Category: Independent News
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Courtroom renovation would improve energy efficiency
Architectural plans call for elimination of sloped ceiling BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Problems with lighting and acoustics would be addressed in a $79,000 renovation of the municipal courtroom. Anthony Iovino of Arcari and Iovino Architects, Edgewater, presented a proposed concept for the courtroom to the Township Committee at the Dec. 11…
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‘Changing Seasons, Changing Moods’
Acollection of watercolor and pastel paintings by Shrewsbury artist Nessa Neilson Morse is on display at the West Long Branch Public Library. “Eagle Lake” Sponsored by the Friends of the West Long Branch Public Library, “Changing Seasons, Changing Moods” will run through Dec. 29 during regular library hours. Morse is an adjunct instructor in art…
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Aberdeen approves affordable hsg. plan
Zoning changes, traffic impacts concern residents BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer ABERDEEN ABERDEEN — The Planning Board unanimously adopted an affordable housing plan that will satisfy the township’s 440- unit obligation under the new state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) regulations at a special public meeting held Dec. 9. “Included in the approved plan…
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IN THE ARTS
Legendary Disney artist Carl Barks is recognized as the ‘father’ of Donald Duck’s penny-pinching uncle Scrooge McDuck. Barks is credited with inventing Scrooge and many other characters during his long career of designing and illustrating comic books for Disney. Cel-ebration! Gallery is hosting “Scrooged,” a show that features a selection of Barks’ handsigned, limited-edition posters…
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Mid’town plan ready for COAH deadline
Legislators ask council to extend Dec. 31 deadline BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Middletown approved an affordable housing plan in time to meet a Dec. 31 state deadline, but now that deadline may be extended. The township has been at work on the plan since October, when the N.J Council on Affordable Housing…
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‘Visions of Veterans’
Exhibit, created by VA patients, reflects veterans’ emotions The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation, in cooperation with the Brooklyn, N.Y., VA, is hosting an exhibit of art that reflects both the wartime and peacetime experiences of veterans. “Visions of Veterans” opened Dec. 2 and will run through Feb. 15 in the lobby of the…
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Suspect arrested in ATM theft attempt
MIDDLETOWN — Police Officers John Soltysik and Adam Vendetti responded to an alarm from an automated teller machine at Investors Savings Bank on Route 35 in Middletown on Dec. 11 at approximately 1:40 a.m. According to a press release from the police department, as the officers arrived they noticed a man walking from the machine.…
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Aberdeen adds Sat’day for drop-off of recyclables
ABERDEEN — In an effort to make recycling easier and more convenient, Aberdeen Township has announced that the Public Works garage is open every Saturday for residents to drop off recyclables. Previously, drop-off was limited to weekdays and the third Saturday of the month, a release from the township states. Those who don’t want to…
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MHSS announces 2009 Hall of Famers
MIDDLETOWN — The members of the Middletown High School South Eagles Hall of Fame voted on their fourth group of inductees to enter the Hall of Fame. The class of 2009, which consists of 10 superior student-athletes and one team, will be honored at a banquet and induction ceremony scheduled for Friday, Jan. 23. In…
