Category: Independent News
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County spending plan totals $457M in 2006
BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer Many Monmouth County employees can expect to see less in overtime pay this year as officials attempt decrease the county’s rate of spending. This was evident in the 2006 preliminary budget introduced by the Board of Freeholders last week. The 2006 budget as introduced totals $457.03…
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Student, 16, accused of bomb threat at South
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Following a slew of bomb threats at Middletown High School North, another incident took place at South last week and a 16-year-old was arrested in the case. At about 10:30 a.m. Jan. 25, a note was found taped to a door stating that there…
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Holmdel breaks ground on Roggy Field project
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer TOM CAIAZZA Board of Education President Martin Pfleger and Mayor Serena DiMaso uses the ceremonial shovels at the Roggy Field ground breaking in Holmdel on Saturday morning. HOLMDEL — The restoration of Bob Roggy Field officially began on Saturday when residents and local dignitaries met to…
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Downtown steering committee in the works
Group would help lead revitalization of boro BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer MATAWAN — Local business owners and concerned residents met with Councilman Will Malley Saturday night to discuss the future of downtown Matawan. Malley led an informal discussion and brainstorming session in order to assess the needs of the business…
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Mayor responds to criticism of appointments
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KEYPORT — Mayor John Merla publicly chastised residents for spreading “innuendo” during a Unified Planning Board meeting on Thursday. “There’s been a lot of innuendo and letters to the editor circulating that contain a lot of false information,” Merla said at the top of…
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Board denies application to construct apartment
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KEYPORT — Citing technical reasons, the borough denied a resident from building an addition onto her home last week. Cheryl Hill, of Beers Street, hoped to construct an apartment for a relative. A large crowd filled borough hall for the long-delayed use-variance hearing. According…
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Brookdale Western Monmouth launches monthly exhibit
February show will feature photography of two local artists Ernest Antholis A new monthly exhibit is being launched at Brookdale Community College’s Western Monmouth Branch Campus, designed to showcase the works of emerging local artists. Brookdale Community College invites the public to view “Nature’s Beauty,” the new photography exhibit this month at the Western Monmouth…
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All eyes on …
PAT HICKEY Evan Taparata and Steve Venner of The Eyes Divide perform at Brookdale Community College during a battle of the bands benefit for the American Cancer Society, Jan. 26.
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On Campus
Matawan Regional High School, Aberdeen, announced that 10 of its students have been designated Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars. Students were selected on the basis of class rank in the graduating class and rank within the top 10 percent of the graduating class at the end of their junior year. Distinguished Scholars receive an annual…
