Category: Independent News
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Uninvited roommates move in … and they bite
Senior complex deals with bedbug infestation BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer RED BANK – The saying “Don’t let the bedbugs bite” has taken on a new meaning for seniors living in a Wall Street housing complex. Residents living at Wesleyan Arms, a six-story complex with 60 one-bedroom apartments for seniors, have encountered a menacing problem…
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January deadline to sign up for master gardeners
The Monmouth County Master Gardener Program is accepting applications for 2008. The deadline to apply is Jan. 2. Master gardeners are experts in all things related to home gardening in Monmouth County. After completing classroom and hands-on training, master gardeners share their knowledge with others by conducting garden lectures, demonstrations, school and community gardening projects,…
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Red Bank repeals keg registration ordinance
ABC director says Legislature should take up issue BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer RED BANK – After having the measure on the books for six months, the borough of Red Bank repealed a keg registration ordinance Nov. 12 at the request of the state division of the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC). ABC Director Jerry Fischer…
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Future use of housing on base to be discussed
The U.S. Navy has entered into a scoping period as the preliminary process to drafting an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in order to evaluate the potential impacts of creating an access route to the Laurelwood housing complex at Naval Weapons Station Earle, Colts Neck, in 2010, as required by a 1988 contract between the Navy…
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Fire aid units to receive lifesaving masks for pets
Local 4-H Club and dog day care center donate funds When fire strikes, family pets can be injured or die from inhaling smoke. Because human oxygen masks don’t fit over animals’ snouts, rescue personnel can’t do much to help. That’s about to change. Each of Monmouth County’s 60 volunteer fire aid units will soon be…
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IN THE ARTS
Now celebrating 37 years, the Philadelphia Dance Company (Philadanco) is a significant player in the dance world. Reaching over 100,000 people a year through live performance and an estimated 100 million on television, its artistic direction has a reputation for producing a repertory with passion, power, skill and diversity. The company will perform Friday, Nov.…
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Photo exhibits at guild
Hazlet artist Alan Leckner is exhibiting his photojournalistic work in a solo exhibit titled “Eastern Europe: Historic and New.” The exhibit will run through Nov. 28 at the Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury. At the same time, Norma Kay, Union Beach, is having a mini-show of her photographs, “Images in a Mind’s Eye.” “Ocean…
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CHRIS KELLY staff CBA’s Rich Grandelli (No. 1478) leads Ben Horel (No. 1480) and Brendon Pierson (No. 1485) to the finish line in the NJSIAA Non-Public A Boys race at Holmdel Park on Nov. 10. See Sports.
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Garden State Film Festival seeks entries
The sixth annual Garden State Film Festival has issued a call for entries from independent filmmakers. The deadline for submissions is Dec. 1. Filmmakers wishing to submit their films should visit the festival Web site at www.gsff.org. The 2008 festival returns to the Paramount Theater on the boardwalk in Asbury Park April 4-6. Professional judges…
