Category: Independent News
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Aberdeen set to vote on affordable housing plan
Would allow construction of 260 units to satisfy state COAH requirement BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer ABERDEEN — The Planning Board and Township Council will hold special meetings Thursday to discuss and adopt a plan to fulfill its affordable housing obligation for the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH). The plan…
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Police seek leads in twp. store burglary
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer ABERDEEN — A local convenience store was burglarized early Dec. 4 resulting in the theft of more than $10,000 in cash from the store’s safe and ATM machine, according to township police. The rear door of the Kwik Shop convenience store on New Brunswick Avenue was…
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Sports book sale raises funds for Roggy Field
Author interviewed 52 professional athletes over a 52-week span BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer HOLMDEL — Dave Hollander plugged his book last week to Holmdel consumers who braved an impending snowstorm. “It makes a great gift,” Hollander said to a man who came within earshot of the table where he was…
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Ft. Hancock home offers glimpse of Christmas past
Free tour of Officers Row house Saturday BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer PHOTOSBY KAREN BOWES Elaine Anderson, a volunteer at the History House at Sandy Hook’s Fort Hancock, has dedicated more than 500 hours of her time to the park. SANDY HOOK — One of the stately old homes…
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Student charged with assault on Wall officer
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer WALL — An incident that started out as a fight between students from two rival high schools ended with one student arrested for punching a police officer. Christopher Sadecki, 18, of Port Monmouth, was arrested and charged with underage consumption of alcoholic beverages, disorderly conduct, resisting…
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Locust Avenue Bridge reopens for traffic
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer The Locust Avenue Bridge reopened for traffic last week, following an almost two-year reconstruction. MIDDLETOWN — The plague of Locust Avenue has been lifted. The bridge officially reopened Dec. 8. A ceremony attended by local and county politicians celebrated the long-awaited reopening. The bridge…
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Photo books purr-fect for the holiday
Kim Levin BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Top, Birdie strikes a pose in “Cattitude: The Feline Guide to Being Fabulous.” At left, Border with mittens is featured in “Hound for the Holidays.” Above, Little SIlver residents John O’Neill and Kim Levin (with Charlie) have collaborated on four books about cats and…
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Middletown man honored for advancing literacy
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer Middletown MIDDLETOWN — Many recent retirees are faced with the problem of figuring out how to use so much newfound free time. For Stephen Heller, that has not been much of an issue. Heller is the founding chairman of New Jersey Reads, the state’s first nonprofit…
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Winter wonderland
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff From left, Ryan Lambert, 6, of Lincroft prepares for another run down the slopes of Holmdel Park on Sunday; Jean Marie takes to the air, launching over a snow mound while sledding; for some, a quiet moment alone took the place of sledding on Sunday, after a recent snowfall turned…
