Category: Independent News

  • Call for EyeSights 2008

    The call for submittals is open for EyeSights 2008, the fifth annual Open Juried Photography Show and Exhibit presented by the Guild of CreativeArt in Shrewsbury. This year’s expanded competition will award prizes in color and black & white categories and is open to both members and nonmembers. The prospectus is available by PDF download…

  • When railroads crisscrossed Monmouth County

    A brief history in photographs of riding the rails BY LINDA DeNICOLA Correspondent You don’t have to be a railroad enthusiast to appreciate “Railroads ofMonmouth County.” PHOTOS COURTESY OF ARCADIA PUBLISHING The Blue Comet, a steam locomotive that has a special place in local railroad lore, is featured in “Railroads of Monmouth County,” which surveys…

  • UNICO fundraiser to benefit local woman

    The Lincroft Chapter of UNICO, an ItalianAmerican service organization, will host a benefit for Middletown resident Jean Gaeta, who is undergoing treatment for mesothelioma, Feb. 2 from 5 p.m. to closing at Ninette’s Italian restaurant and pizzeria, 908 Shrewsbury Ave., Tinton Falls. Fifteen percent of the evening’s proceeds will be donated to offset expenses for…

  • Mentors sought during National Mentoring Month

    January is NationalMentoringMonth, a time when nonprofit and governmental agencies across the country redouble efforts to connect young people with the mentors so urgently needed. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth County (BBBSMC), Eatontown, is extending an open invitation to Monmouth County residents to be a part of this national priority by becoming a Big…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Jamaal Harris, Jackson, looks fierce during a bow demonstration at the fourth annual Martial Arts with Hearts benefit for The New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community held Jan. 27 at Brookdale Community College’s Collins Arena in Lincroft.

  • YMCA kicks off Strong Kids Campaign

    MIDDLETOWN – The Community YMCA will kick off its annual Strong Kids campaign on Thursday, Feb. 7, to raise funds for YMCA program scholarships for children and families in Monmouth County. The event will be an evening of inspiration and information led by campaign chairs James Staveley of Eatontown and Hope Brodsky of Lincroft. The…

  • Handlin to host public forum on PNC issues

    Assemblywoman will renew effort to pass underage drinking bill BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer In preparation for this year’s concert series at the PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, AssemblywomanAmy Handlin (R- 13) is taking matters into her own hands. Amy Handlin “Looking ahead to the 2008 concert season, the community, and parents in particular…

  • ‘We have to listen to his words, not just extol them’

    Rep. Holt tells Community YMCA at MLK memorial BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer The Community YMCA (CYMCA) 19th annual Memorial Breakfast celebrating the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. started off with hushed rumblings about the Giants’ leap to the Super Bowl and ended with everyone on their feet, slapping hands together…

  • Future ofMain Street a priority for Buccellato

    Victor in mayoral runoff sworn in Tuesday BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Newly elected Republican Mayor Paul Buccellato has high hopes for Matawan and the Main Street and train station areas, now that he is the official mayor. Paul Buccellato Buccellato ousted Democratic incumbent Mary Aufseeser by 50 votes in the Jan. 15 mayoral…