Category: Independent News
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Contract talks continue for Mat-Ab district, teachers assoc.
Union stages protest over expired contract BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Members of the Matawan Regional Teachers Association turned out in force to protest stalled contract talks at the Board of Education meeting Nov. 1 at Matawan Aberdeen Middle School. NICOLE ANTONUCCI A large contingent of union members filled the cafeteria of the Matawan- Aberdeen…
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Sixth annual Run With Dennis Nov. 13
HOLMDEL — The sixth annual Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski II Memorial 3.5-mile run and 2-mile walk is slated for Sunday, Nov. 13, (rain or shine) at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel. Race registration begins at 7:45 a.m. followed by an opening ceremony at 8:50 a.m. and the start of the race at 10…
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Remembering the boys who came home
Memorial program honors veterans who died as a result of their service BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer HOLMDEL — When the widows of Vietnam War veterans come in, Lynn Duane sees their husbands’ lives unfold before her eyes. In the piles of photographs, Duane, who oversees the In Memory program for the N.J. Vietnam Veterans Memorial,…
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Pink Day
Anita Clark (l-r) and students Diane Micheals and Sal Rinaudo are part of a pink chain formed by students and faculty of Thorne Middle and Harmony schools in Middletown to link the neighboring schools on Pink Day, Oct. 28, held to raise awareness of breast cancer. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Mid’twn young man seeks return of bicycle
Mike Davis Police are investigating the theft of a bicycle from a 20-year-old Middletown Township resident. Victoria Buchinsky said on Monday that her son Andrew was at the Tonya Keller Community Center on Nov. 6 and let a 16- to 17-year-old girl ride his bicycle. The girl never returned the bicycle. “[Andrew] was sitting on…
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Students, faculty and staff of Thorne Middle and Harmony schools in Port Monmouth, Middletown, form a pink chain linking the neighboring schools to raise awareness of breast cancer for Pink Day on Oct. 28. More photos at gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Bayshore Hospital & Meridian Health: One year later
Cardio services enhanced; 70 new doctors added BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Expanded cardiovascular services are part of the enhancements under way at Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel. Fourteen months ago, Bayshore Community Hospital, long considered an integral part of the Holmdel family, was absorbed into a major community health care system. As one of the…
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Fall Beach Sweeps
From top: Volunteers Dustin Keene (l-r), Michael Zamor, Jonathan Keat and Eddie Hyer clear debris and trash from Ideal Beach in Middletown during Clean Ocean Action’s 26th annual Fall Beach Sweeps on Oct. 22. Brookdale Community College student Sunitha Ravindra is one of the “beach sweepers” who, over the past 26 years, have removed more…
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The Boss’ glory days find new home at Monmouth
University archives nearly 14,900 documents in special collection BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer I f you can find the building on Monmouth University’s campus that houses an archival collection of the life and times of Jersey Shore rock legend Bruce Springsteen, then you are worthy of holding the priceless documents in your hands— with gloves,…
