Category: Independent News
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Hazlet may redistrict some primary students
Parents upset over possible school switch BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer HAZLET – Parents of 20 Raritan Valley Elementary School students are waiting for word from the school district on whether their children will have to switch schools in the upcoming school year. One of those parents, Eric Lesniak, said he received a letter from…
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Mentors needed for kids affected by Sept. 11
RED BANK – Tuesday’s Children, a nonprofit that provides mentors to children who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks, is seeking for volunteers in the Red Bank area. According to the nonprofit, there are currently a few families in the area who want their children to have a mentor to be a positive role…
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Summer concerts, food fest in Keyport
The Keyport Summer Concert Series sponsored by the Keyport Business Alliance is presenting “Jazz & Blues on Front Street,” a free concert series to be held at the newly renovated mini park. The concerts kick off with The Rocketmen on Sunday, June 29, at 7 p.m. This show is being held in conjunction with the…
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NOTES AROUND TOWN
Habitat for Humanity volunteers build walls for a home as part of the “Building Hope, Building Homes” project that took place at the Rittenhouse Kerr dealership parking lot in Red Bank on June 13. The walls will be used for a home in Keansburg as well as for three homes for Hurricane Katrina victims. Aberdeen…
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Catholic schools receive funds from foundation
St. Jerome’s awarded $1,500 for substance abuse program Catholic schools throughout Monmouth County have been awarded grants by a newly launched educational foundation established by the Diocese of Trenton. As part of its mission, the Foundation for Student Achievement has selected the first recipients of the nearly $15,000 in small grants to be teachers and…
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Monmouth population now exceeds 659,000
FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Planning Board has released the county’s 2008 population information, which estimates 659,353 people now live in Monmouth County. This represents a total resident population increase of 0.56 percent in 2007 and an overall increase of 7.2 percent, since the 2000 U.S. census. “Monmouth County continues to be a preferred location…
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Fossil hunting
FRANK GALIPO Andrew Cornelio of Holmdel examines his net while fossil hunting in the Ramanessin Brook in Holmdel on June 7.
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Brothers charged in bank robbery scheme
EATONTOWN – Police have arrested two borough brothers in connection with the robbery of a Middletown bank earlier this month. Christopher A. Greenfield, 43, and Glenn Greenfield, 45, both of Eatontown, were arrested following an investigation into the robbery of a Bank of America branch on Route 35 South in Middletown. Glenn Greenfield was arrested…
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Workshops will teach traditional hand crafts
OCEAN GROVE – The Historical Society of Ocean Grove is offering visitors the opportunity to learn various skills from the Victorian Era this summer. Workshops run from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and registration is limited so instructors can work one-on-one with participants. The fee is $15. Workshops will be held on the grounds of…
