Category: Independent News
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Gifts accumulate like RAINE in Hazlet
Nonprofit collects enough toys to help 62 area families BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Maria Wintjen helps Matt Dickens with his final preparations to play Santa Claus, so that he can deliver toys to local kids in Hazlet, as part of RAINE’s efforts during the holiday season. HAZLET…
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Holocaust Center to honor student anthology winners
The Center for Holocaust Studies at Brookdale Community College invites the community to join in launching the publication of “Flowers From the Ashes,” the third and most recent volume of student anthology selections interpreting aspects of the Holocaust and genocide. A Jan. 23 press conference featuring the student authors, artists and their teachers will begin…
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Getting poems out of notebooks and onto paper
Northwind Press chapbooks give local poets a venue BY KATHY HALL Correspondent BY KATHY HALLCorrespondent CHRIS KELLY staff Poet Frank Valentino founded Northwind Press to give other poets a venue. The small press publishes chapbooks (inset) for which his wife designs the covers. Frank Valentino likes to let his poems speak for him. Through his…
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Ice skating rink opens by the sea
Developer expects rink to draw public to Pier Village BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer PHOTOSBY CHRIS KELLY staff Young skaters try out the synthetic ice at a new ice skating rink that opened Dec. 17 at Festival Plaza in Pier Village, Long Branch. An outdoor ice skating rink opened at Pier…
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Red Bank First Night, the best party around
Much of historic Red Bank will become a stage on Dec. 31, when Red Bank First Night, the family-oriented, alcohol-free New Year’s Eve celebration, takes place. The event will feature 58 performing groups at almost 20 venues. Since its successful revival last year, Red Bank First Night has become an opportunity to revel in the…
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Freeholder to host annual good government seminar
Monmouth County Freeholder Theodore J. Narozanick’s annual seminar for local governmental officials will mark its 20th anniversary next month. All newly elected local officials are invited to attend. This free seminar, which is open to all government officials in Monmouth County, will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 7 in the Advanced…
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Hovnanian to buy out Aberdeen Forge
Controversial builder Spalliero was involved with Aberdeen plan BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer The builder of the controversial Aberdeen Forge redevelopment project is set to change. K. Hovnanian will contract with Greenwood Holdings LLC to purchase two tracts that will house the Aberdeen Forge and Mirror Lake housing developments, according to…
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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Laura Broderick searches for a toy to complete a bag full of toys for a local family as part of RAINE’s holiday deliveries. See page 12 for story.
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The holidays in Holmdel
SCOTT FRIEDMAN Clockwise from top left — The Daly family stands in quiet reflection Saturday night above the statue of a fallen soldier at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Holmdel. Brick Township Girl Scouts, Jillian Dorosz, 8, and Jessica Sievers, 7, sing carols at the holiday memorial ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Saturday. Longstreet…
