Category: Independent News
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Ship may have sailed on Festival Americana
KBA officials unsure whether annual event will return next year BY JESSICA SMITH Correspondent BY JESSICA SMITHCorrespondent CHRIS KELLY staff Sailboats pass through Keyport on July 1 as part of the Festival Americana, a weekend-long celebration sponsored by the Keyport Business Alliance. KEYPORT – The fifth annual Festival Americana on July 1-2 was met with…
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Forum shows differences in immigration proposals
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD – Those wishing to better understand the nation’s current immigration reform debate were given the opportunity to do so recently. On June 20, members of the Monmouth County Human Relations Commission, in conjunction with the League of Women Voters, hosted a forum at…
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Movie night
Sophia Lambertson, Keyport, sprays her daughter, Giana, 2, with insect repellent during Saturday evening’s movie night, held at Keyport High School’s football field. Locals sat on blankets and folding chairs while enjoying the event, which was sponsored by the borough’s recreation committee.
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Red Cross urges residents to heed hurricane warnings
As storm season nears, residents should have evacuation plan, supplies BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Natural and unnatural disasters can strike any time and anywhere. But, with hurricane season fast approaching, and warnings that it could be a bad one, it would be wise to be prepared. Hillary Cummons, director of…
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Police offered $9K in councilman’s memory
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer MATAWAN – Joseph Penniplede worked for the people up until the day he died. The former councilman and police commissioner was an advocate for the people, his daughter, Denise Penniplede said. Through cancer and heart surgery, the retired Union City Fire Department captain and father of…
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Guild of Creative Art still thriving after 46 years
Guild hosts exhibits, classes BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer PHOTOSBYCHRISKELLY staff Collage artist Vicky Culver is the gallery director at the Guild of Creative Art. On a wall in the entryway of the Guild of Creative Art in Shrews-bury hangs a painting of an attractive woman named Yvonne Aubert. A French…
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Spotlight Players set for run of ‘Oliver!’
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer MATAWAN – Charles Dickens has never sounded so good. Spotlight Players, a community theater group, will put on “Oliver!,” the musical version of the classic “Oliver Twist” at the First Presbyterian Church in Matawan opening July 15. The musical created by Lionel Bart will boast a…
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Lyme disease on the rise in Monmouth County
Female deer tick The number of confirmed cases of Lyme disease in Monmouth County has risen steadily over the past four years, according to the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. In 2002 there were 171 cases, in 2003 there were 213 cases, in 2004 there were 242 cases, and last year there…
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Democratic leader keeps enthusiasm for position
Victor Scudiery believes 2006 ticket has chance to succeed in Nov. BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer Victor Scudiery Monmouth County Democratic leaders are hoping this is the year their grassroots efforts will begin to bear fruit. Both Victor Scudiery, of Highlands, who was recently re-elected by the executive committee of Monmouth…
