Category: Independent News
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Township seeking grants to restore historic house
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN – It may have curb appeal, but the Grover House still needs some serious interior work. With exterior restoration complete, the township is now looking for additional funds to restore the interior of the 1725 Dutch frame home. “It’s very unfinished on the…
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IRS cautions taxpayers on identity theft scams
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer The Internal Revenue Service has issued several warnings for taxpayers to watch out for scams and cons that become more common as the filing deadline draws near, including two new scams that have begun making themselves prevalent this year. Scams tend to take on many forms,…
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Man arrested for attempt to purchase painkillers
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer HOLMDEL – Police arrested an Eatontown man on March 22 for fraudulently attempting to obtain prescription drugs from the pharmacy at Bayshore Community Hospital, according to a release from the Holmdel Police Department. Lanny R. McCall, 38, allegedly filled out hospital paperwork using a fictitious name,…
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Bon Jovi pays surprise visit to his old school
Students chat with Sayreville class of ’80 grad-turned-rock-star BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer Sayreville War Memorial High School Principal James Brown presents Jon Bon Jovi with his very own Bombers jersey March 16 when the singer, along with a crew from ABC’s “20/20,” paid a visit to the school. The man…
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Sitting courtside
SCOTT PILLING staff Paul “Showtime” Gaffney of the Harlem Globetrotters goofs off during their game against the New York Nationals at Brookdale Community College.
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Holmdel GOP names committee candidate
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer Donald Lemma HOLMDEL – The Holmdel Republican Committee was expected to nominate Donald Lemma to carry their banner in the 2006 Township Committee elections this November. A self-proclaimed “straight shooter,” Lemma is vying for the seat currently held by Democrat Larry Fink, who has not publicly…
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Show of hands
CHRIS KELLY staff Lolita Soranno, Leonardo, enjoys herself at the annual Spring Fling Dance, March 26, at Croydon Hall, Middletown Senior Center. Students from Middletown High School North dance in the background.
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‘An end of an era’ in Holmdel
Lucent to sell Bell Labs property, clear out next fall BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY Staff Lucent Technologies is in the process of selling its 472-acre Bell Labs property to Preferred Real Estate Investments Inc., a Pennsylvania redevelopment company. Lucent will move the 1,000 employees working at the 44-year-old…
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Brookdale pursues new facility for Bayshore
Renovations planned at Collins Arena on Lincroft campus BY FRAIDY REISS Correspondent BY FRAIDY REISSCorrespondent COURTESY OF TOM FANTACONE An architect’s rendering shows the building at One Crown Plaza, Hazlet, which administrators at Brookdale Community College hope to use as a new Bayshore Higher Education Center. Spring-cleaning plans at Brookdale Community College involve a lot…
