Category: Independent News
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Wheel-a-thon, memorial walk Oct. 20 at Brookdale
MIDDLETOWN – The first Ryan Bell Memorial Walk and Wheel-A-Thon will be held Oct. 20 at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. Ryan was a student at the Schroth School of LADACIN Network for seven years, where he received education, therapy, and other services. According to a press release, Ryan’s parents, Marlene and Stephen Bell of Marlboro,…
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A good cause for purrs and paws
Max Weinberg’s family to host fundraiser for Monmouth County SPCA BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Becky Weinberg has a mission. The wife of E Street Band drummer and “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” show bandleader Max Weinberg is dedicated to furthering the cause of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals…
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Middletown lauded for exemplary planning
FREEHOLD – Four separate projects from around the county, including two from Middletown, received awards last week at the 54th Monmouth County Planning Board Awards Dinner. At the dinner, held in Freehold, awards were given to highlight projects that serve as examples of exemplary planning. This year, four Merit Awards were presented: Monmouth University, West…
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Shelter still $1.5M shy of costs for renovations
Oshelters still needs to raise $1.5 million to have the ability to continue to help save the lives of hundreds of animals each year. In 1999, the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) decided it would no longer euthanize adoptable animals. Since then, its shelter on Wall Street in Eatontown…
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From the Vault
Michael White, 10, of Matawan, catches some air off a ramp set up on the basketball court at Clinton Street Park in Matawan. The photo appeared in the Aug. 9, 1989, Independent.
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Unbridled: The artist inside the animal
Notable racehorses paint using hued hooves, nose strokes BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Some could confuse a Manet with a Monet, but no one would mistake either for a Moneigh. PHOTOS BY ANDREW MILLER staff Barbara Luna, of ReRun Inc., gives Talkin Thunder a look at the palette while Michelle McSweeney holds the horse steady…
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From the Vault
Bill Fox, a native of San Francisco, makes his way through a thick snowstorm that blanketed the area in January of 1989. Fox had just arrived at Matawan-Aberdeen Train Station from Manhattan en route to visit his sister in Brielle.
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Glory days of the Shore on display
Glory days of the Shore on display Wicker boardwalk cart from Asbury Park and period costumes, circa 1900. Wicker boardwalk carts and period costumes are among the artifacts from the height of Shore culture showcased in a nostalgic exhibit at the Monmouth County Historical Association in Freehold. “By the Sea” opened Tuesday and will be…
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Builder plans 180 units in Aberdeen
Neighbors crowd town hall in opposition; hearing postponed BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer Apair of applications for 180 multifamily housing units were scheduled for public hearings last week, but were postponed at the last minute when the Zoning Board of Adjustment realized it did not have a quorum. Above: The Villages at Aberdeen, a…
