Category: Independent News
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Steeplechase racing tradition returns
Sept. 26 event revives Monmouth Hunt charity race OCEANPORT — A unique day of racing is set for Sept. 26 at Monmouth Park with the arrival of the Monmouth Park-Meridian Health Steeplechase Festival, the first steeplechase event held in the region in more than 15 years. Otherwise known as jump racing, steeplechase racing features a…
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Local singer lands a slot on MTV’s ‘Starmaker’
Bayshore native poised for career as music superstar BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Ever since she was 6 years old, Bayshore native Lauriana Mae knew she wanted to be a singer. Initially too shy to sing in public, Lauriana Mae has gone on to land a spot on the nationally televised MTV show “P. Diddy’s…
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Fink responds to ethical concerns
BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Committeeman Larry Fink will continue to recuse himself from discussions about the township’s wastewater management plan, he told the Sept. 3 Township Committee meeting. Fink, a Democrat who is running for reelection in November, was responding to ethical and legal concerns raised about his input on amendments to…
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Mat. Zoning Board denies apartments on Main St.
Engineer: Six-unit bldg. would appeal to commuters BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer MATAWAN — The Borough Zoning Board denied an application for a residential six-unit apartment building on Main Street at the Sept. 2 meeting. The motion to deny a use variance to build residential apartments in a commercial zone was proposed by board member…
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Court sides with former M’town super on one charge
Witmer will appeal to N.J. Supreme Court, lawyer says BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — An appellate court ruled last month the N.J. commissioner of education should not have overturned a judge’s decision when she penalized the former Middletown superintendent of schools. The decision ties back to a lawsuit pressed by the Middletown Board…
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Are you interested in genealogy mysteries?
The Monmouth County Genealogy Society will host the regular bimonthly meeting and learn about “The Mystery of Duffy’s Cut” at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13. Learn the latest discoveries involving the fate of 57 Irish immigrant laborers who died in 1832 digging a railroad bed in Chester County, Pa., when the Rev. Dr. Francis…
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Get inspired at Dearborn Market Health and Wellness Fair
HOLMDEL — Dearborn Market will host a Health and Wellness Fair 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 19 and 20 in the market’s greenhouse. The fair will feature 18 health- and wellness related vendors on both days. Visitors can get ideas on everything from fixing healthful back-to-school lunches to making sure they are taking their…
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Task force will oversee property maintenance
MIDDLETOWN — In order to maintain property values and assure a clean, attractive township, Middletown has established a Property Maintenance Task Force. The task force is charged with identifying run-down, dilapidated and poorly maintained properties and diligently pursuing property owners to have problems addressed, according to a press release from the township. The task force…
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Cupcakes for a Cause helps children affected by cancer
MATAWAN — A local bakery will team up with the national nonprofit organization CancerCare for the sixth annual Cupcakes for a Cause on Sept. 21-27, supporting children affected by a cancer diagnosis. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. EatCake will be one of more than 200 participating bakeries across the country selling specially decorated cupcakes.…
