Category: Independent News
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MCAC’s 27th annual Juried Show and Sale
“Ester” by Michael Lee The Monmouth County Arts Council’s 27th annual Juried Art Show and Sale is currently on exhibit at the Monmouth Museum on the campus of Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, where it will run through March 12. Eighty-three of the more than 400 works entered from the tristate region in a wide…
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Auxiliary officers from Mid’town, Hazlet graduate
MIDDLETOWN — Auxiliary police officers from three local towns were graduated recently from the third Middletown Township Auxiliary Police Training Academy. The 12 graduates from Middletown, Hazlet and Eatontown who help with police patrols are certified to work with the Office of Emergency Management operations in the event of a disaster. The graduation was attended…
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Three join Sheriff’s Office
FREEHOLD — Monmouth County Sheriff Joseph W. Oxley swore in three new officers at a brief ceremony Monday at the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office. The new sheriff’s officers will begin training at the Burlington County Police Academy as part of the 91st Recruit Class on April 10 and graduate on Sept. 14. Their starting salaries…
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Anchors away
Aberdeen paves way for redevelopment of former glass factory BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff The Township Council is taking steps to give Aberdeen a downtown. The former Anchor Glass Container Corp. is slated to be the site of a mixed-use development area that will consist of residential, retail,…
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Law enforcement exam applications now available
Applications for the New Jersey Department of Personnel’s 2006 law enforcement exam may be obtained at the Aberdeen Township Municipal Building, 1 Aberdeen Square, through March 31. According to Aberdeen Deputy Chief John Powers, Aberdeen residents wishing to pursue a career with the Aberdeen Township Police Department must take the exam. Applicants must be 18…
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The Little councilwoman who could
Highlands official the surprise victor in GOP vote for freeholder BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer Clockwise from top: Newly elected county Freeholder Anna Little speaks after her upset victory over four candidates on Saturday in Manalapan. Little, currently a Highlands councilwoman, will attend her first freeholders’ meeting March 9. Little receives…
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Sharp eye reunites stranded child, parent
Glancing out window, Hazlet youth spotted car leaving boy, 4, in snow BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Ian Crawford, 8, a third-grader at Cove Road School, concentrates on his schoolwork. Crawford and his mom recently helped a 4-year-old boy who was stranded in a parking lot. Crawford and…
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Witmer files rebuttal to board’s accusations
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer Middletown MIDDLETOWN — Following initial charges filed by the Middletown Board of Education, suspended schools Superintendent David Witmer has responded by filing a rebuttal denying all charges levied against him. In a 15-page response to the charges, Witmer denied charges of failure to report vacation days,…
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All fun and games
Above, Hazlet’s Dylan DeWysockie, 9, jumps out of a small tunnel in one of the rides at the Beers Street School’s annual carnival in Hazlet on Saturday. Below, Thomas Hill, 4, Hazlet, fills a football-shaped container with colored sand at the carnival. Bottom, MIchelle Neyer, 11, is watched closely by Jamie Bucco, 12, and Antoinette…
