Category: Independent News
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In memory
World War II veterans Frank Weber and Ronald Kowalsky, Middletown Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2179, arrange a wreath Friday during a memorial service at town hall to honor police officers who died during the last year. Middletown Police Chief Robert Oches spoke at the service. To Oches’ left is Mayor Thomas Hall. Relatives of…
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Hazlet proposes 16.5-cent tax hike
Residents say ‘drastic’ increase could drive homeowners from town BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Residents say ‘drastic’ increase could drive homeowners from town BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Just when it seemed that the residents of Hazlet Township were ready to move on from the resignation of former Mayor Paul Coughlin, another controversial item has…
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Council considers failed KBA budget
Group declines to leave $220,000 BID untouched BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Keyport residents and business owners agree: the KBA is great, they just don’t want to pay for it. With the future of the Keyport Business Alliance (KBA) uncertain, residents packed borough hall May 3 to praise the…
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Photo
MIGUEL JUAREZ staff MIchael Wheaton, 12, stands by his watercolor about dolphins, “just the same way” he saw it in the sea a long time ago, at the MIddletown Arts Fair this past Saturday.
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Bulkhead plan may eliminate Keyport road
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KAREN BOWES KEYPORT — Bye-bye American Legion Drive. The bulkhead renewal project has finally taken a step forward after years of deadlock. Borough Engineer Donald Norbut has come up with a plan that is thought to meet the standards of borough, state and county…
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Officer acquitted of rape may be re-hired
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A policeman who was fired after being charged with rape may be one step closer to being rehired by the town. Christian J. Cofone, a police officer who was acquitted on rape charges in criminal court in 2002, is now in the…
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Dept. enforcing action against underage drinkers
Middletown chief of police Robert Oches has announced police patrols will be conducting vigorous enforcement action against underage drinkers. Oches wishes to remind all parents and teens that strict enforcement against underage drinking will be taken in an effort to safeguard the young individuals of Middletown Township. Parents are requested to chaperone house parties very…
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Matawan rails against proposed train station
Favor Lakehurst to Monmouth Junction line; Aberdeen undecided BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer The effects another rail line could have on the area have been traveling through the minds of local and county politicians. The Matawan Borough Council, along with the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, opposes the proposed Matawan-Aberdeen…
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Matawan Regional mourns loss of student
Michael Captain, 15, was struck by a car on Route 35 last week BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer ABERDEEN — Family and friends of Michael Captain will remember the high school freshman as a good person who liked football. The 15-year-old Aberdeen resident was fatally struck by a vehicle on Route…
