keansburg, hold on for dear life on a…
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At local stop Corzine outlines future initiatives
Middletown board member seeks answers on S-1701, eminent domain BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Middletown’s Pat Walsh listens to Gov. Jon Corzine’s answer to a question about eminent domain in Brick on Monday. BRICK – Gov. Jon S. Corzine spent a portion of his 138th day in office…
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Behind the dryer, inventor saw the light
Aberdeen resident earns national acclaim for her Illuminated Nutdriver BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE HISTORY CHANNEL Above, Dan Davids, president of the History Channel USA, and Fred Allen, editor of American Heritage of Invention and Technology Magazine, present Aberdeen resident Kristin Hrabar with the award for placing…
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On Campus
Laura Ann Condon, Middletown, has been inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society at the University of Delaware, Newark, where she is an elementary education major at the College of Human Services, Education, and Public Policy. Lucille Chiapperino, Lincroft section of Middletown, received a bachelor of arts degree in special education at the…
