Category: Independent News
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Bargain hunting
CHRIS KELLY staff Rebecca Salerno, 8, Perth Amboy, checks out the merchandise on sale during the last official day of the Keyport flea market season, Dec. 11.
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CHRIS KELLY staff St. John Vianney’s Rich Wong poles the puck past Brick goalie Mike Mulcahy during the Lancers’ 8-0 win over the Green Dragons on Friday in Wall Township. For story, see sports.
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Employee marks 30 years on job in Hazlet
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HAZLET — Some people keep the same job for a long time because it’s close to home. Maybe others do it because they enjoy financial success. Then there’s Patricia Johnson, who has worked for the township of Hazlet for one simple reason that has nothing to…
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Judge to review caregiver lockout
19 who went on strike at Victoria House remain out of work BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Union caregivers went on strike last August to force Victoria House to provide what the union considers a living wage for its employees. Victoria House will be prosecuted by the National…
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Cop 2 Cop hotline offers counseling and referrals
24-hour intervention staffed by retired police officers, clinicians BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer A statewide program that started about six years ago to help police officers with the psycho-social anxieties stemming from their work has taken hold over the years. In fact, using the program as a model, a Monmouth County…
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For Catholics, it’s not really Christmas time yet
Priest promotes Advent, the four weeks leading up to Christ BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Above, the Rev. David Adams of St. Leo the Great Church, Lincroft, fixes a candle on one of the Advent wreaths he made. At left, a large Advent wreath sits outside the entrance of…
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The legend of ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’
The lyrics to “The 12 Days of Christmas” may sound trivial, but some have managed to find a hidden religious meaning in it. An urban myth by most accounts, the story goes that the song, written in code, was a way for Catholics to remember the 12 basic tenets of their faith. This was necessary…
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Developer files third suit against Keyport
Wants board to consider use variance application to redevelop Aeromarine BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KEYPORT — A third lawsuit regarding the Aeromarine property has been filed by Century Land Group LLC, this time over the borough’s refusal to consider its application for a use variance. The developer, along…
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Brown assumes role as new township manager
After 18 years, Coren BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer ABERDEEN — The Township Council passed a resolution Dec. 6 recognizing Stuart Brown as the new township manager, marking an end to Mark Coren’s longtime tenure with Aberdeen. After an executive session, the council reconvened and accepted Coren’s resignation and replaced him…
