Category: Independent News
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Commission seeks funding for Burrowes Mansion
$162K needed for exterior and interior restoration work BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer North of Route 34, across the water from Lake Matawan, a hidden 18th-century gem still stands tall at 94 Main St. Members of the Matawan Historic Sites Commission have developed a plan for the preservation of the circa 1723 Burrowes Mansion that…
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Residents question candidates on the issues
Massell, Short differ over COAH, finance committee BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer The two Middletown Township Committee candidates outlined their political stances and plans in an open forum Oct. 14. Middletown Township Committee candidate Steve Massell delivers his opening speech during a public forum presented by the Greater Red Bank League of Women Voters Oct.…
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Two seats open on Matawan Boro Council
BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer The main issues facing Matawan Borough Council candidates are property taxes, spending and development. Joseph “Bud” Mullaney On Nov. 3, four candidates will be vying for two, three-year terms on the Borough Council. Incumbent Joseph “Bud” Mullaney, a Democrat, is seeking re-election. His running mate is newcomer Richard Paolini, who…
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West Coast artist debuts in Red Bank
Beacon Fine Arts Gallery in Red Bank will host the first solo show of paintings by West Coast artist Goli Mahallati, with an opening reception 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24. “One Spring Day” Mahallati’s paintings have a dream-like quality that blurs color and form to create sensory impressions. A warm and luminescent color palette and…
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Keyport holds off police layoff for third time
Savings likely to come from chief’s retirement BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer KEYPORT — The borough has postponed the layoff date of the police department’s most junior officer as it continues negotiations regarding the early retirement of Police Chief Thomas Mitchell. Mitchell and Mayor Robert Bergen confirmed that the scheduled layoff of a patrolman, a…
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Halloween Haunted Theater returns to Brookdale
The Haunted Theater redefines “stage fright” as Brookdale Community College technical theater students showcase their award-winning skills in creating the bloodiest, scariest “live” haunted space. The Performing Arts Center (PAC) hosts the annual guaranteed thrills and chills Halloween Haunted Theater on Thursday, Oct. 22, Friday, Oct. 23, Saturday, Oct. 24 and Sunday, Oct. 25. The…
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Environmental commission looks to reduce energy costs
BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer MATAWAN — Among the “green” initiatives being studied by the Matawan Environmental Commission is a proposal to outsource the borough’s energy management services to a private consulting firm. The company, Lime Energy, is a provider of integrated energy engineering, consulting and implementation solutions that work to reduce energy operating costs…
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Crop Walk contributors
Christian Koerwer, of Shrewsbury, collects food donated by Joesph Laino, of Port Monmouth, and Virgina Kamper, of Middletown, during the 29th annual Red Bank Crop Walk held at Red Bank Regional High School on Oct. 18.
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County says body found in Marlu Lake was a suicide
AHazlet township man charged in a child pornography case was found dead in a Holmdel lake Oct. 16, six days after he first went missing. Joggers at Thompson Park were running along Marlu Lake Oct. 16 around 3:26 p.m. when they discovered a body, said Mike Cunningham, a Monmouth County administrative assistant prosecutor. Authorities later…
