Category: Independent News
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Asian heritage festival returns to Manalapan
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – The second annual Asian Heritage Festival will be held May 5 from 1-5 p.m. at Manalapan High School, Church Lane, off Tennent Road. Presented by the Manalapan Arts Council (MAC) under the auspices of the Manalapan Recreation Department, the festival will celebrate all Asian…
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Searching for peace through dialogue
Dr. Dan Bar-On and Dr. Sami Adwan The Monmouth Center for World Religions and Ethical Thought is the sponsor of the eighth Shanti (Peace) Lecture that will be held Sunday, April 29, from 4-6 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House, 1475 W. Front St., Lincroft. Titled “In Search of Peace: Palestinian and Israeli Learning…
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FEMA chief to discuss readying for major storms
WEST LONG BRANCH – Longtime Monmouth County residents who recall the nor’easter of 1992 or the Halloween storm of 1978 are well aware of what nature’s wrath is like. But for everyone else, knowing what to expect and what to do if another monster storm should strike the county could be vital to survival. The…
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In wake of tragedy, a show of Pryde
Middletown gathers to reflect on loss of student at Va. Tech BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer ERIC SUCAR staff Amrita Grewal (l-r), Jen Marini, and Melissa Eng share a moment of silence during the candlelight vigil held for 2001 Middletown High School North graduate Julia Pryde at the school’s football field…
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By a show of hands, waterfront park stays
Residents were divided if park or parking lot should replace road BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer PHOTOSBY KAREN BOWES American Legion Drive is currently the site of construction equipment as the new bulkhead begins to take shape. Given the choice, most Keyport residents want a park, not a parking…
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Middletown approves budget, three incumbents
MIDDLETOWN – Township voters approved a $111.3 million tax levy and also re-elected three incumbents to the Board of Education on April 17. Board President Dawn Diorio received 4,273 votes while Leonora Caminiti and Patricia Walsh each received 3,786 votes. Rookie campaigner Mark Sobel garnered 2,319 votes. The passage of the $135,915,737 total budget means…
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Shelter’s disappearance upsets felines’ friends
Equipment was set up at local park as a home for feral cat population BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MATAWAN – Two local cat enthusiasts accused the borough last week of mistreating its feral cat population. On Thursday, SPCA volunteers Joan Brewen, of Hazlet, and Valerie Niess, of Holmdel,…
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Brookdale names WWII center after Narozanick
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer DAN NEWMAN Holding the scissors (l-r) are Brookdale Community College President Peter Burnham and Freeholder Emeritus Ted Narozanick as they get ready to cut the ribbon at the Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution, which was named after Narozanick. MIDDLETOWN – For nearly…
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U.S. attorney to speak in Middletown
MIDDLETOWN – State Sen. Joseph Kyrillos, Assemblyman Sam Thompson and Assemblywoman Amy Handlin will host a town meeting Thursday featuring U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Christopher Christie. The event is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Middletown High School North auditorium, 63 Tindall Road, Middletown. The public is invited to…
