Category: Independent News
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Matawan to host second SharkFest on Saturday
BY JOHN SUTTON Correspondent BY JOHN SUTTONCorrespondent Richard Fernicola, author of “Twelve Days of Terror,” will sign books and lead guided bus tours of the 1916 Matawan shark attack sites at 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. at Saturday’s SharkFest. MATAWAN – When the word shark was mentioned in Matawan during the summer of 1916, it…
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On the brink of the sixth extinction
Going organic could help threatened bees and butterflies BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer ERIC SUCAR staff The fruits of Manuela McCusker’s labors surround her in the garden behind her Roosevelt home. The fate of many major food crops hangs in the balance of what biologists are calling the “sixth extinction.” Humans…
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Firefighters come to aid of 3 hospitals
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HAZLET – John Beslanovitz can’t exactly remember when he started his fundraising efforts, but he knows that when the idea did strike him a few years ago, he had plenty of help. “We always had a strong group of volunteers, and so when we went around…
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Celebrating the light within
Six artists focus on human spirit at Art Alliance BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer “Faerie Realm” by Teddy Ehmann Inspiring art works by six New Jersey-based artists explore the spiritual side of life. According to Jeff Clapp, who organized the exhibit, “Igniting the Light Within” celebrates the spirit within each of…
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To bring WWII history to life, call in the cavalry
Local re-enactors show how soldiers lived with display at Heath Farm BY LAUREN PIRO Correspondent BY LAUREN PIROCorrespondent ERIC SUCAR staff Middletown’s Christopher Moore answers questions from visitors at the World War II re-enactment event in Middletown on Saturday. MIDDLETOWN – For Dr. William Anania, a podiatrist by profession, life is more than providing the…
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From the Vault
In the early 1990s, Keyport business owners proposed a Special Improvement District (SID), which would collect a special assessment from local merchants to help promote business in the area. Above, Paul Richards, owner of the Deli Boy, was among those who opposed the measure. In 1999, a similar proposal for the creation of a Business…
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ERIC SUCAR staff Bob Frisch, of Middlesex, tells visitors about some of the flight jackets soldiers wore as part of the 102nd Cavalry Squadron World War II Reenactment Unit’s exhibit at Heath Farm, Middletown, on Saturday. See page 13 for story.
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Holmdel zeros in on pay-to-play reform
Ordinance would bar contractors from giving any contributions at all BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Tighter restrictions on Holmdel’s current pay-to-play ordinance were introduced during a special Township Committee meeting Thursday morning. Pay-to-play, the practice of politicians awarding public contracts and jobs to firms that contribute to their political…
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He’s not Shakespeare
Bukovec is the Bard’s best friend on a midsummer’s night BY TOM CHESEK Correspondent BY TOM CHESEKCorrespondent John Bukovec MIDDLETOWN – Like Richard III and other vivid characters from the pen of William Shakespeare, John Bukovec has a well-laid plan, and he’s not at all shy in telling us about it. For the past six…
