Category: Independent News
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Police report burglaries at apartment complex
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN – The township police department is investigating a string of robberies in the Thousand Oaks apartment complex. Starting on Feb. 20, four burglaries, all occurring on the ground floor of the two-story complex, have been reported to local authorities. Each of the burglaries has occurred…
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Bluegrass: Hillbilly roots speak to modern audiences
Music association celebrates 28th year with March 19 concert BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Members of the Bluegrass & Oldtime Music Association get together monthly to perform at Embury Methodist Church Hall in Little Silver. Above, Mike Edgerton, Howell, Mike Rosenow, Long Branch, and Larry Cottrell, Atlantic Highlands, step outside for…
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Immigrants’ lives on display
Experience the life of an Irish immigrant in the early 19th century at the Historic Village at Allaire on March 12 at 1 and 2 p.m. Admission is free. According to a press release from the Historic Village at Allaire, the Irish, one of the young nation’s largest immigrant groups, came by the tens of…
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Researcher dedicated to town’s history of slavery
Twp. roads are named for rich owners, but slaves lie below unmarked stones BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Above (l-r), the remains of slave Thomas Titus’ headstone are now stored on a shelf in South Brunswick’s public works building. These stones are believed to mark the burial sites for slaves belonging…
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Greater Media Newspapers to feature Future Leaders
In the week of May 31, Greater Media Newspapers, which publishes the Independent, will present a very special section honoring and showcasing young people from our circulation areas. The Future Leaders section will focus on youthful leaders from all walks of life, not just on the brightest scholars. We will feature young people who excel…
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Recycling awards presented at dinner
Even though recycling rates continue to fall throughout the state and in Monmouth County, the all-volunteer Solid Waste Advisory Council recognized five organizations and individuals for their ongoing efforts to educate, innovate and offer economic solutions to support waste reduction. Awards and recognition were made at the board’s fifth annual recycling awards dinner held Feb.…
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State picks up tab for dispatch costs
Grant gives Matawan the ability to upgrade police car computers BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer The Matawan Police Department soon will see a return on an investment. Last July, the department, along with other borough public safety departments, transferred their dispatch services over to the county at a cost of over…
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In early 1970s, officials perceived need for landfill
Monmouth government constructed reclamation center at Tinton Falls BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff The work of finding a place for garbage is never finished at the Monmouth County Reclamation Center, Tinton Falls. The 1,000-acre facility opened in late 1976 as municipal dumps began to be phased out of…
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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Kimberly Blind, a nursing care coordinator at Bayshore Community Hospital, uses her X-rays to explain the benefits of the hospital’s new digital operating rooms. See page 3 for story.
