Category: Independent News
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Six years later, memory of 37 victims kept alive
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer People file into Middletown’s World Trade Center Memorial Gardens, where 37 township residents who lost their lives during the attacks are commemorated. The service was held on the sixth anniversary of the attacks last week. MIDDLETOWN – Sept. 11 in Middletown was overcast and rainy, a sharp contrast to the…
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St. George’s-by-the-River listed on historic registers
Architecture, history qualify church for state, nat’l designations BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer St. George’s-by-the-River Episcopal Church is an example of Gothic Revival-style architecture. The church, which will celebrate the 100th anniversary next year since it was consecrated in 1908, has been named to the National and N.J. Historic Registries for, among other things, its…
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From the Vault
Director Mark Fleming observes Eric Galipo, of Asbury Park, during an audition for a production at the Henderson Theatre, Lincroft, in May of 1993.
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‘Millions’ of dead fish wash ashore
Officials believe lack of oxygen may have killed bunkers BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer What one Monmouth County official estimated as over a million dead bunker fish washed up on the Raritan Bay’s shores in Keyport last week. SAM SNYDER The waters near Brown’s Point Marina in Keyport were thick with the carcasses of…
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Aberdeen Day
Clockwise from top left: Bill Boesenberg talks about a 17-foot python that local kids helped display during Saturday’s Aberdeen Day festivities, held at Matawan Regional High School. Morganville’s Gabrielle Farina, 8, tackles a giant inflatable climbing pyramid. Old Bridge’s Frankie, 7, and James Radics, 4, look over an exhibit of tactical weapons that police use.…
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Truck sales co. owner admits bribing official
NEWARK – A co-owner of local truck sales company pleaded guilty on Sept. 13 to bribing a public official and also to conspiring to launder money purported to be loansharking and illegal sports gambling proceeds. Stephen Appolonia, 53, of Colts Neck, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge William J. Martini to one count of making…
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Adopt a Pet
Adopt a Pet Name Age 8 months Breed Sex Buddy foxhound male Description a little shy with people; likes everyone he meets; would benefit from training; likes to pull on his leash; outgoing Adoption fees: Adult dogs – $100; puppies up to 4 months – $140; adult cats – $60, or two for $90; kittens…
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Digging in
ERIC SUCAR staff Hungry diners dig into their plates during an all-you-can-eat seafood fundraiser held by the Washington Engine Company No. 1 Fire Department in Matawan on Saturday. The fundraiser benefited a fellow fireman who is need of a kidney transplant.
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The best-kept secret in design
What do you think of when someone uses the term interior design? This Project Presentation Board was created by Prachayapron Klongsakon, a recent graduate of the Interior Design program of Brookdale Community College. “Many people think only of residential interiors,” said Patty Blaser, professor of interior design at Brookdale Community College, “And that it’s all…
