Category: Independent News
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Lt. governor candidates back shared services
County residents Guadagno and Esposito in three-way debate at Monmouth U. BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The state’s three candidates for lieutenant governor, including two local residents, each touted shared services programs between state municipalities and school districts as a way to provide tax relief to New Jersey residents. Lt. governor candidates (l-r) Sen. Loretta…
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Minister and congregation begin new chapter
UUCMC welcomes ‘a woman of quiet strength’ BY LINDA DENICOLA Correspondent Our ancestors understood the importance of stories. It was the way values and mores were passed to future generations before college courses, genealogy searches and the Internet. Above: The Rev. Virginia Harocha-Ernst interacts with a group of young people at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation…
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Boro at work on 2010 budget, new programs
Aim is to offset increases with cost-cutting measures BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer MATAWAN — As 2009 winds down, the Borough Council is already working ahead for the year 2010. Borough Administrator William Garofalo explained at the Oct. 6 meeting that the council is drafting the 2010 budget and working on cost-saving measures for Matawan.…
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Library to honor area Holocaust survivors
The Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Education Center at Brookdale Community College will present a program on its “Tribute to the Survivors in Our Community” at 2 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. The tribute, designed to preserve the survivors’ past, and to recognize their resolve as they…
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State expected to approve Middletown’s COAH plan
Certification would be first since 1994 plan was approved BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Township officials expected the state to certify their Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) plan Oct. 14. Jason Greenspan, township planner, told the Township Committee at its Oct. 5 meeting that Middletown’s affordable housing round-three plan had been recommended for…
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Jamboree joyride
Hylah Rose Heffron, of Keyport, takes a ride on a mechanical bull at the 12th annual Keyport Jamboree held along West Front Street in downtown Keyport on Oct. 10
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Chili cook-off
Bob Ciecierski serves a sample of chili made by members of Raritan Hose Keyport Fire Department for the chili cook-off held during the 12th annual Keyport Jamboree held Oct. 10 along West Front Street in downtown Keyport.
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Matawan revises signage guidelines for downtown
BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Neon signs will be included in new signage ordinances being drafted. MATAWAN — The Borough Council is revising signage ordinances to enhance the ambiance of the downtown. Councilman Tom Fitzsimmons said at the Oct. 6 meeting that creating a uniform look for downtown Matawan could attract new businesses. “We want…
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IN THE ARTS
N.J. Water Color Society exhibition The New Jersey Watercolor Society 67th annual Juried Exhibition is at the Monmouth Museum through Oct. 31. This prestigious annual juried exhibition represents the finest examples of works in watercolor in New Jersey and includes work from both society members and nonmembers throughout the state. Watercolor demonstrations by prominent artists…
