Category: Independent News
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JEFF GRANIT staff Melissa Burns, 11, Matawan, enjoys the first snowfall of the season at Terhune Park.
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T. Thomas Fortune legacy celebrated
Exhibit part of effort to preserve historic home as cultural center BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer RED BANK – Red Bank residents can pay tribute to one of their own forward thinkers during Black History Month. T. Thomas Fortune, a black journalist and activist who resided at 94 Drs. James Parker Blvd. from 1901 to…
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Boro Council debates where to locate field
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer MATAWAN- Throwing strikes left and right at the Feb. 19 Borough Council meeting, town officials debated the placement of a girls softball field next to the Community Center on Church Street. “We have money available through a bond, not out of taxpayers’ pockets,” Councilwoman Linda Clifton reasoned. “The fields…
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Colonial times come alive
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Re-enactor Chris Campana, Brick, takes part in the Colonial Man of the Year event at Murray Farmhouse in Poricy Park, Middletown, Feb. 24. Jesse Campana, 12, keeps warm by the fire as he portrays life in the Colonial era.
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In the Service
Pvt. Robert Curci II, Port Monmouth section of Middletown, has graduated from Parris Island,N.C., as aMarine.Hewill now attend military occupational school to become amember of themilitary police.A2004 graduate ofMiddletownHigh School North, he is the son of Camille and Robert Curci. Army National Guard Sgt. Leah S. Bonnell has graduated from basic combat training at Fort…
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Affordable housing debate continues
Mayor, resident differ over need for housing for young adults BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – Whether the township has an obligation to provide affordable housing for young adults was the topic of debate at the Feb. 19 Township Committee meeting. Township resident Matthew Morehead, 27, continued comments begun at the Feb. 4 committee…
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Partisan politics follows resignation from board
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer MATAWAN – Controversy and charges of conflict of interest continue in the wake of the resignation of a member of the borough’s Unified Planning-Zoning Board. Borough Councilwoman Linda Clifton, a Republican, stepped down from her position as a Class III member of the board earlier this month after Democratic…
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Aberdeen church celebrates heritage
ABERDEEN – St. Mark African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, founded in 1925 and located in Aberdeen, is presenting, as a part of its African American History celebration, “Jazz – American Classical Music.” The program will feature live jazz performances by veteran New York jazz performer and producer Marge Elliot and her ensemble. Also featured will…
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Vanishing beauty
An exhibit of environmental photography of uncommon beauty by Laury Egan, Valerie Craig and Jean Finnila is at the Frederick Gallery in Allenhurst. “Night Fall” by Jean Finnila “Vanishing Beauty of Land and Sea: Photographic Contemplations” will open March 1 and run through April 19 at the gallery, located at 111Main St. inAllenhurst.An opening reception…
