Category: Independent News
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Science reporter to deliver Field Lecture
TINTON FALLS — Patrick Regan, senior correspondent for science and technology at New Jersey Public Television and Radio, will deliver the 2008 Norman J. Field Lecture in Science at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2. The lecture, titled “License to Explore,” will take place in the Performing Arts Center auditorium at Monmouth Regional High School, 1…
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Court sets aside denial of Town Center
Attorney: Mid’town may appeal to N.J. Supreme Court BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer Middletown is weighing legal options after a Sept. 10 ruling by the Appellate Division of state Superior Court overturned a lower court ruling upholding the township’s denial of the Town Center project. The next step may be heading to the state’s…
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September: A perfectly edited garden vision
What expectations do you have of your garden? Your goal should be to create a cohesive and vigorously flourishing plant picture — a doable creation with plants that know their place and don’t roam uncontrollably throughout the space allocated. The plants you choose to adopt say a lot about you. Some “safe” gardeners rely mostly…
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Remembering 9/11
Clockwise from top: The Pledge of Allegiance is recited by people attending the Middletown Township Sept. 11 Remembrance Ceremony. A memorial for Ronald M. Breitweiser is one of the 37 dedicated to Middletown residents who died in the World Trade Center attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Emergency personnel stand at attention during the ceremony. A…
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Fire co. gets $12K grant for response equipment
MIDDLETOWN — The Lincroft Fire Company will be able to purchase a long list of equipment to help strengthen its emergency response thanks to a $12,234 grant. The grant has been awarded by Swett & Crawford and Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. Red Bank-based Phoenix Underwriting Managers initiated the grant process by alerting Swett & Crawford…
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Councilwoman probes, meets with resistance
Gallo criticized for challenging hirings, budget BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Amid the shouting and dissent that could be heard through the closed doors of an executive session, attendees at the Sept. 2 Township Council meeting were left waiting before the meeting got under way almost two hours after its scheduled start…
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They’re back!
“Glitter & Koi” by Sven Widen The Art Alliance of Monmouth County in Red Bank has ended its summer sojourn with the September exhibit “We’re Back.” This month’s theme celebrates the 30-year anniversary of the Art Alliance, located at 33 Monmouth St. in Red Bank. The window artists are Sven Widen and Lizzi Schippert, a…
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Joint effort preserves Locust horse farm
Development rights to Holly Crest Farm acquired for $2.5M BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer ERIC SUCAR staff A combined effort led by the Monmouth Conservation Foundation has resulted in the preservation of Holly Crest Farm in Locust Point. The horse farm is the first Middletown farm to enter the county’s Farmland Preservation Program and adds…
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Public invited to attend budget overview session
HOLMDEL — On Wednesday, Oct. 1, Holmdel citizens will have an opportunity to meet with Joseph Annecharico, who serves as both township administrator and chief financial officer. Annecharico will give an overview of the township budget process, followed by an open meeting to answer questions. If residents are wondering how the payment of back taxes…
