Category: Independent News
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Parents, coaches want football field repaired
BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer Parents, coaches want football field repaired BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff The Middletown High School South football field is often referred to as “the swamp.” MIDDLETOWN — The Board of Education is considering options for resurfacing High School South’s football field. Some district parents, athletes and coaches said…
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Friends stunned by death of John Mulheren, 54
Philanthropist gregarious nature, generosity recalled Wall Street icon and philanthropist John Mulheren, 54, of Rumson, died Dec. 15 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. The cause of death was cardiac arrest that followed a seizure Mulheren suffered at his Bingham Drive home about 5 p.m. Mulheren was transported to Riverview Medical Center, where he died…
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NAACP wants more attention paid to bias
BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Long Branch NAACP thinks the district needs to step up its efforts against bias incidents in its schools. The state chapter has given the Long Branch chapter permission to coordinate actions which may include protests in Middletown, said Lorenzo Dangler, president of the…
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Registration under way for Hazlet Rec. programs
Registration under way for Hazlet Rec. programs The Hazlet Recreation Commission is now accepting registration for cardio-kickboxing. The 16-lesson program will be held Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m. beginning Jan. 5. Cost is $50 ($15 late fee after Jan. 2), and a mat/towel, water bottle and three-to-five-pound hand weights are needed. Another session, lasting…
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NJ Transit working on improving train station
ADA-compliancy upgrades include raised platforms on both sides of tracks BY SANDI CARPELLOStaff Writer BY SANDI CARPELLO Staff Writer RED BANK — The Red Bank train station may be getting a new look with high-level platforms, historic benches and information display cases. On Nov. 18, the borough council unanimously passed a resolution supporting accessibility improvements…
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Brodsky resigns from Township Committee
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — After serving nearly nine years on the Middletown Township Committee, Rick Brodsky resigned from office Monday night, effective Jan. 1. "It is with very mixed feelings and emotions that I resign from the Township Committee," Brodsky said. "Life takes a lot of…
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Women of Distinction to be honored at dinner
Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts, Howell, has selected four women as this year’s recipients of the Women of Distinction Award, which spotlights local women who serve as outstanding role models for today’s Girl Scouts and the community at large. This year’s Women of Distinction are Cynthia Joy, president/CEO of the YMCA of Western Monmouth County;…
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Judge denies teachers’ expungement requests
BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — District teachers who were jailed during the 2001 Middletown Township Education Association strike will not have the records of their December 2001 arrests expunged. State Superior Court Judge Clarkson Fisher Jr., Freehold, recently ruled that 216 teachers, who were jailed as a result of…
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Immigration situation lights hot public debate
Meeting in Freeholdlets many state viewson volatile issue BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Immigration situation lights hot public debate Meeting in Freehold lets many state views on volatile issue BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer CLARE MARIE CELANO staff A discussion of Freehold Borough’s plan to close a day laborers’ muster zone brought protesters to a Borough…
