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Percussionists sought for holiday concert
Holiday Percussion is looking for marimba, vibe, bell and snare-drum players to perform in a mass-percussion holiday concert at the Woodbridge Center Mall on Dec. 9. For more information, log on to www.holidaypercussion.webs.com.
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Matawan approves joint court with Keyport, Hazlet
Cost-saving joint municipal court will be based in Hazlet BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer MATAWAN — The Borough Council unanimously approved an ordinance establishing the Joint Municipal Court of Hazlet, Keyport and Matawan and abolishing the borough’s municipal court at the Oct. 18 meeting. The governing bodies of Hazlet Township and the borough of Keyport…
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Theater group slates Halloween event, A.C. trip
Rehearsals have begun for the Garden State Players’ first play, “Ever After,” which will be performed in January. Currently the group is hosting a “spooktacular” Halloween event for the family and a trip to Atlantic City for adults. The Halloween fundraiser will take place 4-9 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Cullen Center, 1776 Union Ave.,…
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Aberdeen police take back unwanted prescription drugs
ABERDEEN — The Aberdeen Township Police Department and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will offer residents an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. On Saturday, Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., residents can bring medications for disposal to…
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Election 2011
Taxes, shared services are issues cited by Matawan candidates PAUL BUCCELLATO (R), seeking a second term as mayor: I have been a resident of Matawan for 27 years. I am a partner in an architectural firm that specializes in water-related issues. I am a member of the Matawan Unified Planning/ Zoning Board, the Matawan Aberdeen…
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Keyport moves to cut off business alliance
KBA: New group would take power away from biz owners BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer A fter a long history of conflict, the Keyport Borough Council introduced an ordinance at its Oct. 18 meeting that would break ties with the Keyport Business Alliance (KBA). The proposed ordinance would decertify the KBA as the borough’s district management…
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Photo
Volunteers collect debris and trash along Ideal Beach in Middletown during Clean Ocean Action’s 26th annual Fall Beach Sweeps on Oct. 22. More photos at gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Time for fall family fun!
DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN Starting with this issue, Lizz Dinnigan will be writing a new column every other week for Greater Media Newspapers called “Dinnigan’s Diversions,” based on her Facebook travel blog of the same name. Who I am In my former life (pre-kids), I was a staff writer and copy editor for a travel-trade…
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Not everyone’s poor in ‘poorer’ school districts
CODA GREG BEAN If you want one more bit of proof that the Abbott district funding scheme is a colossally expensive failure, just look at what happened when Joseph Ferraina, the longtime superintendent of the Long Branch schools, retired recently with a $154,741- per-year pension. Ferraina ran the schools in his Abbott district like a…
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