Category: Independent News
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Holmdel woman fights to finish line for charity
Raises over $27K for medical research in NYC Marathon run BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Holmdel’s Florence McCarthy, with Aidan, 5, and Alexandra, 4, who recently completed the New York City Marathon and raised over $27,000 for neurofibromatosis in the process. HOLMDEL — For anybody who has ever…
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State cites safety violations at P.D.
Inspection leads to calls for new Matawan facility BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer The Matawan Police Department was issued an order to comply from the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DLWD) on Nov. 16, following an inspection that reported 19 safety violations, raising questions about the building’s overall condition…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Players vie for a seat at the championship table at the WRAT Men’s Expo and Texas Hold ’em Tournament at Brookdale College, Lincroft, Nov. 20.
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O’Grady indicted on bribery charges
Allegedly extorted thousands from undercover feds BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Raymond O’Grady Middletown Committee-man and former Mayor Raymond O’Grady was indicted last week on five charges of extortion, bribery and conspiracy. O’Grady was arrested in February as part of an ongoing FBI probe of corruption in Monmouth County.…
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Mixing business with pleasure and politics
Come sundown, parties the surest bet in town at annual conference BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer PHOTOS BY DAN NEWMAN Cuba Libre, located in the Tropicana Casino and Resort, Atlantic City, was one of many after-hour hot spots during the League of Municipalities Conference, Nov. 15-18. Editor’s note: The following is…
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N.J.’s governor goes to greener pastures
Codey skips the glitzy casinos and holds party at Irish Pub BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer The Atlantic City Irish Pub was the site of acting Gov. Richard Codey’s party during the 90th annual League of Municipalities Conference. The party drew well over 500 people for the second consecutive year. ATLANTIC…
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Renters may lose ability to vote in KBA election
Board revisits issue, plans vote on bylaw changes next month BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KEYPORT — Do renters have the right to vote? The Keyport Business Alliance (KBA) doesn’t think so. Business owners who rent their commercial space may soon be ineligible to vote in upcoming KBA elections.…
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War in Iraq claims Middletown native
Dennis W. Zilinski II was 2000 graduate of CBA BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer U.S. Army 1st Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski II, 23, of Howell, who grew up in Middletown, was killed in the line of duty while serving in Iraq. Army officials said Zilinski was killed on Nov. 19 in…
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Student activist takes on genocide in Sudan
Persuades Dartmouth not to support companies that financially aid gov BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer HOLMDEL — The fight against genocide in Sudan has come closer to home. Niral Shah, 19, a Dartmouth College sophomore and Holmdel resident, spent the better part of 2005 working against corporations he believes are significantly…
