Category: Independent News

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    GARY BILBAO Hazlet residents take a moment of silence at the vigil in Veterans Park for tsunami victims. See page 8 for story.

  • Thrift shop renovation a model of brotherly love

    Family members team with The Arc to update Red Bank store BY KATE PICHEL Correspondent BY KATE PICHELCorrespondent FARRAH MAFFAI staff Vincent Puma (l) and Victoria Stelmach, director of development for The Arc of Monmouth, talk during the grand reopening of the newly renovated Arc of Monmouth Thrift Shop, Red Bank. As the youngest of…

  • Martial artists kick off March of Dimes benefit

    Fund-raiser show scheduled Jan. 23 at Brookdale arena BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer PHOTOSBY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Above, tae kwon do students set their mind “in focus” during the Saturday practice in preparation for the March of Dimes charity event at Brookdale, where they plan to show their stuff.…

  • Hindu temple collects funds

    BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer MARLBORO — A local Hindu temple and cultural center is collecting donations to help Indian victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami that struck nations throughout the Indian Ocean region. More than 150,000 people throughout that region are reported to have been killed in the tragedy. Estimates…

  • He makes driving off sound very simple

    Lori Clinch He makes driving off sound very simple Are We There Yet? Well, he went ahead and did it. I asked him not to, pleaded in fact. I even offered cash compensation — but he ignored my offers and became old enough to drive anyway. I didn’t even realize how hard it would be,…

  • Cops: Patient coughs up bags of cocaine

    HOLMDEL — A 40-year-old township resident coughed up several plastic bags of cocaine while being treated at Bayshore Community Hospital Dec. 22, police said. Robert Phillips was found unresponsive by his parents at 6:52 a.m. They immediately called for help, Holmdel Detective Sgt. Lou Torres said. Phillips was treated by Keyport First Aid, which then…

  • Dinner-dance, auction to fund MTEF programs

    The 17th annual dinner-dance and auction to benefit the Middletown Township Education Foundation is planned for Feb. 25 at the Shore Casino, Atlantic Highlands. The theme this year is "At the Hop." The Shore Casino will be transformed back to the 1950s with the assistance of art students from Middletown North and South high schools.…

  • Board presents $500K to twp. for library renovations

    Board presents $500K to twp. for library renovations The Middletown Public Library’s Board of Trustees recently presented a $500,000 check to the Township Committee to help defray costs associated with the renovation and expansion of the main library. The $500,000 check, which represents donations from local individuals and businesses and funds from a federal grant,…

  • Mother recounts ordeal adopting foreign child

    Holmdel family had many setbacks, now live happily with daughter BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer Lucinda Shore, 2, poses with her sister, Miranda, 12, and parents, Amy and David. The tumultuous experience of the extended year and a half-long process it took for the Shore family to successfully adopt their Guatemalan…