Category: Independent News
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Democrats say they will seek Coughlin recall
Former Hazlet mayor maintains seat on committee BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer The Hazlet Democrats may seek a recall of former Hazlet Mayor Paul Coughlin due to an “abysmal attendance record and unethical conduct,” according to Municipal Chairman Christopher Cullen. “He has missed every meeting since his arrest,” Cullen said. “He…
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Author to discuss plight of Iranian women
Azar Aryanpour, author of “Behind Tall Walls,” will visit the area to speak about the condition of contemporary Iranian women. The lecture will be held at 2 p.m. April 10 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Drive. Aryanpour will base her analysis on a comparison between her book and “Reading Lolita in Tehran” by…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Holmdel’s Leo Vignone competes in the 10,000 meter race for the Monmouth University Hawks on the West Long Branch campus March 26.
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On Campus
Derek Cannon, Matawan, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the Barney School of Business at the University of Hartford, West Hartford, Conn. A business major, he is the son of Diane and Michael Cannon. Sarah Jasak, Middletown, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Brandeis University,…
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No horsing around: animals are safe
County assures that Butch and Buddy won BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer In response to the recent rumors of a dreadful fate for Butch and Buddy, the Monmouth County Park System is telling Holmdel residents to hold their horses. Rumors began circulating a couple of weeks ago that the two Belgian…
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VFW pulls permission for immigration meeting
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A group that wants the government to enforce the nation’s immigration laws was unable to hold a meeting in the township. Several days before a meeting sponsored by the United Patriots of America (UPA) was scheduled to be held at the…
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Butch (l) and Buddy, the two Belgian draft horses that have worked at Longstreet Farm for over nine years are set to retire. The public has recently expressed concern over their fate, as rumors of slaughter have rapidly spread. However, the county park system assures the rumors are false.
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Benefit concert scheduled at Manalapan High
MANALAPAN — An internationally acclaimed Jewish singer who drew a record-breaking crowd in a recent concert in Jerusalem and has entertained full houses on some of the greatest stages in the world, will perform at Manalapan High School, Church Lane, on April 27 at 7:30 p.m. in a concert sponsored by the Ari Kraut Friendship…
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Spotlight’s ‘Babes in Arms’ a family affair
Players to perform Rodgers and Hart standard this month BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer John E. Szpara Jeff Ronan and Danielle Truppo rehearse a scene for Spotlight Players’ production of “Babes in Arms” at the First Presbyterian Church, Matawan. MATAWAN — A musical family classic will soon hit the stage in…
