Category: Independent News
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Oyster research program shut down by DEP
Baykeeper ordered to remove Keyport Harbor Reef Project BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer KEYPORT — The NY/NJ Baykeeper will remove its research-based Keyport Harbor Oyster Reef Project from the Raritan Bay to comply with an order from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the organization announced July 19. The Baykeeper, which works to…
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Michael’s Feat marks decade of service to area families
M ore than 300 people are expected to gather at YMCA Camp Arrowhead, Route 520, Marlboro, for the Michael’s Feat 10th annual family picnic July 31 from 1-5 p.m. The families will help kick off a 10th anniversary celebration for Michael’s Feat, a nonprofit named in memory of Michael Gerard Puharic, born July 29, 2000,…
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Volunteers needed for Friends of Clearwater Festival Aug. 21
The New Jersey Friends of Clearwater are looking for volunteers to help with the 35th annual Clearwater Festival, a celebration of the environment with live music, song, food, crafts and practical information on protecting natural resources. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Sunset Park in Asbury Park. Clearwater is a…
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County opens new health clinic in Hazlet
Clinic services will be free or low cost BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Monmouth County Public Health Coordinator Michael Meddis at the new county health office in the Hazlet municipal building. HAZLET — The Monmouth County Health Department (MCHD) will open a new location in the Hazlet municipal building on July 22 that will provide…
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Pallone, Holt seek liaison for Fort Hancock
Urge NPS to lease buildings for noncommercial uses BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Local representatives hope to facilitate restoration of the Fort Hancock buildings by requesting that the National Park Service appoint a lease liaison position and proceed on a building-bybuilding basis. On July 7, U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-6th District) and Rush Holt…
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Aberdeen amends affordable housing plan
Planning Board approves plan for units on three sites BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Several changes were made to the township’s fair share housing and master plan for 2010, as approved by the Aberdeen Planning Board at a special public meeting on July 14. The amendment to the 2008 fair share plan includes…
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service
Army Pvt. Isaiah C. Lowe, son of Denise Lowe of the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military…
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Save the date for Bayonet Farm Arts & Music Festival
HOLMDEL — The Bayonet Farm Advisory Committee and the Holmdel Department of Parks and Recreation are planning a day of visual and performing arts at Bayonet Farm for Sept. 12. Plein air artists will spend the afternoon painting their interpretations of the many vistas at the farm, while original artworks of many other artists will…
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Aberdeen working toward Freneau preservation
Planning Board decides area not needed for affordable housing BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer ABERDEEN — In an effort to preserve the Freneau section of the township, the Aberdeen Planning Board unanimously passed a resolution on July 14 that says preserving land for open space is not inconsistent with the township’s master plan. With the…
