Category: Independent News
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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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Middletown CERT adds 14
MIDDLETOWN — Another 14 residents have stepped up to help family and neighbors during big and small emergencies by joining Middletown’s Community Response Team (CERT). They are the fifth set of residents to complete a 20-hour CERT training class offered by the township’s Office of Emergency Management. A graduation ceremony was held during last week’s…
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Smooth sailing
CHRIS KELLY staff Middletown’s Dale Barney steers his boat along the Navesink River as he competes in the “Perma Frost” regatta at the Monmouth Boat Club, Red Bank, on Jan. 22.
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15-acre tract acquired as open space
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer ABERDEEN — The township acquired a 15-acre piece of land along Whale Creek to be preserved as open space, according to Township Manager Stuart Brown. The property, along Lakeshore Drive in Cliffwood Beach, was previously the subject of litigation between the township and J.V. Homebuilders Corp.,…
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Spotlight Players debut ‘Jake’s Women’ Feb. 3
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer MATAWAN — Jake has women on the brain. Literally. The main character in “Jake’s Women,” a comedy by Neil Simon, is tormented by the women in his life. To make matters worse, they are all in his head. The Spotlight Players will present “Jake’s Women” at…
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Officials react to rash of bomb threats
Police attend meeting at Middletown North, site of six this year BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer In the wake of two bomb threats in a four-day span, Middletown High School North parents came out in force Thursday night looking for answers as to what has gone on and what can be…
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SCOTT PILLING staff Emma and Sarah Edwards, both 5, spend the unseasonably warm Saturday feeding the animals at Holmdel’s Longstreet Farm.
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It’s my body and I’ll laugh if I want to
Body stories told with a mix of humor and pathos BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Clockwise from above: Peg Rice-Moir, Fair Haven, shows a drawing she did of herself as a child. Tinton Falls resident Dot Ransom chose to sit while reading her monologue at the rehearsal for “Some Bodies” at…
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Two more bomb threats to Middletown schools
Incidents followed the arrest of 18-year-old for Jan. 12 threat at North BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer DAN NEWMAN Middletown High School North, site of three bomb threats in the last two weeks. MIDDLETOWN — Following the arrest of an 18-year-old for phoning in a bomb threat nearly two weeks ago…
