Category: Independent News
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Clearwater to join Sandy Hook lawsuit
Environmental group will ask court to allow it to join other plaintiffs BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer Monmouth County Friends of Clearwater (MCFC) will join a suit to block the National Park Service from leasing historic buildings at Fort Hancock to a private developer. If successful, MCFC will file a complaint…
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Baby born in ambulance
Middletown First Aid and Rescue Squad member Dena Hansen (l-r), Leonardo First Aid and Rescue Squad member Tom Ford holding baby Ryan, Port Monmouth First Aid member Dena Hansen, and Ryan’s mom, Kelly Day, reunite for a picture. MIDDLETOWN — First Aid volunteers safely delivered a baby boy in an ambulance on the way to…
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Council split over administrator’s pay
Keyport mayor casts tie-breaking vote to pay new hire $87,000 BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer Council split over administrator’s pay BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer The new Keyport borough administrator will earn a salary of $87,000 per year, a $30,000 increase from the last person who held the job. Residents were vocal in their…
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County authority helps towns obtain equipment
The Monmouth County Improvement Authority (MCIA) closed on the sale of $21,905,000 in bonds on Aug. 18 to finance equipment purchases for 22 Monmouth County municipalities and one school district. According to a press release from the MCIA, the eighth and largest biannual financing for the MCIA Pooled Capital Equipment Lease Program generated savings for…
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Finances in place for Roggy Stadium
Holmdel bonds for project; fundraising to begin in Sept. BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer Holmdel’s Roggy Sta-dium project is getting closer to fruition, with the individuals from the private sector preparing to begin fundraising for their half of the $1.5 million project. Robert Evanson, chairman of the Holmdel Business Relations Committee,…
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Matawan mayoral candidate steps down
BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer MATAWAN — The Democratic mayoral candidate has stepped down, leaving room for a Borough Council hopeful to step up and run in his place. Thomas “Will” Smith informed his running mates that during the campaigning process, he realized that he would not be able to give…
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Candidates see flaws in ‘clean election’ process
District 13 one of two taking part in campaign funding experiment BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — It’s not easy being clean. When it comes to running a clean campaign, District 13 is one of the state’s guinea pigs. The district was one of just two chosen to…
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Fate of fort could be decided by Aug. 27
BRAC commission will send recommendations to Bush by Sept. 8 BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer By the end of this week, Fort Monmouth employees, contractors and supporters might finally be able to exhale after holding their collective breath as the local military base’s future hangs in the balance. The…
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Controversial hire says: ‘I’ll earn that salary’
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KEYPORT — “You get what you pay for.” That’s what newly appointed Borough Administrator Thomas Antonucci said in response to charges he’s being overpaid. Born and raised in Keyport, Antonucci, 34, will be paid a salary of $87,000. “I’ll earn that salary,” said Antonucci.…
