Category: Independent News
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Alliance recognizes community volunteers
The Holmdel Democratic Alliance for Good Government cordially will host its 2nd Annual Shining Star Breakfast, Sunday, April 13, from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the Hazlet Holiday Inn, 2870 Highway 35 in Hazlet. Suggested donation is $50 for an adult; $20 for a child; $75 a couple; and $90 for a family. Douglas Ziemba…
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Holmdel CFO adds title of administrator
Annecharico has served township for 20 years BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Joseph Annecharico HOLMDEL – The township’s chief financial officer will now add the title of township administrator to his job description. Joseph Annecharico was named chief administrative officer of Holmdel Township to a round of cheers from committee members and residents in…
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John Powell in Red Bank
An exhibit of paintings by internationally acclaimed artist John Powell will open at Beacon Fine Arts Gallery in Red Bank on Friday, April 18. “Autumn Vase” Receptions with the lyrical realist painter will take place 7-10 p.m.April 18 and 5-9 p.m.April 19 at Beacon FineArts, 61 Monmouth St. Powell began his immersion in the arts…
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No business like show business
MATT DENTON Casey Hebding stars as Buffalo Bill in Matawan Regional High School’s production of the musical “Annie Get Your Gun” on April 2.
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IN THE ARTS
All four original members of Asia – Geoff Downes, Steve Howe, Carl Palmer & John Wetton – will perform at the Count Basie Theatre onWednesday,April 16, at 8 p.m. Drummer Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake and Palmer), guitarist Steve Howe (Yes), keyboardist Geoff Downes (Yes, The Buggles), and bassist John Wetton (King Crimson, RoxyMusic, Uriah Heep)…
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Teen driver study panel issues recommendations
Monmouth County Freeholder Barbara J. McMorrow, co-chair of the New Jersey Teen Driver Study Commission, participated in a news conference last week that officially released the group’s findings and recommendations to help reduce teen motor vehicle crashes and save lives. “New Jersey’s Teen Driver Study Commission can be proud of its groundbreaking efforts to define…
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‘All the world’s a stage …’
ERIC SUCAR staff Middletown South High School student Katie Kroeper performs Sonnet 14 from Macbeth” during the 2008 Shakespeare Competition held in the Performing Arts Center at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft on Saturday, March 8. The English- Speaking Union of America Monmouth County Branch sponsored the competition, which saw 20 students perform various Shakespearean…
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Election season already under way in Middletown
Dems name council candidates; GOP’s Wilkens bows out BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer Thomas P. Wilkins MIDDLETOWN – The municipal election for Township Committee is still seven months away, but the Democrats have already selected the party’s candidates, while a Republican committeeman announced he will not be on the ticket in the fall. The Middletown…
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‘Surviving the Plan’: Holocaust photo exhibit
When Jerry Casciano aims the lens of hisHasselblad camera, he delves deep into the heart of his subject. Casciano’smost recent exhibit, “Surviving the Plan,” documents the power of survival of Holocaust survivors from Auschwitz, Treblinka and theWarsaw Ghetto. At left: Margit with a photo of her parents, who were separated from her in Auschwitz. She…
