Category: Independent News
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Voting machines break down during election
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HAZLET – When the polls opened for last Tuesday’s township school board election at 2 p.m., local resident Rachel Brock wanted to be among the first to vote. “I had things to do later that day, and so I just wanted to vote and get it…
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Aberdeen readies for twp.-wide revaluation
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer ABERDEEN – The Township Council introduced two ordinances that would lay the groundwork for a state-mandated revaluation, which Township Manager Stuart Brown said would put all taxpayers on “a fair playing field.” If passed on second reading May 2, the first ordinance would appropriate $194,000 to…
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CHRIS KELLY Staff Holmdel K-9 Officer Ed Martinez and his dog, Buddy, demonstrate how to subdue an assailant, Officer Mike Daniele, at the Earth Day Festival at Bayonet Farm on Sunday.
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Walk the line
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Model Colleen Burn walks the runway during the Dante Alighieri Fashion Show at the Garden Manor in Aberdeen on Saturday.
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Bomb threat bill gains local support
Mayor Hall predicts tough punishments will curb incidents BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer With no type of legislation currently on the books to handle the issuance of bomb threats, Assemblywoman Amy Handlin has announced plans to introduce a bill that would mandate punishment for anyone who makes a bomb threat or…
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Veterinarian cited for work with Katrina pets
Red Bank vet receives NJVMA award for work with hurricane victims BY ANUM AZAM Correspondent BY ANUM AZAMCorrespondent Dr. Jenine Avellini examines a patient at Red Bank Veterinary Hospital. She was honored recently for her work with animals displaced by Hurricane Katrina. When Dr. Jenine Avellini volunteered to assist animals hurt by Hurricane Katrina, last…
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Hazlet hopes to pare down tax hike
Without more aid, municipal tax rate may jump 17 cents BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer Following a 14-cent increase that left many homeowners reeling in 2005, the Hazlet Township Committee has introduced a municipal budget that would increase the tax rate by another 17 cents this year. The proposed budget of…
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Saving the planet begins close to home
Fewer than 50,000 acres remain undeveloped BY KATHY HALL Correspondent BY KATHY HALLCorrespondent CHRIS KELLY staff Judith Stanley Coleman, president of the Monmouth Conservation Foundation, warns that overdevelopment harms not only the environment, but also is detrimental to the quality of life in Monmouth County. Most people think about the environment on Earth Day, but…
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Prosecutor drops KBA investigation
Letter concludes no evidence of criminal actions by group BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer No criminal activity was found as a result of a county investigation into the inside dealings of the Keyport Business Alliance (KBA). The case was closed because “there was no evidence that the KBA had…
