Category: Independent News
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Shadow Lake vote dredges up animosity
Democrat, Republican majority clash over $3.8M bond ordinance BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer “I don’t understand how there could be any opposition to passing this.” – Pamela Brightbill Deputy Mayor MIDDLETOWN – The Oct. 15 Township Committee meeting had many hallmarks of a great television show: people cheering, a major conflict and an Emmy Award…
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Three Aberdeen streets to undergo reconstruction
ABERDEEN – The Township Council has awarded a contract for the reconstruction of three streets to Lucas Construction Group Inc. of Old Bridge. The contract was awarded following the submission of bids from six New Jersey companies, with Lucas Construction Group submitting the lowest bid of $1.96 million. Scheduled for later this year or early…
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Deadline is Jan. 2 to sign up for master gardener program
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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“Jack o’ all shades”
“Jack o’ all shades” Brianna Manginelli, 4, of Marlboro, paints a pumpkin at Thompson Park Day in Lincroft on Sunday. CHRIS KELLY staff
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OMG, MCAC finds a gr8 way 2 K.I.T. w/teens
Arts council uses new media to connect teens with the arts BY KATHY HALL Correspondent Anyone who spends time around teenagers “cn c” that they communicate differently from the rest of us. Above: Teens participate in an improv exercise at the Teen Arts Festival. MySpace pages, YouTube videos and instant messages that are incomprehensible to…
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Retirement: the ‘third age’
Brookdale launches Center for Creative Retirement BY LINDA DeNICOLA Correspondent There has never been a better time to be retired or be about to retire in Monmouth County. Everyone is beginning to catch on to the fact that retired people have a lot to offer and the time to devote to the possibilities inherent in…
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Shore history the theme of Squires Luncheon
WEST LONG BRANCH – Gamblers, bathers, rogues and presidents – the original “bennies” – had an enormous impact on modern Monmouth County. They populated the mansions and boarding houses and established the world-renowned resorts that made the county and its shore the place to be. “Monmouth County is a wonderful place to live, and we…
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Parents say no to drug rehab by school
Residents pack town hall for initial hearing on application BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer The owners of an Aberdeen residential facility for mentally disabled adults want to turn their facility into a drug abuse treatment center, a proposal that has upset parents who send their children to a nearby school. On Oct. 10, residents…
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R&B star Rihanna performs at the Robert Collins Arena on the Brookdale Community College Campus in Lincroft on Saturday night. ANDREW MILLER staff
