Category: Independent News
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Monmouth Park talks on track for June opening
Racetrack will fund interim racing program through May BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer OCEANPORT — After an offseason fraught with uncertainty, horseracing is set to return to Monmouth Park racetrack this weekend. Scheduled for May 14, opening day at the track will feature a series of races as well as the Great Destinations Travel Show.…
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Freeholders call for ouster of all Brookdale trustees
Curley: Others should follow lead of chairman Howard Birdsall and resign BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer With the resignation of Brookdale Community College Board of Trustees Chairman Howard Birdsall, Freeholders John Curley and Amy Mallet are calling for more change at the county college. “It’s time for all of the board members to nowfollowsuit, because…
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Twin Lights historic site receives lifesaving station memorabilia
HIGHLANDS — Each year, about 100,000 visitors to the Twin Lights National Historic Site stroll past a tiny, shingle covered boathouse. Few, however, realize that this nondescript building near the North Tower is one of the most historically significant structures at the Jersey shore. The late Howard Hayden, an ardent collector of lifesaving memorabilia, was…
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Remembrance Day
Clockwise from top: Vietnam War veteran John Carney salutes as he receives his service medals during the 16th Anniversary Remembrance Day Ceremony held at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel on May 7. The Marine Corps League Honor Guard John Bassilone Detachment stands at ease during the ceremony at which the N.J. Department…
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Students recognized at YMCA Youth and Gov’t Conference
MIDDLETOWN — Fifty-one students from 11 Monmouth County schools representing The Community YMCA joined 500 of their peers from throughout the state at the annual YMCA Youth and Government Conference held April 8-10 at the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton. Students in The Community YMCA’s program received top honors, including this year’s Outstanding Delegation award.…
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Proposal for Avaya site draws wide opposition
Planners cite inadequate sewer capacity to support 342-unit redevelopment BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Residents opposed to a plan to build 342 town homes and flats on the Avaya property distributed signs and T-shirts outside Middletown town hall prior to the Planning Board meeting May 4. ANDREW DAVISON MIDDLETOWN — Residents opposed to a controversial…
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WELCOME TO… Treasures of the Jersey Shore
Avon-by-the-Sea: Modern amenities couched in Victorian charm BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Avon boardwalk A s the warm weather approaches, gather with family and friends and explore the historic and delightful town of Avon-by-the-Sea. This tiny Monmouth County borough, 60 miles from New York and Philadelphia, is packed with personality and is surrounded by three…
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Holmdel to draft plan to redevelop Lucent site
Property designated as ‘in need of rehabilitation’ BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Township officials are moving forward with a plan that will give the municipality a greater say over how development proceeds at the 472-acre Alcatel Lucent property. The move comes after the Township Committee voted to designate the site, located on Crawfords…
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NOTES
Sailor Andria Cooney poses with Girl Scouts who presented her with cookies to share with shipmates. The two Holmdel Girl Scout troops, Daisy Troop 41 and Junior Troop 1874, “adopted” Cooney, who is serving in the U.S. Navy and based in Seattle, to receive the troops’ “Gift of Caring” cookies. These are cookies that people…
