Category: Independent News
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Amanda’s Easel gets reprieve from state
By maura dowginStaff Writer By maura dowgin Staff Writer HAZLET — In a move that will save the Amanda’s Easel art therapy program, the state restored funding for the program in its 2004 budget. 180, Turning Lives Around, formerly the Women’s Center of Monmouth County, was notified last month that the state reversed its initial…
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Hawks ride defense for a season-opening victory
By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer Behind its rock solid defense, the Monmouth University football team took a big step toward erasing the memories of 2002. The Hawks opened the 2003 season in West Long Branch Saturday, blanking St. Peter’s College, Jersey City, 24-0. The defense, led by All-American linebacker Joe Sentipal,…
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County library to host
Archives and History Day The preservation of New Jersey history will be the focus of Archives and History Day which will be held Oct. 18, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Monmouth County Library headquarters in Manalapan. Celebrated during Archives Week, Archives and History Day was established by the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference in 1996.…
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Bias hearing adjourned
By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer The last time there was a bias intimidation case in Middletown, it was 9/11. Two years later, another bias intimidation case —this one involving juveniles — has come to light. On Sept. 11, 2001, a man pulled into the Mobil gas station on Route…
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Music healing son after 9/11 tragedy
By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The example Peter T. Milano set for his son, also named Peter, follows him everywhere he goes. Milano worked on the 104th floor of the World Trade Center as senior vice president of corporate bonds for Cantor Fitzgerald, and was killed in the Sept.…
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Aberdeen youths tape TV pilot
By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI Mike Kreig (l-r), Courtney Mezzacappa, Andy Hartman, Guy Bauer, Steve Zeni, Shan-hua Wang and Brian Corcoran stand in front of the Strathmore Clearview Cinema, Aberdeen, where the group screened its pilot TV show, The Mother of All Shows, which will be reviewed by Comedy…
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Sewerage authority vote tabled
By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer HAZLET — Because of an error, the vote on whether or not to dissolve the township’s Sewerage Authority will wait a little longer. In order to move forward with a dissolution, the township needs to pass three ordinances: one to disband, another to create…
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Council OKs increase in lot size minimum
By maura dowginStaff Writer Council OKs increase in lot size minimum By maura dowgin Staff Writer KEYPORT — New home construction in the area of Maple Place will require larger property lot sizes. The Borough Council unanimously approved an ordinance increasing the minimum lot size in that area of town, from 5,000 to 7,500 square…
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Keyport slates candlelight 9/11 remembrance vigil
By maura dowginStaff Writer Keyport slates candlelight 9/11 remembrance vigil By maura dowgin Staff Writer KEYPORT — A candlelight vigil in remembrance of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will be held at Mini Park on West Front Street tomorrow at 7 p.m. The ceremony, which will last about one hour, will feature patriotic music and…
