Category: Independent News
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Ex-mayor’s board picks will not be recognized
Committee opts to leave twp. clerk BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer HOLMDEL — The Township Committee defeated a resolution introduced by former Mayor Larry Fink on Feb. 2, instructing the township clerk to recognize appointments he made to the Holmdel Planning Board in January 2005. Doing so would require Maureen Doloughty,…
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Guitar festival will return
MIDDLETOWN — Brookdale Public Radio will present an original guitar show on Feb. 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Donald D. Warner Student Life Center on the campus of Brookdale Community College, Route 520, Lincroft. The ninth annual Brookdale Guitar Show is sponsored by Nothing New Music of Lakehurst. According to a…
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Monmouth arts scene: Now playing in your living room
Arts council, Brookdale team up for monthly cable show on the arts BY KATHY HALL Correspondent BY KATHY HALLCorrespondent Host John Bukovec interviews Robyn Ellenbogen (third from left), director of education for the Monmouth County Arts Council, and participants in the council’s Teen Arts Connection program, (l-r) Grace Chung, Sharline Rosales and Luke Holle, during…
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Middletown considers random drug tests
Survey to explore substance abuse in district BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer In a packed Middletown High School North library, parents and educators participated in a public forum last week concerning random drug testing within the district. Currently, there is no program in place, and, according to Assistant Superintendent for Pupil…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Wipe out: Cathi Stein of Aberdeen is taken out by her daughter, Carli Stein, 6, while sledding at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel on Monday. A winter storm dumped more than a dozen inches on the Monmouth County area over the weekend, causing school closings and fodder for sledding enthusiasts.
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Merla pleads not guilty to extortion
Judge to decide if mayor can use current lawyer BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer Keyport Mayor John Merla pleaded not guilty in a federal court in Newark Thursday to an extortion charge handed down by a grand jury Feb. 6. This latest charge against the mayor claims he extorted a $1,000…
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County criticized for mansion’s fire system
BY FRAIDY REISS Correspondent BY FRAIDY REISSCorrespondent MIGUEL JUAREZ staff A fence keeps the curious away from the remnants of the Geraldine Thompson mansion in Middletown on Friday. FREEHOLD – What taxpayers deserve, according to Middletown-based attorney Larry Loigman, is to see a county official take responsibility for the lack of a fire-suppression system in…
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South library subject of public TV special
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIddletown High School South student Renee D’Amore talks to the television crew of “Classroom Close-up, NJ” during the making of the program in the school’s library. MIDDLETOWN — Most schools have a facet that can be considered unique — perhaps the look of the building, a…
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Merla declines to resign after latest indictment
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer KEYPORT — Mayor John Merla stuck to his guns at the Feb. 7 Borough Council meeting amid numerous calls from the public and members of the council to resign. Merla calmly declined to step down from his office after being indicted on an extortion charge by…
