Category: Independent News
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Twp. arts center to allow alcohol at some events
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer FILE PHOTO At last week’s Township Committee meeting, an ordinance was passed to allow alcohol to be served at fundraisers for the Middletown Cultural Arts Center. MIDDLETOWN – The Township Committee adopted an ordinance last week permitting the serving and consumption of alcoholic beverages at arts…
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Couple shares iconic kiss on ‘Parisian Time’
Husband and wife’s photo exhibit runs until Labor Day in Aberdeen BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KAREN BOWES Photographer Realf Schermer hangs his art at U-Frame It Custom Picture Framing, a small gallery and frame shop in Aberdeen’s Town Center, located on Route 34. ABERDEEN – In the strip…
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“Row, row, row your boat…”
CHRIS KELLY staff Middletown’s Randy Bryk, 10, receives directions from Toms River’s Max Kenny, 15, on proper techniques during Navesink River Rowing’s open house on Saturday.
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Center announces blood drives scheduled for July
Central Jersey Blood Center, Shrewsbury, has announced the following local blood drives: + July 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bayshore Community Hospital, 727 N. Beers St., Holmdel + July 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at St. Clement’s Roman Catholic Church, 172 Freneau Ave., Matawan + July 14 from 9:30 a.m.…
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Firm: 300 homes needed to make Lucent viable
Residents say they’d rather have tax increase than acres of new housing BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer PHOTOSBYKAREN BOWES These concept plans of the former Lucent property were on display during the June 21 “community outreach” meeting hosted by Preferred Real Estate Investments, contract-buyer of the site. HOLMDEL –…
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Committee splits 3-2 on anti-housing resolution
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer HOLMDEL – The Township Committee will not change the Lucent property’s zoning to allow for housing, but that doesn’t mean it still couldn’t happen. On Thursday night, the committee voted 3-2 to approve a resolution that says residential units cannot be built on the…
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Concerts, walks slated at Sandy Hook during July
SANDY HOOK – Gateway National Recreation Area, Sandy Hook, will continue its summer programs with the free program “Have a Safe Trip! Enjoy Your National Parks” June 27 at 2 p.m. The Silver Starlite Orchestra will perform big band music June 27 at 6 p.m. at beach area E. Gateway will continue its free beach…
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Sheriff’s hopeful proposes inmate immigration check
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Kim Guadagno, one of three candidates running for the position of Monmouth County sheriff, is calling for the implementation of a federal program known as 287(g) of the Immigration Reform Act of 1996. According to Guadagno, who is a former state and federal prosecutor,…
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VNA awards honor service to community
RED BANK – Janice Androsiglio has been named 2007 Nurse of the Year by the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ). The award was presented at VNACJ Nurses’ Day ceremonies held May 2 at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. A VNACJ nurse for 30 years, Androsiglio spent her early days as a staff nurse…
