Category: Independent News
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In the Service
Air Force Airman 1st Class Marlon G. Biol recently arrived for duty at Ramstein Air Base, Kaiserslautern, Germany. Biol — a bomber avionics systems apprentice — is assigned to the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. He is the son of Nemesio Biol and nephew of Casiana Ceballos, of Hazlet. Army Reserve Col. John J. Stankiewicz, Keyport,…
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KBA resolves election tie; both men join board
No decision made on defeated budget, uncounted ballots BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KEYPORT — Three weeks after the hotly contested Keyport Business Alliance (KBA) Board of Directors election, a special meeting was held to discuss the race many are calling “fixed.” Earl Swift, who tied Fred Spreen for…
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Heating assistance available
New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG), the principal subsidiary of New Jersey Resources, has announced that the March 31 deadline to apply for the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) has been extended to April 29. NJNG is encouraging customers who need help paying past-due heating bills to apply for HEAP before the new deadline. HEAP is…
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Exhibit offers a ‘Sniff’ of the great outdoors
Middletown artist June Wilson finds inspiration in nature BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer June Wilson, of Middletown, poses with her work now on display at the township Library, New Monmouth Road. MIDDLETOWN — After a long winter, June has arrived early. Whimsical and substantial, June Wilson’s artwork bursts off…
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Residents encouraged to ‘Bank on the Arts’
MIDDLETOWN — The Middletown Cultural and Arts Council (MTCAC) is urging everyone to go hog wild at its 2005 Public Art Event. The annual event, which in past years has featured rubber ducks, construction cones and top hats, will feature oversize piggy banks for 2005. Individuals, community groups, local businesses and corporations, and artists are…
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Holmdel introduces $17.3 million budget
BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer HOLMDEL — The Township Commit-tee approved upon introduction a $17.3 million 2005 municipal budget at the March 31 meeting. The committee voted 4-0, in the absence of committeeman Terence Wall, to introduce the budget. If approved, the budget will increase the tax rate by 1.9 cents,…
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Holmdel police locate elderly missing person
BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer HOLMDEL — Police located an 83-year-old man in need of medical attention about a half hour after he was reported missing Thursday. The elderly man was taken to Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, where he was treated for hypothermia after he was found in a creek…
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Aaronson, McMorrow to seek freeholder seats
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer A pair of names familiar to residents of western Monmouth County have been nominated by Monmouth County Democrats to run for two three-year terms on the county Board of Freeholders. Manalapan Committeewoman Rebecca Aaronson and former Freehold Borough councilwoman Barbara McMorrow were selected to run for…
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Budget would fund Raritan High projects
Proposed school tax rate would rise 8.4 cents in Hazlet BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HAZLET — On April 19, Hazlet residents will go to the polls to vote on a $43.7 million proposed school budget. The budget, with a local tax levy of $28.5 million, represents a 5.7 percent tax…
