Category: Independent News
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Two equity actors keep home ties at local theater
By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI Krista Smith and Sal Giordano, top and left, practice scenes from Laughing Wild, a play by Christopher Durang, which will be performed at the Duncan Smith Theater in Holmdel through Aug. 25. Smith and Giordano, natives of Holmdel, started acting…
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Community contribution goal of theater troupe
By Josh DavidsonStaff Writer By Josh Davidson Staff Writer Dan Rezac, Keyport, and Brianna Palmerson, Middletown, ready Snoopy for the Matawan Spotlight Players’ production of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, this month. MATAWAN — Spotlight Players has grown into an organization for actors to develop their dramatic skills while working in a friendly environment.…
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Quinn comes home to head regional school district
By Josh DavidsonStaff Writer By Josh Davidson Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI Future Matawan-Aberdeen Superinten-dent of Schools Bruce M. Quinn will step into the position Aug. 27. MATAWAN — The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District will have a new chief by the end of the month. Bruce Quinn is set to step into the position of the…
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Storm knocks out power to thousands
Stormy weather upstages Manilow at Arts Center By elaine van develde, darlene diebold& Josh davidsonStaff Writers Storm knocks out power to thousands By elaine van develde, darlene diebold & Josh davidson Staff Writers VERONICA YANKOWSKI A tree lies on top of power lines on Navesink River Road in Middletown. This was after a storm left…
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Cross-country race begins in borough
By darlene dieboldStaff Writer Cross-country race begins in borough By darlene diebold Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Cyclists begin pedaling in Keyport Friday at the beginning of their 25-day tour. KEYPORT — Five bicyclists began a 3,500 mile race across the country early Saturday morning with the goal of raising awareness and support for the humanitarian…
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Flushing money down the drain
Hazlet wins $550,000 courtsettlement By elaine van develdeStaff Writer Hazlet wins $550,000 court settlement By elaine van develde Staff Writer They’re suing over the sewers again. The Hazlet Township Sewerage Authority won a July 16 court settlement for $550,000 against Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority for service overcharging, but the Bayshore authority says its money well…
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New administrator waxes enthusiastic over his post
By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Christopher Schultz is a public servant who’s ready to reach out and inform his public. He’s pledged to do just that when he assumes the position of Holmdel township administrator Sept. 3. The 33-year-old resident of Medford Lakes in Burlington County is…
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Ordinance no slam dunk for basketball enthusiasts
By elaine van develdeStaff Writer Ordinance no slam dunk for basketball enthusiasts By elaine van develde Staff Writer HAZLET — Playing hoops in Hazlet just got harder for one resident. Abe Rothenberg of Colony Court received a letter from the township’s code enforcer, Sharon Keegan, citing his basketball hoop as an obstruction of the street.…
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Final decision on Cross Farms still to be reached $1 million bond to cover costs under capital improvements
By elaine van develdeStaff Writer Final decision on Cross Farms still to be reached $1 million bond to cover costs under capital improvements By elaine van develde Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Now that funding opportunities have been dismissed by the state, township environmental and recreational factions are once again locking horns on phase II of…
