Category: Independent News
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Retiree proves she’s not too old to play with dolls
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Lilly Roberts likes to get dolled up from time to time. And the 65-year-old grandmother of three isn’t about to let a little thing like a debilitating back injury get in her way. “I go to nursing homes and senior facilities and…
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Spotlight Players’ latest a ‘whosdoinit’
BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Judy Spiegel (l-r)of Marlboro, Steve Boyd of Matawan, Thea Dagano Bedad of Little Silver, and Jacqui Donnelly of Hazlet rehearse a scene from “Murder, My Sweet Matilda” at the First Presbyterian Church, Matawan, on Sunday. MATAWAN — A local theater group is getting…
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Police arrest one, seek second man in burglary
BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer ABERDEEN — Police say they arrested a Union Beach man after catching him red-handed during the burglary of a local residence, and are on the lookout for another individual in connection with the crime. Paul Oviatt, 41, was found by township police on Friday rummaging through…
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Aeromarine study gets public hearing March 3
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KEYPORT — The redevelopment study of the Aeromarine area will be finished and on file at borough hall in less than two weeks, according to study planners. The Unified Planning Board voted unanimously Thursday night to adopt a resolution that recommends the borough continue…
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KBA unveils tentative budget, promotions plan
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KEYPORT — The Keyport Business Alliance (KBA) has outlined a marketing plan for 2005, which includes billboard advertisements, TV commercials, newspaper supplements and other endeavors. At its Jan. 24 meeting, KBA President Jeffrey Fink and the Board of Directors listened to a marketing report…
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Just take this pill and run with the puppies
Lori C linch Are We There Yet? As I dragged my way across the kitchen floor the other morning, with high hopes of reaching the coffee pot, the kids moved around me in a frenzy. My little Lawrence was unable to locate his homework. Huey was in a panic as he tried to find his…
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Somewhere over the bulkhead?
Keyport streetscape envisioned as BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff A water tower rises above the former Aeromarine Plane and Motor Co. site. The Keyport Borough Council hopes to change the current redevelopment study to focus primarily on revamping the property. The Keyport Borough Council is asking…
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Holmdel may stub out public smoking
Ordinance would cover all restaurants, bars and workplaces BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer Enjoying a cigarette with a cocktail, or lighting up an after-dinner smoke may soon be a thing of the past for Holmdel’s smokers. The Township Committee unanimously authorized its attorney to draft legislation that would ban smoking from…
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Art imitates life in Keyport at new exhibit
Some works at BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer PHOTOS BY GARY BILBAO Above, Nora Sanborn, owner of the Mitchell Sanborn Gallery, greets artists last week during the opening night of “Keyport Artists,” a new exhibit that features all local artists. At left, Steve Cummings talks about the inspiration behind…
