Hearing on Dowd’s DWI charge postponed
Staff Writer
By carolyn o’connell
     MONMOUTH BEACH — Monmouth County Republican Chairman William F. Dowd did not show up for his hearing in the borough’s municipal court, but his lawyer and law practice partner John Reilly did.
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Woman robbed at night deposit box
     EATONTOWN — A female employee of a woman’s clothing store in the Monmouth Mall was reportedly robbed while attempting to make a night deposit at the First Union Bank in the Pathmark Shopping Center on Route 36 at 9:56 p.m. on Jan. 30, police reported.
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Gas-line break closes schools
     EATONTOWN — Two borough schools were evacuated when a water company crew accidentally cut a gas main at Grant and Richardson avenues on Jan. 31, causing a gas leak, police said.
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Mayors will be heard by state
Staff Writer
By SHERRY CONOHAN
     EATONTOWN — It’s not all bad news coming out of Trenton. In telling the Borough Council about his trip to the state capitol for the mayors’ legislative day meeting, Mayor Gerald J. Tarantolo noted that for many of his key appointments Gov. Jim McGreevey had selected many mayors and former mayors.
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Borough promotes DPW employee
     EATONTOWN — The Borough Council has appointed Frank Cannella, a 13-year employee of the Department of Public Works, to the position of general foreman within the department.
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