Category: Independent News
-

Middletown Day
PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Clockwise: Entertainer Dikki Ellis performs under the circus tent at the annual Middletown Day celebration on Sept. 27. A youngster bounces on an inflatable at the event, held on the Croydon Hall grounds in Leonardo. A young hurler tries one of the carnival games.
-

Baykeeper hosts Wild & Scenic Film Festival
NEW BRUNSWICK — NY/NJ Baykeeper will host a film festival of awardwinning films about the environment. The Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival uses film to educate, celebrate, and inspire activism on behalf of the environment and encourage stewardship of our planet. The festival tour makes the rounds of communities around the nation. Thanks to…
-

Photo
ERIC SUCAR staff Ashley Dietrich tries to catch a bubble as it floats out of her reach at Middletown Day, held on the grounds of Croydon Hall in Leonardo on Saturday. More photos, page 38.
-

Working in White
“White Floral #1” ‘ Working in White,” an exhibit of recent paintings by local artist Jon Peters, will be on view in the lobby of the Two River Theater in Red Bank, where an opening reception will be held Saturday at 9:30 p.m. following the opening night performance of the play “Art” by Yasmina Reza.…
-

Middletown District revising prom contracts
Administrators want parents to be aware of agreement BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer Prom season is eight months away, and the Middletown School District is working to ensure that unlike last year, the high school tradition won’t end in arrests being made. Karen Bilbao Superintendent of Schools Karen Bilbao said at the Sept. 24 Board…
-

IN THE ARTS
McKay Gallery in Red Bank is calling for submissions for its third group show, “Red Bank,” to be curated by Bob and Liz McKay. The theme is Red Bank’s centennial and the call is for photos of Red Bank, black and white or color, east side and west side, at land and at sea, daytime…
-

Calico Cat Cupboard dispenses needed help
Volunteer-run thrift shop and food pantry serves needy families BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Blink and you just might miss the small storefront that identifies the Calico Cat Cupboard and Thrift Shop in Middletown. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff The Calico Cat Cupboard and Thrift Shop distributes food and clothing and household items to…
-

MAC hosts visual and tactual art exhibit
Pottery is included in an exhibit of artwork created by and for the blind and visually impaired. The Middletown Arts Center (MAC) is hosting “Another View,” an exhibit of artwork created by and for the blind or visually impaired. This multimedia show is a collection of paintings, sculptures, prints and mixed media work with an…
-

Public forum on Hazlet school lines
District will hold meeting Oct. 22 at Raritan H.S. BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer HAZLET — The Hazlet School District will present demographic data on proposed boundary lines for the district’s schools at a public forum at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22. The Central Office Administration will hold the meeting at Raritan High School, 419…
