Category: Independent News
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Cannon resigns seat on Matawan council
BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer MATAWAN — After five years of public service, Michael J. Cannon has stepped down from the Borough Council as of July 1. “I really enjoyed serving on the council. It really was a great experience,” Cannon said. Cannon said he is selling his Matawan home and…
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Developer files second suit against Keyport
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Claiming their civil rights were violated, developers who hope to build 569 townhouses at the Aeromarine site have filed suit in federal court against Keyport. Century Land Group LLC filed a complaint June 20 claiming the Borough Council violated the First and 14th amendments…
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Concert to aid Hazlet family affected by fire
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HAZLET — Following a June 9 house fire that killed two township residents and sent numerous firefighters to the hospital, a benefit concert will be held to help out the Dickerson family, who was displaced from their home. The home, on Virginia Avenue, was severely damaged.…
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MOM train proposal hits historical snag
Park service says line through battlefield would cause great harm BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer It could become the battle over the battlefield. Monmouth County and U.S. National Park Service (USNPS) officials have begun discussions on the preservation of history in the face of proposed passenger rail service through a historic…
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Keyport latest to adopt pedophile-free zones
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KEYPORT — Keyport is the latest Bayshore town to limit where convicted sex offenders can live. The Borough Council unanimously adopted an ordinance last week that, like Keansburg before them, restricts where sex offenders may live in the future. Brick, Marlboro and Holmdel are…
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Valentin awaits final vote from state Senate
Asst. U.S. attorney expected to become Monmouth prosecutor BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer The state Senate Judiciary Committee voted in favor of acting Gov. Richard Codey’s nomination of Assistant U.S. Attorney Luis Valentin to become Monmouth County prosecutor. The committee’s vote came Monday. A vote by the full Senate is scheduled…
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Hazlet youth lops off hair for charity
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HAZLET — Ladies, just admit it — you’ve gone to the hairdresser at some point thinking that you’d look great with short hair, and by the time you got home, you hated it. But for some, the end result is a happy one. Olivia Murgo, 7,…
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70-year-old’s patriotic rap is a real firecracker
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Gus Rhein is a rapper’s delight. Rhein, a 70-year-old financial adviser, has written a rap song with a country beat about the Fourth of July. “Sis Boom Bah” has caught the attention of a Nashville recording studio and is now being shopped…
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Juvenile charged with prescription drug sales
BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer HOLMDEL — A 17-year-old Holmdel High School student was arrested after allegedly stealing and selling prescription drugs. The juvenile, whose name was not released due to her age, was arrested on June 20 and charged with possession, possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of Oxycontin…
