Category: Independent News
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Learning center for autistic adults becomes reality
TRAIL Center will teach life and work skills in a working farm environment BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A place for young adults with autism to grow and learn — a dream in the minds and hearts of a few individuals — became reality last week with the opening of the Impact OASIS…
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Greater Media Newspapers takes home 15 awards in NJPA contest
Greater Media Newspapers received a combined 15 awards from the New Jersey PressAssociation for excellence in writing, photography and advertising in the NJPA’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2011. The photography department swept the feature category, taking home first, second and third places. The prestigious Robert P. Kelly Award for first-year journalists went to Kristen Dalton…
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‘McTeach’ fundraising event
Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School teacher Nancy McInerney pitches in with other members of the school community at the ‘McTeach’ fundraising event sponsored by the PTSO and held at McDonald’s on April 20. Story and more photos, page 8. Additional photos also at Photo Galleries, www.gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Mayors discuss local economy, biz climate
Development, shared services, train station topics of Meet the Mayors BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Aberdeen Mayor Fred Tagliarini (l) and Matawan Mayor Paul Buccellato were guest speakers at the Matawan-Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce’s Meet the Mayors Night at the Buttonwood Manor on April 22. JACQUELINE HLAVENKA MATAWAN — Shared services and economic growth were…
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Gov.’s Earth Day pledge: No LNG, offshore drilling
Christie’s stance applauded by environmental advocates BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie marked Earth Day by reaffirming his administration’s commitment to environmental protections. Clean Ocean Action Executive Director Cindy Zipf (l) and former Gov. Tom Kean applaud Gov. Chris Christie’s opposition to liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities across the Jersey Shore. Christie also…
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John Powell exhibit opens in Red Bank
Beacon FineArts Gallery in Red Bank will host the opening of an exhibit of paintings by John Powell on May 4 and 5. Opening receptions will be held 7-9:30 p.m. Friday and 5-9 p.m. Saturday at the gallery located at 61 Monmouth St. Powell, a lyrical realist painter, was born in Hollywood, Calif., and began…
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Zoning amendment causes township-wide controversy
More affordable housing BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Acontroversial zoning change in the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen drew large crowds and criticism from hundreds of residents on April 19. Abderdeen residents discuss a proposed zoning change at a Planning Board meeting. After a special meeting of the Aberdeen Planning Board, the Township Council passed an…
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County park system celebrates 50 years of preservation
Director to discuss future plans at ‘tea and talk’ on Sunday BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer The Monmouth County Park System is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with an appreciation of the past and an eye toward the future. Currently, the park system consists of 14,500 acres spread across 38 sites, including parks, gardens,…
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Civil War re-enactment held at Poricy Park Conservancy
A “soldier” answers questions from Julianna Germek, of Middletown, at the medical station of the sesquicentennial Civil War re-enactment held at Poricy Park Conservancy on Saturday. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
