Category: Independent News
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King’s dream remembered
Local YMCAs host annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Dr. Walter D. Greason addresses the 22nd annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast on Jan. 17. Members of youth groups at The Community YMCA and the YMCA of Western Monmouth County performed at the breakfast.…
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N.J. Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation names board chairman
HOLMDEL — The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation (NJVVMF) has named Clark W. Martin chairman of its board of trustees. Martin, a Yardley, Pa., resident, is a member of the NJVVMF board and a veteran of the Vietnam War, during which he flew more than 150 combat missions. Aveteran lobbyist with 36 years of…
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Keyport council to update snow-removal policy
BY JAMES McEVOY Correspondent KEYPORT — As the first flakes of the third snowstorm in as many weeks began to fall Jan. 11, the Keyport Borough Council discussed the cleanup costs for the Dec. 26 blizzard and looked to expand property owner responsibilities regarding snow removal. Mayor Robert E. McLeod said he believes the current…
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Raritan H.S. to host magic evening Jan. 29
The Raritan High School Student Council will present “Spread the Magic,” an evening of magic, illusion, comedy, improvisation and more, 7 p.m. Jan. 29 in the high school auditorium. The evening is dedicated to the memory of Mike Alexander and Stephanie Coonan, two recent graduates of Raritan High School who each bravely fought cancer. This…
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Proposal to add apartment to Main St. bldg. tabled
MATAWAN — An application for improvements and a new apartment unit for an existing two-and-a-half-story building on Main Street has been put on pause once again. The application to upgrade and improve 131 Main St. in the borough’s downtown was tabled for a second time at the borough’s Unified Planning and Zoning Board meeting on…
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Reward offered for safe return of Charlie Brown
Dog goes missing shortly after arriving at Marlboro home BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Volunteers have been searching for Charlie Brown, an 18-month-old dog who ran away from his new home in the Morganville section of Marlboro on Jan. 1. MARLBORO — A cash reward is being offered for the safe return of a lost dog…
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in service
Army Pfc. Joshua D. Matthews, son of Bridget and Robert Matthews of Lincroft, has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission and received instruction and training exercises in drill and ceremonies, Army history, core values and traditions, military courtesy, military…
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Middletown signs on to Live Where You Work
Program provides help with mortgage, closing costs MIDDLETOWN — A press conference held at the Middletown Arts Center introduced the state’s Live Where You Work program, aimed at providing low-interest mortgages to residents who also work in the township. Committee members Pamela Brightbill and Stephen Massell joined Township Administrator Anthony Mercantante, Freeholder John Curley and…
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Pet communicator to appear at cat show
LONG BRANCH — Some 350 pedigreed and household cats will be part of an annual show that benefits felines on Jan. 15 and 16 at the Ocean Place Hotel & Spa ballroom. The show will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Ocean…
