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CHRIS KELLY staff Eileen Sherry, of Bayonne, looks through a scope to spot ducks, geese and loons that inhabit Sandy Hook during a winter walk led by a N.J. Audubon Society naturalist Jan. 5.
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Teens text message to raise money
Youths expected to raise $100K in 10 minutes at Feb. 28 fundraiser BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer Text messaging, a popular mode of communication, will help raise funds for the David S. Zocchi Brain Tumor Center, Long Branch. Parents should not get mad next month when their teens say they will “ttyl” or “talk to…
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Commissioner upholds Witmer suspension
Attny. for schools superintendent says he will appeal BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer After months of delay, the Middletown Board of Education finally has a decision on the district’s suspended superintendent. On Dec. 24, state Education Commissioner Lucille Davy ruled that former Middletown Schools Superintendent David Witmer should be suspended for the remainder of his…
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IN THE ARTS
Danke schoen, Wayne Wayne Newton will bring his spectacular show to the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank Thursday, Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $80 and $50 and are on sale now at the box office at 99 Monmouth St., online at countbasietheatre.org or by calling (732) 842-9000. Newton is no stranger to the…
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Scharfenberger elected to 2nd term as mayor
Middletown will pursue interlocal agreements to hold down taxes BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer Asort of passing of the torch occurred during the Middletown Township reorganization meeting on Jan. 6 at town hall. Instead of a torch, outgoing Committeeman Thomas Hall passed on the township’s code book to incoming Committeeman Sean Byrnes, who now takes…
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SICA’s high school sculpture competition
The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts in Long Branch is calling for entries for “High Relief,” its second annual competition to highlight the work of young sculptors in New Jersey. “Bird Cage Rib Cage” by Nina Chidichimo, Matawan Regional High School. (Images from 2007 “High Relief”) SICA, 20 Third Ave. in Long Branch, is…
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The Independent’s top news stories of 2007
1 Some ascended to higher office while others headed for the slammer – the year 2007 offered up a study in contrasts for Bayshore dwellers. Added to the mix were a wily coyote and a wilier monk. There were highs and lows: a dead-heat election, restoration, preservation, all tempered by the double tragedies of the…
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Jim Murphy thanks God he’s a country boy
Brick man looks back on lifetime love of country music BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer So how does an Irish kid born and raised in Plainfield end up in America’s Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame? America’s Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Jim Murphy prepares to tune up his acoustic…
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Community Y in Hazlet offers new programs
HAZLET – The Community YMCA Children’s Achievement Center of Hazlet will offer new programs for children and adults in 2008. The center, located at 745 Poole Ave., currently serves the community with academic preschool and half-day kindergarten enrichment programs for children ages 2 1/2 to 6 years old. The center also has available programs for…
