Category: Independent Calendar
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Town mulls restricting parking on Morris Ave.
Town mulls restricting parking on Morris Ave. Residents complain about commuters clogging the street By elaine van develde Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Park it properly or pay the price. That’s an edict officials are considering with respect to commuter cars clogging up residential Morris Avenue. The issue was discussed at the Township Committee workshop meeting…
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VERONICA YANKOWSKI Sharina Williams (center) helps teachers at the Ravine Drive School, Matawan, arrange a cake in the shape of New Jersey Monday. Students baked pieces shaped like the state’s 21 counties and the teachers assembled them.
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Man charged with assault with car
ABERDEEN — A Hazlet man was charged with aggravated assault with an automobile after allegedly striking his girlfriend with his Jeep. Police arrested Gregory W. Laneski, 32, Bethany Road, after being called to the scene of a domestic dispute in the Aberdeen Town Square shopping center on Route 34 Sunday shortly after 5 p.m. According…
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Greater Media acquires WJRZ
NEW BRUNSWICK — Greater Media, Inc. — which owns Greater Media Newspapers, publishers of the Independent — has announced the purchase of WJRZ (100.1 FM) Oldies 100. Greater Media and Atlantic Broadcasting Corp. have entered into a local marketing agreement under which Greater Media will operate the Manahawkin station pending approval of the sale by…
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A new
A new beginning Keyport Mayor Kevin Graham says a few words at the ground-breaking ceremony Saturday for a new Keyport municipal center on West Front Street. State Sen. Joseph Kyrillos (R-13) (r) and Keyport Police Chief Ted Gajewski (to his right) also participated in the 11 a.m. ceremony. PHOTOS BY SARAH MCCOLGAN
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Murdered man still a mystery
Murdered man still a mystery MARLBORO — Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office investigators are continuing to search for answers in the case of a man found murdered and sealed inside a 55-gallon steel drum. As of press time the age, race and identity of the man had not been determined. It was also unclear how long…
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New Jersey unveils Vietnam Service Medal
The first presentation of New Jersey’s Vietnam Service Medal was scheduled to be held May 7 at the N.J. Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Holmdel. The medal was awarded to New Jersey residents who served in the Vietnam War. It commemorates the 25th anniversary of the ending of the Vietnam Conflict in January, 1973. To be eligible,…
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Bulletin Board Heart association gala will honor area doctor
Bulletin Board Heart association gala will honor area doctor The American Heart Association will hold its fourth annual dinner-dance "Heart Rock the Night Away" June 14 at 7 p.m. at Ocean Place Conference Resort, Ocean Avenue, Long Branch. Presenting sponsors are the family of Dr. Ronald I. Rubinstein, Marlboro, and The Premier Cardiology Group, Marlboro.…
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Bulletin Board Learn ‘The Art of Healthy Living’ at Bet Tefilah
Bulletin Board Learn ‘The Art of Healthy Living’ at Bet Tefilah Congregation Bet Tefilah, 479 Lloyd Road, Aberdeen, will present a free lecture by Rabbi Jonathan Rietti May 14 at 8 p.m. Rietti will present "The Art of Healthy Living." He helped pioneer the kolel (learning center) in Gibraltar and has produced several audiocassettes dealing…
