Category: Independent News

  • 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…

  • Honoring veterans

    Members of the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 200 and the Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe NY/NJ Chapter 101st Airborne Division Association prepare for the start of the Veterans Day Ceremony at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel on Nov. 11. ERIC SUCAR staff

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    Veterans watch the presentation of memorial wreaths during the Veterans Day Ceremony at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel on Nov. 11. More photos at www.gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staf f

  • Middletown holiday happenings

    Middletown Parks, Recreation and CulturalAffairs is sponsoring a full program of yuletide events this month. Don’t miss great holiday happenings at the MiddletownArts Center and the Poricy Park Conservancy.  MAC Winter Wonderland HolidayVariety Show, 36 Church St., Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2 and 3 — The second annual Winter Wonderland Holiday Variety Show will…

  • Keyport Dems sweep election; GOP may seek recount

    Sheridan & Tomczak win easily; McPeek by only five votes BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Keyport Borough Council Democratic candidate Joy-Michele Tomczak watches as election results get posted at Ye Cottage Inn, Keyport, on Nov. 8. MIKE DAVIS More than a week after they swept the general election on Nov. 8, Keyport Democrats are still unable…

  • ‘New Jersey Artists Emerged’

    Amy Puccio, “The Hole Thing,” wood The Monmouth Museum is hosting an exhibition of recent works by alumni of its New Jersey Emerging Artists series. “NewJerseyArtists Emerged” features the recent work of 20 artists from the New Jersey EmergingArtists Series and offers a glimpse into their evolution as artists since their first solo exhibition at…

  • Not just a number, more than a name

    Monmouth U’s Veterans Roll Call honors fallen servicemen, servicewomen BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer U.S. Air Force retired 1st Sgt. Jeff Hood, coordinator of veterans services at Monmouth University, takes part in a roll call of the names of fallen members of the U.S. armed forces during a Veterans Day remembrance held outside the Stafford…

  • Matawan Republicans sweep election

    Buccellato wins second mayoral term; Fitzsimmons, Urbano keep council seats BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Matawan Republican incumbents Councilman Tom Fitzsimmons (l) and Mayor Paul Buccellato tally the votes at election night headquarters. NICOLE ANTONUCCI MATAWAN — Minutes before the tide of the election tipped in favor of incumbent Republicans, the atmosphere at Republican headquarters…

  • BCC to honor Greatest Generation on Dec. 10

    Brookdale Community College’s Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution invites the community, especially families, to pay tribute to those from the Greatest Generation during the upcoming Pearl Harbor 70th anniversary commemoration, “LestWe Forget,” Dec. 10. The ceremony will be held in the Warner Student Life Center, Lincroft main campus. Two distinguished veteran…