Category: Independent News
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Three arrested on shoplifting charges
HOLMDEL — Township police arrested three area women for allegedly shoplifting approximately $3,000 worth of merchandise. On Oct. 23, Patrolman Thomas Struble was called to the Kohl’s department store on Route 35 in Holmdel according to a press release from the Holmdel Township Police Department. Struble arrested 38-year-old Denise Terracciano, of Keansburg, Highlands resident Taryn…
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Shadow Lake dredging to begin in spring 2012
Middletown receives $3.69M DEP loan to fund four-year project BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — With funding secured and permits finally in place, township officials are expecting the long-anticipated dredging of Shadow Lake to begin in the spring of 2012. At a Nov. 14 public hearing about the project, various representatives of the involved parties…
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WGIRLS Coastal NJ hosts benefit for Manna House
RED BANK — The second annual Hope for the Holidays fundraiser to benefit Manna House in Cliffwood Beach will be held 7-10 p.m. Dec. 1 at Taste in Red Bank. The event is sponsored by WGIRLS Coastal NJ, which is selling tickets online and collecting donations in the form of gift certificates, wine, gift baskets…
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Aberdeen Twp. to preserve Freneau woodlands
BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer The Township Council is moving forward with efforts to obtain $1.8 million in funding to acquire and preserve 20 acres of land in the Freneau section of Aberdeen. During the Nov. 15 meeting, the Borough Council passed a resolution authorizing a grant agreement with the state Green Acres program in…
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Job fair aim: to help veterans transition back into work force
Recruiter: Discipline, respect among characteristics that make service personnel an asset BY JACK MURTHA Correspondent Army veteran Christian Rodriguez flashes a smile as he talks with Sue Guarino of Comcast during the Hire a Veteran Job Fair at the PNC Banks Arts Center Reception Center in Holmdel on Nov. 9. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff…
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βLitβ
“Pomegranate Self-portrait” A n exhibit of light paintings by local artist Gerda Liebmann will open at the Oyster Point Hotel in Red Bank on Friday, Dec. 2. The opening of “Lit” at 7 p.m. will also feature a video that incorporates both light painting and live action. Liebmann creates her light paintings by moving different…
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Holmdel High School’s Fergal Cluskey-Gallagher leaps over a Bernards High School defender during the NJSIAA Group II boys soccer final played Nov. 20 at The College of New Jersey, Ewing. The Hornets’ bid for back-to-back titles came up short as Bernards topped them, 1-0. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Holmdel Township poised to fight sewer extension
Committee hints at action against state plan; attorney expects litigation BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer A t the Nov. 17 meeting, members of the Holmdel Township Committee suggested that the town might be successful in its petition against the state’s Wastewater Management Plan (WMP). In June, the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced plans to…
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At Keyport food pantry, Thanksgiving never ends
New building project would offer more space for clients and volunteers BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer A volunteer at the Keyport Ministerium Food Pantry packs a bag of groceries for one of the individuals and families who come to the pantry for assistance. PHOTOS BY MIKE DAVIS The only way in and out of the Keyport…
