Category: Independent News
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He’s sharp
FARRAH MAFFAI staff Illusionist/mind reader David Cross regurgitates sharp razors after swallowing them for the gathered crowd at Croydon Hall Senior Center on Thursday.
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Students weather group of science experiments
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Not that it matters much with winter just around the corner, but there is no air conditioning at the Lincroft Elementary School. But as the mercury rose last spring, students at the school decided to study the effects of heat, sun, location and color…
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Local social club offers adults a fresh start
Provides recreation, events for Monmouth singles and couples BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer Members of the Cannon Sport & Social Club coed volleyball league enjoy a game on the beach on a Sunday afternoon. It is sometimes hard for a single adult to meet someone special, for a newly married couple…
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Historic preservation meeting at Sandy Hook on Oct. 26
Wells named superintendent of Sandy Hook Unit The National Park Service (NPS) will host a public meeting Tuesday, Oct. 26, on the historic preservation issues relating to the proposed redevelopment of historic buildings at Fort Hancock. According to newly named Sandy Hook Superintendent Richard Wells, the NPS will co-host the meeting with the Advisory Council…
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Local whiz kid to appear on ‘Jeopardy!’ taping
Keyport student Timothy Koch appears on show Oct. 18 BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Timothy Koch He has been watching “Jeopardy!” every day since he was 7. Now, at the ripe old age of 12, he has lived out his dream of being a contestant on the show. “I…
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‘The Wall That Heals’ coming to Middlesex Co.
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer Middlesex County officials have taken steps to make sure that the three days that “The Wall that Heals” is in Edison next week will be a time to honor those killed in Vietnam. It will not be a time for politics. “We’re keeping this…
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Binding wounds no easy task
When John Anderson came home from the Vietnam War in the late 1960s, he didn’t talk about his experiences as an Army combat medic. “Like most Vietnam veterans, he put it away,” said his wife, Linda. The couple had never even heard of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C., until 1992, when they ran…
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Vietnam War still haunts reluctant soldier’s family
COURTESY OF JOANN GONDER-WOODLEY BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Like many young men of his generation, Kenneth W. Gonder did not want to go to Vietnam. When he wrote home, he always included the letters GPAC — “Give Peace a Chance,” from the John Lennon song. He knew he wasn’t coming back. “It was…
