Category: Independent News
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Grants will help to fund upgrades for Hazlet schools
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer HAZLET — School district officials discussed their plans for $471,200 in construction grants at the Board of Education meeting on Sept. 27. The $471,200 from the New Jersey School Development Authority will provide funding for several capital projects cut from the budget, said Superintendent of Schools William George III. “This…
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October has plenty to offer at county parks
The Monmouth County Park System invites you and your family to visit your beautiful county parks this October to enjoy fun, free events. Planning ahead? The fall edition of the Park System Directory, which includes the complete lineup of autumn recreational programs and events, is available at most county parks as well as online at…
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“Skate With Josh to End Hydrocephalus,” a charity fundraiser, will be held Saturday, Oct. 30, starting at 10 a.m. Participants will rollerblade from the Acme shopping center on Route 71 and Taylor Avenue in Manasquan to Allaire State Park in Wall. Josh Stein, of Eatontown, has been treated for hydrocephalus since he was 21 months…
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October: Fresh direction
GREEN SCENE GOTTI KELLEY The summer of 2010, as it stands now, looks to go down as one of, if not the hottest summer on record. Was the complex La Nina cycle in the equatorial Pacific responsible for this disorderly conduct? High heat was cruel to many plants, but even more crucial was the very…
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Golden Man
The motionless “Golden Man” puzzles a curious crowd at Thompson Park Day on Oct. 17. The festivities included activities such as the “Amazing Maize Maze,” a climbing wall, wagon rides, pumpkin painting, kids’ races, food, an arts and crafts sale, a scarecrow contest and a dog costume contest.LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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Violence, vandalism rates decline in Mat-Ab district
Incidents cut by 57 percent over past three years BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District proactively continues to address bullying, violence and vandalism at its seven schools. Incidents of violence and vandalism at district schools have decreased by 33 percent since 2008-09, according to new data from the New Jersey…
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Thompson Park Day
A large field at the Middletown park was the setting for building scarecrows at Thompson Park Day on Oct 17. Thompson Park Day festivities also included a climbing wall, wagon rides, pumpkin painting, kids’ races, food, an arts and crafts sale, and a dog costume contest. More photos at gmnews.com. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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John Powell show at Beacon Fine Arts
Ashow of paintings by internationally acclaimed painter John Powell will open Friday at Beacon Fine Arts Gallery in Red Bank. “Cottage Koi” Powell, a lyrical realist painter, will be present at opening receptions 7-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, and 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23. Powell’s paintings reflect a varied life’s work of collecting and selling…
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Four candidates seek Twp. Committee seats
— Jacqueline Hlavenka Serena DiMaso Four candidates are vying for two open seats on the Holmdel Township Committee in the municipal election on Nov. 2. Incumbent five-term Mayor Serena DiMaso, a Republican, is seeking re-election. DiMaso’s running mate, newcomer Eric Hinds, is seeking a three-year term on the Township Committee. Incumbent three-term township Committeewoman Janet…
