Category: Independent News
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Daylily Day
Clockwise from top: The "Sebastian" variety of daylily was one of the colorful specimens on display at Daylily Day held at Deep Cut Gardens in Middletown on June 27. Marge Fournier (l-r), a charter member of the Garden State Daylily Growers, which co-sponsored the event with the Monmouth County Park System, and member Betty Scharman…
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Hubbard Bridge scoping process moves forward
County: Replacement of W. Front Street span could begin in 2011 BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer Plans for the replacement of the Hubbard Bridge that links Red Bank and the River Plaza section of Middletown were discussed at two public meetings last week. The Monmouth County Engineering Department held the two meetings, one on June…
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NOTES
The residents of East Coach Drive and Carriage Road North in Hazlet held their first annual block party on Saturday, June 21, and a fantastic time was had by all. Residents assembled at the Hazlet/North Centerville Fire unit, which graciously allowed the children and adults of the neighborhood to inspect and go on the fire…
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After delays, Middletown approves $62.2M budget
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – The long-awaited formal vote on the municipal budget finally took place at the Township Committee’s June 30 meeting. The budget passed after more than two months of public hearings and extensions. “It’s pretty much par for the course,” Middletown Mayor Gerard Scharfenberger said on Monday. “If we didn’t…
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Teachers union pickets local legislative offices
BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer ‘Hey, Beck, what the heck,” chanted demonstrators outside the District 12 legislator’s office on Monmouth Street in Red Bank. ERIC SUCAR staff NJEA members protest on June 20. The demonstrators carried signs that read, “Don’t starve the lunch ladies,” “Don’t throw the drivers under the bus” and “Target abuse, not…
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Jacob Landau’s spirit comes full circle
Monmouth U. receives major gift of works by Roosevelt artist BY LINDA DeNICOLA Correspondent An artistic legacy will be carried forward into the future with the addition of a major gift to Monmouth University, West Long Branch. The gift, which will benefit students, scholars and the public, includes more than 300 prints, drawings and paintings…
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IN THE ARTS
Compiled by Gloria Stravelli Designed by Eileen Russell Gerber The New Jersey Repertory Company, 179 Broadway, Long Branch, is presenting the world premiere of the musical “The Little Hours” by David Bucknam, based on several short stories by Dorothy Parker, July 10 through Aug. 17. Regular performances run Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays…
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Summer Shakespeare on the lawn
Brookdale’s Shakespeare Ensemble will present eight summer performances of William Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy “Romeo and Juliet.” The performances will be held on the Great Lawn of the Lincroft main campus, 765 Newman Springs Road, on July 10, 11, 12, 17, 18 and 19 at 7 p.m. and July 13 and 20 at 5 p.m. Performances…
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Long Branch poetry series makes great summer readings
The Long Branch Summer Poetry Series continues Wednesday, July 23, with an appearance by one of the founders of the Language Poetry movement. An accomplished essayist and speaker as well as a sought-after editor, translator and academic, New York native Charles Bernstein has expanded upon the ideas of Marx, Wittgenstein and Stein to develop a…
