Category: Independent News
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Landscapes in morning are focus of exhibition
Local photographer captures peaceful scenes around New Jersey Neil Larsen For photographer Neil Larsen, morning brings inspiration.“I’m really a morning person,” he said. “I just love it.” Larsen, 70, wakes up when most of Old Bridge is still asleep — as early as 4 a.m. It brings a peacefulness, a new light and a fresh…
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Republicans want webmaster fired
Web site intensifies attacks on candidates, now accepts donations BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer To err is human, but nobody’s forgiving Devine.Amy Handlin and Sam Thompson, 13th District Republican candidates for Assembly, want James Devine removed from his position as a campaign worker for the Democrats. Devine was responsible for a phony Web site…
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Students, parents want teachers back
Crowd waves signs, chants for those fired at Holmdel meeting BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer The Holmdel Board of Education felt the heat from hundreds of angry students and parents at its May 25 meeting. The students and parents packed into the auditorium of the high school waiting their turn to…
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Developers file suit against Keyport
Group wants to build multi-family homes on Aeromarine tract BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer Developers are suing Keyport for the right to build approximately 500 housing units on the old Aeromarine site. Century Land Group LLC, the organization that hopes to develop the historic aircraft company property, filed suit against the borough on May…
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Group wants new span similar to Oceanic Bridge
Public meeting tonight at All Saints Church in Navesink BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff The Oceanic Bridge, as viewed from the Rumson side, is a historical site, but might be replaced by a much larger and more modern version. RUMSON — Residents from both sides of the Navesink want to make sure…
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Sobering sights crash the party in Holmdel
Mock accident warns h.s. students on dangers of drunken driving BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer PHOTOS BY SCOTT PILLING staff At left, an officer investigates the “lifeless body” of Eric Jetter during the mock accident. At right, Edith Chao cries as she realizes her friend is “dead.” HOLMDEL — Seeing is believing, and hundreds of…
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Petition circulates against town hall site
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HAZLET — With the groundbreaking on the new town hall fast approaching, some residents are mounting an effort to ditch the plans and find an alternate location for the structure. Joe Marques has taken on the task of collecting signatures from residents in an attempt to…
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Police seek travel agency robbers
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Suspect 1 KEYPORT — Armed robbers held up a local business at gunpoint recently, made off with thousands of dollars and threatened to kill three people. According to Keyport Detective Kevin “Butch” Cassidy, three men allegedly entered the Giromex Travel Agency on East Front…
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Hazlet educator named county teacher of year
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff HAZLET — While many high school graduates elect to go to college right after getting their diplomas, others aren’t sure what career path they want to go down. Terry Kahrer was one of those who realized what trail she wanted to blaze. She thought that special education…
