Category: Independent News

  • ‘All the world’s a stage’

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Left: Lauren Annunziata, Middletown High School South, competes in the 19th annual Shakespeare Competition sponsored by the English-Speaking Union of Monmouth County on March 7. Above: Tim Patten, Red Bank Regional High School, took first place in the competition, which was held at the Performing Arts Center at Brookdale Community…

  • Two perspectives on the Holocaust

    On March 15, the opening of “The Exhibit: A Journey to Life” at the Monmouth Museum will bring to life the world that was lost during the Holocaust. Suitcases, scrapbooks, family photographs and other memorabilia are part of the multimedia exhibits, “A Journey to Life,” which documents the life experiences of Holocaust survivors, and “Voices…

  • No idling, please

    The League of Women Voters of the Monmouth County branch has launched a campaign to stop unnecessary and unlawful idling of vehicles as a public health issue. “Vehicle idling wastes gasoline and money and is a detriment to our health and planet,” according to a press release announcing the initiative. To help curtail vehicle idling,…

  • Middletown looks to cut $3.8 million from budget

    Committee members will meet with dept. heads BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Township Committee must cut $3.8 million from its 2009 budget to achieve a zero percent increase and has been meeting to brainstorm ways to ensure a minimal impact on the tax rate. The committee held a budget meeting Feb. 23…

  • Rude Awakening program dates

    MIDDLETOWN — The schedule of meetings for the 2009 Rude Awakening program for the remainder of the year is: • Friday, March 27, 7-9 p.m., Middletown Municipal Courtroom; • Friday, April 17, 7-9 p.m., Middletown Municipal Courtroom • Golf Cart Training (rain or shine) 7:30 a.m. – noon Saturday, April 18, at Middletown train station,…

  • Mid’twn library launches Job Resource Center

    BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — With the economy deep into a recession, the Middletown Public Library (MTPL) has put together a Job Resource Center to help residents who have lost their jobs get back into the work force. The library is providing programs, workshops and Internet resources to assist residents in navigating these…

  • Art in the Garden

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Belford’s Laura French discusses her artwork with Arleen Vreeland, Matawan, during the Art in the Garden event at Dearborn Farms, Holmdel, March 1. Below: Middletown’s Catherine Dietrich discusses her table setup with her husband, John.

  • NOTES

    The Monmouth County Retired Educators’ Association will hold a meeting at 11 a.m. March 17 at Branches, 123 Monmouth Road, West Long Branch. Phillip Lomonico will speak about New Jersey Education Association’s “The Buyer’s Edge — How to Stretch Your Consumer Dollars.” For luncheon reservations, call Nadine at 732-229-3267. ***** The Atlantic Highlands Arts Council…

  • IN THE ARTS

    Brookdale Community College will present the musical “The Secret Garden” in the Performing Arts Center, Lincroft main campus, 765 Newman Springs Road, Feb. 27-March 8. “The Secret Garden” is the story of young Mary Lennox, who is left orphaned by a cholera epidemic in India in 1907 and is taken to her Uncle Archibald’s gloomy…