Category: Independent News
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‘Fiction to Fact’
“Planet Mars” Space exploration is brought to life in a new display, “Fiction to Fact” in the Becker Children’sWing at the Monmouth Museum, Lincroft. More than 100 original space artifacts from the days of science fiction to the present are on loan from Kaller’s America Gallery through August 2010. The collection features toys, games, posters…
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Santa Claus is comin’ to town
Clockwise from top: Santa Claus greets children of all ages at the Keyport Borough Tree Lighting and Holiday Festivities Nov. 29. Santa arrives via sleigh on West Front Street in downtown Keyport. The Keyport chorus delivers a lively version of a holiday song. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff
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Past and present
Asbury Park Boardwalk circa 1955 DORN’S CLASSIC IMAGES ‘Then and Now,” an exhibit of photographs from the Dorn’s Classic Images photography archive, is at the Monmouth Museum through Jan. 11. The museum has been exhibiting selected historical images from the Dorn’s Classic Images collection for the past two years. Kathy Dorn Severini is the curator…
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Mat-Ab district focus on test scores
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Falling scores on standardized tests are cause for concern in the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District despite ongoing efforts to raise student performance. However, according to the district superintendent, the inconsistent test scores are already being addressed. The results on standardized tests, with some scores below the average…
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IN THE ARTS
The Concordia Chorale will present the Christmas portion of the “Messiah” at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 8, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 150 River Road, Red Bank. Guest soloists will be David Kellett and Anne McKenna. The performance will be conducted by Cynthia Springsteen with John Balme accompanying. The performance is given as a…
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Mid’town preps for pre-K amid budget woes
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The school district is preparing for full-day preschool and looking for a safety net just in case the state’s funding falls through. Superintendent of Schools Karen Bilbao said that the district plans to use space at the Hazlet branch of the Community YMCA on Poole Avenue, but Board…
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Students learn a second language a new way
Mid’town district adopts new program for teaching Spanish MIDDLETOWN — For 40 minutes on a recent afternoon, a class of River Plaza fourth-graders was immersed in playacting a story in their Spanish class. Students took turns pretending they were traveling to several stores in search of a bicycle of a particular color. Whenever the teacher…
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Hearing on blue house conversion carried again
Testimony concluded, board may vote at Feb. 2 meeting BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer MATAWAN — An application to convert the landmark blue house at 226 Main St. to office space has been carried to the Feb. 2 Unified Planning/Zoning Board meeting. A decision on the application could not be made at the Dec.…
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Family members search for answers
Cousins turned to 12th District officials for help with guardianship BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer Family members search for answers SHARON LEFF Three 12th District legislators (l-r) at a press conference Nov. 25 with Maureen Faletti and Eileen Devlin, who tried unsuccessfully to become guardians of Tara O’Leary. Eileen Devlin and Maureen Faletti are trying…
