Category: Independent News
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Artist’s creations will fill Beatles hotel
Howell resident known worldwide for works of Fab Four BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer When the Beatles came to America in 1964, they rocked our world, literally. To this day Beatlemania is still running rampant across the country. ERIC SUCAR staff Surrounded by her paintings of the Beatles, local artist Shannon reflects on her current…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Evan Schade, 3, Tinton Falls, shares his Christmas wish list with Santa Claus during a visit to historic Longstreet Farm in Holmdel Park Dec. 15.
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Hazlet skate park gets boost from county $$
$238K open space grant will fund several projects BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer An open space grant of $238,000 from the county will bring skaters in Hazlet Township a step closer to having a skate park. Hazlet, along with 10 other Monmouth County municipalities, has been awarded a grant for open space projects by the…
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Specifics of new school funding formula unfurled
Holmdel, Hazlet in line for 10 % hike; all districts would get at least 2% BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Gov. Jon Corzine recently released a new formula for school aid that will have varying affects on schools in the Bayshore area. The state aid figures from Corzine’s proposed new school funding plan would give…
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Middletown mulls fairness of reval date
Twp. hires tax expert in light of falling values BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – With property values falling and a real estate slump, the Township Committee has retained special counsel to advise it whether to proceed with a property revaluation. Before the Middletown Township Committee workshop meeting on Dec. 3 could get down…
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IN THE ARTS
Brookdale Community College invites area actors/singers to audition in December for “Pocket Musical” productions which open this spring. The “Pocket Musicals,” each of which involve only twothree characters, are “Tick, Tick . . .Boom!” by Jonathan Larson; “Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story” by Stephen Dolginoff; and “I Do! I Do!” by Harvey Schmidt…
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PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Top: Travelers board a trolley Dec. 8 for the Keyport’s Historical Society’s Candlelight House Tour, which visits Victorian-era homes. Right: Dieter Abels explains some of the changes he has made to his house, which was one of the stops on the tour.
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Art Forms wraps up Red Bank run
Art Forms gallery in Red Bank will be open only a few more weeks before it closes its doors on Monmouth Street Jan. 5. At that point, the gallery, which specializes in 21st century contemporary American art, will have a new address, online, at www.artformsgalleries.com. Beginning Friday through Jan. 5, the gallery collection will be…
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Twp. urges state to keep affordable housing regs
Middletown says RCAs are effective way to provide housing BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – The Township Committee is urging the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) to continue regulations that allow the transfer of affordable housing obligations between municipalities. COAH will meet Dec. 17 to discuss the state’s affordable housing regulations, including the…
