Category: Independent News
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BRAC head invited to check out fort’s mission
Congressmen: Pentagon number-crunchers don BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN — Two area congressmen are inviting the head of a federal commission created to determine the fate of military bases throughout the nation to look closer at Fort Monmouth’s service to soldiers in the field, before choosing to shut…
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3 charged for store receipt forgery scam
BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer HOLMDEL — After months of investigating, police have arrested and charged three people with theft in two separate cases. One case led to the arrest of a Berlin couple, and the other to the arrest of a Hazlet man. In the first incident, police arrested and…
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Holmdel CERT team completes first drill
The Holmdel Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) which graduated in December, recently held its first major drill at the Village Grande development in Holmdel. Search and rescue teams searched the areas for victims, and medical teams, then treated the injured. Holmdel Rescue and First Aid Squad helped during the drill. The CERT shelter team also…
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Port Monmouth woman attacked by hawk
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A hawk attacked a 50-year-old Port Monmouth woman on Saturday morning, puncturing her head in three places. “It felt like getting hit in the back of the head with a board of nails,” said Susan McGrath. McGrath was taking her daily walk…
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Tailor-made fun for Matawan sewing class
Students show off their handiwork at fashion show BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer A student at the Bernina Sewing Center, Matawan, shows off a poncho she made during the annual fashion show on May 15. MATAWAN — Fifteen girls with a passion for fashion got the chance to strut their stuff…
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Sheriff’s spokesperson resigns after two weeks
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer FREEHOLD — Janna Montague, the undersheriff appointed May 2 by Sheriff Joseph Oxley, resigned Friday amid widespread criticism of her $62,000 starting salary. Montague, of Long Branch, was only on the job two weeks as the undersheriff in charge of public information. In that…
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JCP&L inspections begin this week
Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), Morristown, announced it will conduct a statewide thermographic inspection cycle of its distribution system the week of May 16. The inspection will start in JCP&L’s central region, which includes Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties, with the entire inspection to be completed by October. Employees from Hot Spot Inc. will…
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United in Memory: 9/11 Victims Memorial Quilt
Exhibit will be at Brookdale CC May 20-22 BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer The United in Memory: 9/11 Victims Memorial Quilt, created in honor of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, stretches a quarter-mile when laid end to end. Created as much for healing as for remembering, a…
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County plans to purchase 800 acres of open space
FREEHOLD — The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has introduced a bond ordinance for 12 county parkland acquisition projects. The bond ordinance, a $31.5 million commitment, will be used to add about 800 acres to existing county open space, parks and recreation areas. The Monmouth County Park System currently manages 13,215 acres. The county has…
