Category: Independent News
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Bake sale for troops exceeds expectations
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HAZLET — While Mary Federico doesn’t know anybody fighting in the Middle East, she wanted to do her part to help the troops in any way that she could. What started out as “a little project,” according to her, has spawned a huge movement in town…
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Hazlet graduates 16 new CERT members
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HAZLET — Nobody could have expected the disaster that took place over three years ago on Sept. 11. But in the event that something of that magnitude ever happens again, a group of local residents have undergone training in order to be ready to assist. Thanks…
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Arts Council: Nurturing the arts and artists
In its fifth year, group is creating a county arts plan BY KATHY HALL Correspondent BY KATHY HALLCorrespondent JEFF GRANIT staff Amid boxes still to be unpacked from a recent move to new quarters, Monmouth County Arts Council members (l-r) Mary Eileen Fouratt, executive director, Alice Berman, president, and Henry Green, board member, discuss council…
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Shorelands settles on rate increase
Utility and consumer advocate agree on 12.5-percent hike BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer Following months of back-and-forth discussions, Hazlet-based Shore-lands Water Co. and the New Jersey Ratepayer Advocate have agreed on a one-time 12.5-percent rate increase, which went into effect last month. Originally, Shorelands, a privately owned and operated water utility…
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Holiday cheer
FARRAH MAFFAI staff Cheerleaders from St. John Vianny High School, Holmdel, demonstrate their skills during a competition at Old Bridge High School Dec. 18.
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Local pioneer reflects on her 80-year journey
Well-traveled Anne Smith was first single woman in N.J. to adopt a child BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Anne Smith (l) talks with friends Maggie Snyder and Elsie Schmidt. Service, travel, close friendships and family characterize the life of Middletown resident Anne Smith, who recently celebrated her 80th birthday. Her life…
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Oh Christmas Tree
KAREN BOWES Gerald Cowen adjusts the revolving tree his wife, Carol, decorated using all pink decorations. The Cowens opened their house to the public on Saturday during Keyport’s Candlelight House Tour.
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practice his English, and he became our guide for a couple of days,” she said. In 1987, she retired and went back to China for three more weeks with a woman she had met while doing volunteer teaching at Planned Parenthood. “We went to Hong Kong and Taiwan with the purpose of teaching them about…
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Biotechnology high school anticipates 2005 start-up
First group of county residents is seeking admission to program BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff The Monmouth County Vocational School District’s new Biotechnology High School is taking shape off Kozloski Road, Freehold Township. Administrators are planning to admit a freshman class of about 60 students in September. Construction…
