Category: Independent News
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Aiming to live the rock star fantasy
Red Bank-based Woodfish records groove-rock sound BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff The Red Bank-based band Woodfish has recorded a CD on its own Meanfish Records label. With the release of their first album, Red Bank-based band Woodfish says it’s all about the experience. “Bamm Diddley,” Woodfish’s premier album…
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Hams stay tuned in 24-hour Field Day
Amateur radio remains an effective tool in emergencies BY JESSICA SMITH Correspondent BY JESSICA SMITHCorrespondent CHRIS KELLY staff Matt Bajor, Middletown, works on a radio station during an exercise at Croydon Hall on Sunday. Lightning and rain were not enough to stop the hams.The amateur radio operators, or hams, set up stations Saturday at Croydon…
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Middletown votes to preserve farm
County, state and twp. would purchase site’s development rights BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer PHOTOS BY DAN NEWMAN Above, a greenhouse located on the property of the McCormack farm in Middletown. The 30-acre plot of land has been a fixture on Tindall Road since the mid-1880s. The farm (right) has lasted…
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Gettin’ jiggy with it
CHRIS KELLY staff Morgan Kelleher, 9, of Mountainside dances at the Irish Festival at PNC Bank Arts Center on June 25.
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Mid’town town center case returns to court
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer FREEHOLD – Former Assembly-man Joseph Azzolina was denied the opportunity to take the stand in court as part of his family’s fight to build a town center. Azzolina and his son were both looking to testify June 21 before state Superior Court Judge Lawrence M. Lawson…
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Mitchell makes captain despite rift with mayor
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Thomas Mitchell KEYPORT – Finally promoted to police captain after years of political reproach from Mayor John Merla, there’s no doubt Thomas Mitchell will continue his battle to investigate the goings on of the mayor he helped the FBI indict. On June 20, the…
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McDonagh’s Pub hopes to add outdoor seating
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer FILE PHOTO KEYPORT – McDonagh’s Pub on West Front Street is hoping to convert a side parking lot into an outdoor seating area. On June 19, owner Jolie Schwartz and her husband, Kenneth, asked the Borough Council to approve the plan, which would allow…
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Monmouth helping state pilot Medicaid ID cards
FREEHOLD – Monmouth County has been chosen as one of three counties to participate in a state-sponsored pilot program to issue permanent, plastic identification cards to those enrolled in New Jersey’s Family Care/Medicaid program. Clients in Monmouth as well as in Camden and Sussex counties began receiving their cards in May. Clients in the remaining…
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‘Homeward Bound’ program given national recognition
FREEHOLD – Monmouth County has received national recognition for a program begun two years ago that provides rental subsidies and case management services to chronically homeless families and individuals who suffer from mental illness and substance abuse. The program, called “Homeward Bound,” is federally funded and managed by a partnership of the county and community-based…
