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    Hazlet Recreation will hold its annual Easter egg hunt noon April 7 at Veterans Memorial Park ball field. Children ages 3 through 10 are welcome. Eggs will have toys inside them, and prizes will be awarded for “special” eggs. All children will receive a gift. Bring bags for egg collecting. Details: www.hazlettwp.org. ***** TheAberdeen Township…

  • ‘Greed+Fear= Irrational Exuberance’

    in the arts ••• “A Select Few” acrylic, pencil and vintage newspaper on canvas 2010 The New Jersey Emerging Artists Series at the Monmouth Museum continues this spring with an exhibition by artist Joanne Amantea, a resident of Princeton. The exhibit opened March 23 and will run throughApril 22 at the museum, located on the…

  • County food drive aims to stock FoodBank for summer

    Monmouth County Library System offers amnesty for food donations April 2-30 BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Freeholder Director John Curley (l-r) and Carlos Rodriguez, executive director of the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, at a March 27 press conference announcing the county’s participation in a food drive to benefit the FoodBank. NEPTUNE — There is…

  • Veterans invited to health care seminar

    The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation invites all veterans to a free information seminar from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 14. The seminar will be held in conjunction with the Veterans Administration Health Care Community Outreach Team. All veterans and families are encouraged to attend. Veterans seeking information on how to enroll in…

  • Contes & Friends Concert for Tent City

    Jazz singer Rosemary Conte, Matawan, and sons Steve and John Conte are hosting a free concert to benefit the residents of Tent City, a homeless encampment in Lakewood, on April 8, Easter Sunday. The Contes will perform along with guests Brad Mandigo, Mark Ribler, Danny Petroni and other Shore area musicians, playing a mix of…

  • CODA

    Let’s just admit it: the money is pretty nice GREG BEAN So, East Brunswick is thinking about putting a second red-light camera system (a.k.a. municipal revenue enhancer) on Route 18 — this one at the intersection of the highway and Rues Lane. They installed the first one, located at the intersection of Route 18 and…

  • New Jersey towns need to stop spending

    When will we wake up? Hazlet Township is raising taxes again. The Independent’s March 15 article, “$20M Hazlet budget plans for the long term,” states residents can expect to pay about another $65 a year. The article states that the increase will go to various projects, to be funded over 10 years. So we can…

  • Holmdel’s proposed noise ordinance creates its own problems

    With regard to the Independent article, “Holmdel Committee makes noise about ordinance (March 28),” let me just say, do they want Holmdel to degenerate into a police state? I have considerable respect for our police. They have jobs that are a challenge in the best of circumstances, so how can the committee even think that…

  • The Trayvon Martin shooting: a time to reflect

    I am hoping that the tragedy of the Trayvon Martin incident and all of the ensuing drama will become a teachable moment for all of us and also a call to reflect on our own reactions to the story. On social media, thousands of people were posting the message, “Justice for Trayvon,” with an account…

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