Category: Independent News
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A tradition begins
Photos by CHRIS KELLY staff Members of the Pipe and Drums of the Atlantic Watch drum line entertain the crowd on Saturday, March 18, during Keyport’s first annual St. Patrick’s Day parade. Colleen Strazdas, of Neptune City, entertains the crowd.The Pipes and Drums of the Atlantic Watch marched in the parade.Jackson’s Virginia Morningstern performs with…
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Dems announce choices for freeholder, surrogate
McMorrow, Inzerillo, Bova-Scarano will seek county office BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer Two Middletown residents and one Freehold Township resident will be the standard bearers as Monmouth County Democrats attempt to break Republican control of county government in the November general election. Barbara McMorrow, 58, of Freehold Township, a former councilwoman…
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Old Bridge man works as double on ‘Sopranos’
School worker by day performs in some scenes as ‘Vito Spatafore’ BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer Joe Mancini (l), of Old Bridge, is pictured with Joe Gannascoli, who plays Vito Spatafore on “The Sopranos.” Mancini was tapped for the role as Vito’s stunt double this season. OLD BRIDGE – They made…
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Remembering a mother, colleague and friend
Community holds vigil on 10th anniversary of Thorne teacher’s murder BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer At left, Barbara Pflug tried to keep her composure during the candlelight vigil for her colleague and friend, Kathy Weinstein, last week at Thorne Middle School. Above, a look at the memorial for Kathy Weinstein, a…
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Fashion, beauty, shopping at JLMC ‘Spring Market’
The Junior League of Monmouth County (JLMC) will host two luncheons and a cocktail party at Gibbs Hall on the Suneagles Golf Course in Eatontown during a “Spring Market” on April 1 and 2. The Mother/Daughter Luncheon will feature Cynthia Weber Cleary, fashion director of InStyle Magazine, and Tracy Miller, regional education director of Clinique,…
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Red Knights and sunny days
Motorcycle club will host benefit drive from Sayreville to Keyport BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KEYPORT – Signs of springtime in New Jersey: daffodils, Easter bunnies, and motorcycles. This year, expect a few more motorcycles. On May 7, an estimated 500 riders are expected to roar into Keyport when…
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Twp. considers solar power
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN – A proposed “energy audit” will determine if solar power is an equitable solution for certain township buildings. On March 6, Township Administrator Bob Czech discussed the option at a workshop session of the Township Committee. “There is funding out there,” said Czech,…
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Classes teach how to turn trash into compost
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Middletown MIDDLETOWN – Talking trash can be educational. A free workshop on backyard composting and other ways to reduce household trash will be held Saturday at Deep Cut Gardens, 252 Red Hill Road, Middletown. Open to all Monmouth County residents, attendees will learn how…
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Excavation findings run from historic to macabre
Potter’s Field cemetery unearthed by Middletown deputy mayor BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KAREN BOWES Middletown Deputy Mayor Gerard Scharfenberger answers questions from the audience at the Strauss Mansion in Atlantic Highlands, March 8, following his slideshow presentation on a Potter’s Field in Seacaucus. ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS – There was…
