Category: Independent News
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For the Record
In last week’s “Word on the Street” section regarding the state’s new parkway toll system, the photographs of Bradley Beach resident Steve Fried and Freehold resident Steve Smith were reversed. We regret the error.
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Cheap date: Brookdale begins free movie series
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The key word here is free. Friday night saw a packed house — er, classroom — for the premiere of “Control Room,” the first in a series of free foreign film screenings at Brookdale Community College. The college’s International Center continues its…
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Phone line ringing on the 2nd Floor
New anonymous help line for youngsters opens in Monmouth BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer Growing up is hard to do. For the youths and teens of Monmouth County, help can be found on the 2nd Floor. 2nd Floor is a youth help line that will be available in all of the middle schools and high…
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A soldier’s story
CHRIS KELLY staff Ed Devlin, of Matawan, participates in the “Soldiers of the Civil War” presentation at Poricy Park, Middletown, on Sunday.
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Judge dismisses town center suit
Oct. 2003 action called for investigation of committee actions BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer For the saga that is the Middletown town center, it was another day and another lawsuit. A suit that alleged the Township Committee participated in shady undertakings to block the development, and called for an investigation of the matter, was…
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In the Service
Patrick J. Mahoney recently graduated from the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Leader’s Training Course at Fort Knox, Ky. The camp is a four-week leadership internship for cadets normally between sophomore and junior college years. College students experience and examine the army without incurring an obligation to serve in the Army or ROTC, and…
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Monmouth health dept. schedules flu clinics
The Monmouth County Board of Health will sponsor flu clinics again this year. The clinics are available to residents who meet the following guidelines: • People who are 65 years of age or older • Adults with chronic heart or lung conditions, including asthma • Adults who are diabetic • Adults with chronic kidney disease…
