Category: Independent News
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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.…
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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,…
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Police advise residents to prepare for winter
BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — It has been a very mild winter thus far, but there’s no doubt that Jack Frost will be arriving soon. In anticipation of that, the Middletown Police Department is reminding residents to take several precautions in preparation for the winter months ahead. In addition…
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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…
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Skateboarders help store roll out profits
Old Bridge businesstakes advice from area youths who shop there BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer Old Bridge business takes advice from area youths who shop there BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI staff Above, Michael Turner, 14, works on a skateboard at his family’s new United Skate Shop in Old Bridge. At left,…
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Historical group to hold 106th annual meeting
The Monmouth County Historical Association will hold its 106th annual meeting and lecture at 6 p.m. Jan. 18. The meeting will take place at the Taylor-Butler House, 127 Kings Highway, Middletown. The program will be a first-person, living history presentation on New Jersey’s first governor, titled "Governor Livingston, I Presume." Gov. William Livingston will be…
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People Who Make a Difference
Fallen officer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer Fallen officer’s memory kept alive with charity Kenneth F. Tietjen Foundation collects bikes, toys for children BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer FILE PHOTO Port Authority Police Officer Kenny Tietjen smiles with his parents, Janice and Kenneth, after an awards ceremony in which he received a medal from the Port…
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In Red Bank, what’s obscene won’t be seen
BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer In Red Bank, what’s obscene won’t be seen BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer RED BANK — It’s officially time to cover up, and not just for the cold weather. At a special meeting held Dec. 23, the Red Bank Borough Council adopted an ordinance that controls the display of obscene material.…
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Red Cross begins response to southern Asia disaster
The American Red Cross is responding to the large-scale disaster in southern Asia after an earthquake off the west coast of Indonesia struck on Dec. 26 and triggered a number of tsunami waves that caused massive flooding and severe damage in several countries. According to a press release, an American Red Cross volunteer has been…
