Category: Independent News
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Middletown, Highlands talk shared police services
Civil service issues first to be addressed BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN MIDDLETOWN — The township and the borough of Highlands are exploring sharing police services, according to a Middletown official. Anthony Mercantante, Middletown Township administrator, said last week that the two towns are currently working out the civil service procedural issues before tackling…
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Volunteers train for ice rescue
Clockwise from left: Firefighter candidate Jimmy Archibald, dressed for ice rescue, including suit, helmet and rescue ring, prepares to enter the frigid waters of Lake Lefferts in Matawan on Jan. 16 during an ice rescue simulation drill. Lt. Ted Lee, of the Matawan Borough Volunteer Fire Department, simulates a victim who has fallen through the…
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Public not privy to NPS Fort Hancock future meetings
Pallone calls for transparency in planning fort’s future BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent SANDY HOOK — A series of closeddoor meetings will be held by the National Park Service beginning this week to explore the future of historic Fort Hancock, according to Raina T. Williams, a spokesperson for the park service. Two of these meetings will…
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Community Interfaith Panel: ‘Confession and Forgiveness’
TINTON FALLS — The Monmouth Reform Temple, 332 Hance Ave., will host a lively and informative discussion that incorporates three religions on Sunday, Feb. 13. ACommunity Interfaith Panel from 4 to 6 p.m. will address how different clergy address the topic “Confession and Forgiveness.” Rabbi Michelle Pearlman and Rabbi Emeritus Sally J. Priesand will represent…
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Profile in courage
Author Arlette deMonceau Michaelis, who lived in Brussels, during the German occupation of World War II (1940-45), speaks about her experiences at Temple Beth Ahm, Aberdeen, Jan. 20. During those war years, Michaelis, who was a teenager, and her parents, brother and sister resisted the Germans in many ways, she said, including harassing Germans on…
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Cheer competition
Top: The Rams cheerleading squad competes in the NJ Cheer Tech Winter Tournament held at the Robert J. Collins Arena at Brookdale Community College. Above: The Cheer Factor Phoenix cheerleading squad competes in the tournament held on Jan. 23. PHOTOSBY LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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‘Real to Surreal’
“Double Play” by Trudy Maran The Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury is hosting “Real to Surreal,” an exhibit of work by member artists working in a variety of mediums and subject matter. The featured painters, sculptors and photographers have interpreted the theme in artwork that is an interesting balance of realistic and surrealistic subject…
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milestones
Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, announces the following local births: Dec. 27, a boy to Meghan and Matthew Donovan of the Leonardo section of Middletown; Dec. 28, a girl to Erica Hoffmann and Thomas Budd of the Belford section of Middletown. Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, announces the birth of a boy Dec. 19…
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‘Crack the Code!’ 5K run/1-mile walk March 19
Hundreds of runners and walkers will gather in Holmdel on Saturday, March 19, to participate in “Crack the Code!,” an event to help find the cause and ease the cure for breast cancer. Participants can elect to either run (10 a.m.) or walk (10:10 a.m.) the scenic 5K course, which begins around the Vonage “donut”…
