Category: Independent News
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UUC hosts Sunday dialogues
MIDDLETOWN — The Sunday Morning Dialogue program at the Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse during March will include discussions on environmental justice and the role of the artist in society. The topic for March 21 is “Toward a Green Economy: Who Is In and Who Gets Left Out?” Amy Goldsmith, state director, N.J. Environmental Federation, will discuss…
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Get more out of cty. libraries
Online survey asks residents for input on future programming The Monmouth County Library System is beginning 2010 with a new initiative — a survey that will ask county residents for their input on future programming. The 12-question survey is currently available on the library’s website, www.monmouthcountylib. org, and will be online through the month of…
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Keyport council accepts grant for senior center
BY JAMES McEVOY Correspondent KEYPORT — The Borough Council unanimously approved the acceptance of a grant in the amount of $36,000 to fund the Keyport Senior Center at its March 2 meeting. The annual grant provided by the Monmouth County Office on Aging, along with borough funding and donations, is the major source of funding…
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Aberdeen offering electronics recycling
ABERDEEN — The township Department of Public Works is now accepting electronics for recycling at the public works yard on Lenox Road off Cliffwood Avenue. Items that will be accepted include computer monitors, keyboards, scanners, central processing units (CPUs), televisions, modems, hard drives, laptops, stereos, VCRs, fax machines, copy machines and printers. Electronic equipment in…
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If a child 3-21 years of age is experiencing physical, sensory, communication, cognitive or social difficulties, parents or guardians should call the Hazlet Township School District at 732-264-8402 to arrange for an appointment and/or referral to the child study Team (CST). Included are public and nonpublic children 3-5 years of age (preschool) and children who…
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Matawan wants bldg. site developed
Board of health lot will be subdivided BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer MATAWAN — The Borough Council unanimously approved a subdivision of the site of the former Matawan Board of Health facility at 145 Broad St. into two separate lots, at a workshop meeting on March 2. The former Board of Health building located at…
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In the Service
Army Pvt. Angelo A. Antoniello, son of Vincent Antoniello of Hazlet, has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, core values and traditions.…
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County Park System slates free activities
Area residents are invited to join the Monmouth County Park System for the following free activities. • Milling at Walnford, 1-4 p.m. April 3, Historic Walnford, Walnford Road, Upper Freehold. Mill demonstrations resume every weekend afternoon from April through November. Experience the rumble and clack of the restored 1872 gristmill. • Reptiles of New Jersey,…
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View a webcast on openness in gov’t March 19
The League of Women Voters-Greater Red Bank Area and the Monmouth County Library System are inviting the public to view and participate in a free webcast focused on open government from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Friday, March 19. The Sunshine Week 2010 live webcast is being provided by Americans for Less Secrecy, More…
