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Fort parcels conveyed to county, Tinton Falls
Teen center and pool to become regional recreational facility BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Monmouth County has acquired the teen center and swimming pool at Fort Monmouth and expects to open the facilities to the public in early 2013. The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) approved the transfer of the two fort parcels to…
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Hazlet House Decorating Contest winners announced
The Hazlet Recreation Commission has announced the winners of the Holiday House Decorating Contest. Winning addresses are: 23 Maple Drive, 3 Bauer St., 14 Helfrich Lane and 52 Fulton Place.
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New Year’s Beach Walk to take place in Long Branch
LONG BRANCH — The American Littoral Society will hold its 35th annual Dery Bennett Memorial New Year’s Day Beach Walk at Seven Presidents Park in Long Branch, on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, starting at 11 a.m. “In spite of Sandy, we are headed back to the beach,” said Tim Dillingham, executive director, “In fact,…
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Middletown schools respond to Newtown tragedy
Township police, school officials redouble efforts to protect students BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — School officials, staff and township police have stepped up their efforts to ensure the continued safety of the district’s 10,000 students in the wake of the school shootings in Newtown, Conn. At the township school board’s Dec. 20 meeting,…
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Lessons of the past shape the future
CHHANGE cuts ribbon on new facility at Brookdale campus BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Top: Howard Dorman, CHHANGE board president, stands in front of the “Journey to Life” exhibit at the center’s new facility on Brookdale Community College’s Lincroft campus. Above: Sy and Marilyn Siegler, founding partners of CHHANGE, attend the celebration. Thirty-five years ago…
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Middletown: Wait to repair storm damage
Certain actions could disqualify residents from federal funding BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Uninhabitable homes, marked with orange stickers, stood empty in Middletown following superstorm Sandy. KEITH HEUMILLER Middletown officials are urging residents with flood-damaged homes to hold off on rebuilding or raising them if they can. At the Township Committee meeting on Dec. 17,…
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Images of 2012 …
2012 was a year abuzz with activity in the area covered by the Independent. For more of the newspaper’s staff photographers’ best photos of the year, see page 6.
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Polar Bear Plunge will benefit Zilinski Memorial Fund
The Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski II Memorial Fund has been named a recipient charity for this year’s Sons of Ireland Polar Bear Plunge in Asbury Park on New Year’s Day. Proceeds will benefit several charities including the Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski II Memorial Fund, which sponsors programs for injured soldiers and scholarships for students attending…
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Windansea’s “Community Unity” event supports Sandy relief
HIGHLANDS – Windansea and eight local bands will host a rock ‘n’ roll benefit beginning at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 29, to benefit Hope for Highlands and Sea Bright Rising. Tickets are $30 each and can be reserved by calling 908-601-3637. “Windansea wants to give back, many of our neighbors and friends are struggling…
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