Category: Independent News
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Full of hot air
CHRISKELLYstaff Keyport’s Sue “Lady Bug” Ryan makes balloon animals for Allyson Walker, 4, and Hanna Walker, 7, both Hazlet, during the St. John’s United Methodist Church Corn Festival in Hazlet Aug. 4.
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Auditions
Allegro!, a choir comprised of 32 men and women, has openings for tenors, baritones and basses. Rehearsals are held weekly from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church, Manasquan. Details: Wende Deppeler, (732) 528-5945. Women of Song, a female vocal group, is seeking sopranos and altos. The group performs a variety of music. Rehearsals are held…
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Clearwater Festival has global-warming theme
The 32nd annual Clearwater Festival, New Jersey’s oldest and largest eco-festival, will be held Aug. 18-19 at Sunset Park in Asbury Park. The theme of this year’s event, which is presented by Monmouth County Friends of Clearwater, is “Global Warming – You’d Better Sweat It!” The family friendly event combines information on the environment with…
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Downloads prompt call for computer security upgrades
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MATAWAN – A borough hall computer was used to download photos of young women, an act described as a “security breach” that is causing alarm at the municipal complex. On the evenings of July 24, two separate incidents occurred in the construction department’s office…
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In the Service
Daniel M. Aurigemma has received an Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) college scholarship offer to attend a selected host college or university. Cadets are selected based on comprehensive tests, high school scholastic achievement, and extracurricular activities. The estimated value of the scholarship depends on the student’s choice of school and type of scholarship…
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State open-space funding question will go to voters
Environmental groups will lobby hard for GSPT renewal in months ahead BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer New Jersey voters will determine in November whether to issue $200 million in bonds to fund the state’s Garden State Preservation Trust (GSPT) for one more year. Civic groups applauded the bill’s passage, but said…
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District approved to get $800K in MCIA funds
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HOLMDEL – After deadlocking on the matter a few weeks earlier, the Township Committee voted 4-0 Thursday to allow the school district to receive over $800,000 in bonds from the Monmouth County Improvement Authority in order to fund the purchase of capital equipment in time for…
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New CFO said to have Wright stuff
MIDDLETOWN – Before becoming the township’s chief financial officer 22 years ago, Robert Roth was always on the go and never around much, to the tune of only half the time, literally. “I used to be in the transportation industry, and so I was always on the road two weeks out of every month,” Roth…
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Pipe work to cause detours
HOLMDEL – New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) announced last week that it will be replacing a section of pipeline on Newman Springs Road between Old Mill Road and Clover Hill Lane in the months ahead. The project began Monday, and is expected to be completed by mid-October, according to a company press release. During the…
