Category: Independent News
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NJT steps up security after London attacks
Gov. gives NYPD officers the right to make arrests on N.J. trains BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer New York cops can now arrest train passengers in New Jersey. Acting Gov. Richard Codey has given New York police officers full enforcement powers, including the right to arrest, on trains between New York and New Jersey.…
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Piano teacher indicted for recordings
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — After allegedly spending years secretly videotaping his students and others while they were using his bathroom, a former Middletown piano teacher has been indicted on a number of charges. George Johnson, 68, of Ashford Court, was charged with three counts of endangering the welfare…
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Officials’ salaries range from zilch to $75,000
Members of local governing bodies share views on compensation Officials’ salaries range from zilch to $75,000 From Brick Township to Edison, salary packages for local elected officials are as varied as their geographical locations. Though some towns offer their mayors and governing-body members what may be considered generous compensation, and others offer little more than…
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Ever wonder what your elected officials make?
BY JOHN DUNPHY & JENNIFER DOME Staff Writers BY JOHN DUNPHY & JENNIFER DOMEStaff Writers Many residents of the Greater Media Newspapers coverage area were surprised to learn how much, or how little, their mayor and governing body earned, and whether the jobs were full time. In Sayreville, Middlesex County, Dorothy Check guessed that Mayor…
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Investor uses firm to reward students’ feats
Matawan man opens student of the month contest to area teens BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer Matawan MATAWAN — Teenagers are sometimes known for causing trouble, but local resident John Cocozza feels it is important also to see the good in them. Cocozza, an Investment Representative for Edward Jones, Freehold, decided…
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New label sets out to rock the Jersey Shore
Owner of Aberdeen BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer April Smith, 29, Shrewsbury, is the first artist to sign with local independent record label Indigo Planet Records. ABERDEEN — The owner of a local coffeehouse is now offering local starving artists a place to fill their plates. Dave Kosciolek, owner of the…
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Officials hope MOM line will be ‘put to bed’
Middlesex leaders say enough time, money BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Middlesex County officials are hoping the involvement of the National Park Service will kill an effort to bring new rail service in the region. Reacting to a recent letter from the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP), part of the National…
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Hazlet residents ask for solution to traffic jams
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer DAN NEWMAN HAZLET — Summertime traffic has been the bane of many shore-bound travelers, as endless lines of vehicles up and down Route 35 and the Garden State Parkway can drive one crazy. Although Hazlet is not considered a beach town, the township has not been…
