Category: Independent News
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Park system to host celebration of historic rose garden
MIDDLETOWN — The Monmouth County Park System invites area residents to its Celebration of the Historic Rose Garden from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 13. The event will be held at Deep Cut Gardens, Red Hill Road, Middletown, and will feature tours, demonstrations and lectures. Guided tours of the gardens will be offered…
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in service
Air Force Airman James E. Herer, son of Kimberly Newins of North Middletown and Richard Herer of Sanford, Maine, graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare…
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Mosaic bins beautify waterfront
BY JAMES McEVOY Correspondent KEYPORT — Since its inception, the Arts Society of Keyport (ASK) has aimed to raise awareness of all art forms while promoting events of cultural value to the residents of Keyport. For its latest project, ASK chose a public art project, commissioning mosaic recycling bins that fulfill the council’s mission while…
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Raritan High School’s Bennett Jackson (middle) won the 110-meter hurdles
Raritan High School’s Bennett Jackson (middle) won the 110-meter hurdles at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions on June 3 in South Plainfield at Frank Jost Field. The Rocket senior turned in the fastest time in the state this spring, 13.75, and made school history by becoming the first Raritan boy to win an MOC state…
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Arts Society of Keyport’s Mosaic Bin Project
The first of the five bins for the Arts Society of Keyport’s Mosaic Bin Project was installed at the Waterfront Complex on May 22.
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Anchor Glass redevelopment ordinance introduced
Public hearing to take place at June 15 council meeting BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer The Aberdeen Township Council unanimously approved the introduction of an ordinance adopting a redevelopment plan for the abandoned Anchor Glass site at its June 1 meeting. The concept plan for the proposed “Glassworks” redevelopment area, located in the Cliffwood section…
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MCSPCA finds new director from within
It all started with cleaning cages BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer After a nationwide search, Laurie Garrison of Oceanport was chosen to become the new executive director of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) in February. Laurie Garrison, the new executive director of the Monmouth County SPCA, looks forward…
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Newest Holmdel park receives a name
The Neil Waackaack Preserve honors fallen Holmdel soldier BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Correspondent The Neil Waackaack Preserve is located on the 12-acre former Bachstadt property on Middle Road between Laurel and Palmer avenues in the township. HOLMDEL – The township’s newest recreational park was named officially at the June 3 Township Committee meeting. The 12-acre park…
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Seining
Clockwise from top left: Alec Smith, Cliffwood Beach, helps Joe Reynolds (far right), a member of the Bayshore Regional Watershed Council, stretch out a 30-foot seine net for a Summer Seining Survey held along the oceanfront of Cliffwood Beach, a section of Aberdeen. Ben Smith, Cliffwood Beach, touches a small fish caught during the seining…
