Category: Independent News
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CHRIS KELLY staff Participants in the American Littoral Society’s 28th annual New Year’s Day Beach Walk, held at Sandy Hook, walk past old cannon installations once used by the military.
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The Independent’s Top 10 news stories of 2005
BY KARL VILACOBA Staff Writer BY KARL VILACOBAStaff Writer 1 Stories selected by the staff of the Independent 1 Operation Bid Rig Was there any doubt? For the top story of 2005, nothing came close to the FBI’s investigation of corruption in Monmouth County, for its reach, future repercussions and level of public interest. On…
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Historian takes fight against condos to the streets
Keyport resident, 79, petitions door to door to get development on ballot BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KAREN BOWES Jack Jeandron, Keyport historian, walks down Third Street on a sunny December afternoon, collecting signatures for his petition. His wife calls him Don Quixote. Maybe she’s right.Seventy-nine-year-old Jack Jeandron has…
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Merla appoints new faces to Planning Board
Has been unhappy with the speed of the application process BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KEYPORT — After a controversial year of decision making, the membership of the Unified Planning Board will change drastically for 2006. Mayor John Merla declined to re-appoint board member Andy Willner at the Jan.…
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Man disappears, found safe in North Jersey
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer MATAWAN — The exhaustive 24-hour search for Matawan resident William McCord ended Thursday evening with him safe and sound. The 78-year-old McCord was missing after leaving his Orchard Street home on Dec. 28 without word to his family or friends. Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, McCord boarded…
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Middletown painter an artist for all seasons
Works aim to convey nature BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer Pat Sebastiano MIDDLETOWN — For Pat Sebastiano, the changing of the seasons is more than just signs of passing time. The Middletown artist takes inspiration from the Earth’s perpetual cycle and uses watercolors to bring that inspiration to canvas. Sebastiano will…
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Democrats begin terms on Hazlet committee
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HAZLET — Following years of Republican dominance on the Township Committee, two Democrats have finally broken through. After having run unsuccessfully in the past, James DiNardo and Kevin Lavan were elected in November — DiNardo to a three-year term and Lavan to a one-year term. Lavan…
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Options for police station considered
Boro makes progress on safety violations BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer MATAWAN — As the deadline approaches for state-required repairs to be made at the Matawan Police Station, the new Borough Council is gearing up to address the future of the facility. On Nov. 16 the police department was issued 19…
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Purring pinups raise funds for the SPCA
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer The SPCA’s New Beginnings calendar is available online and at its Eatontown office for $10. EATONTOWN — Thanks to the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, everybody can have a bevy of pets in their home and not have to worry about…
