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Nelson Riddle ‘Studio Sessions’ slated for March 5 & 6
On March 5 and 6, Tim McLoone’s Supper Club in Asbury Park will host a second concert of the music of Nelson Riddle, the iconic band leader and musical genius whose arrangements helped define an era. “The Nelson Riddle Show: Studio Sessions” will set the mood for the audience to revisit the original studio arrangements…
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“From the Big House to the Little White House,”
Lorraine Stone performs at the Middletown Township Public Library Feb. 21 in her one-woman show, “From the Big House to the Little White House,” the story of Mary Bowser, an African-American woman who returned to the South during the Civil War to spy for the North. SHEPROW
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Artists Days
Artist Michelle Chen, of Holmdel, works on a pastel rendering of the vibrant orchids in the greenhouse at Sickles Market in Little Silver on Feb. 21 during the market’s annual Artists Days. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Toys from Vietnam era come to Holmdel
HOLMDEL — The Vietnam Era Educational Center will host a new exhibit, “Growing Up in the 1960s-’70s: A Flashback in Time.” The exhibit is a collection of more than 50 toys from the 1960s and 1970s from the Doll and Toy Museum in New York. The exhibit will be on display at the educational center…
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Holmdel approves fees for field use
Committee also sets order for priority use of fields BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Correspondent HOLMDEL — The Township Committee unanimously approved an ordinance last week that will charge nonresident sports teams a fee to use township fields. As approved, the fee would apply to sports teams made up of 65 percent nonresidents or more, and the…
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Volunteers needed for Middletown Domestic Violence Response Team
Volunteers are being recruited for the Middletown Township Domestic Violence Response Team (DVRT). The Middletown Township Police Department, in conjunction with 180 Turning Lives Around, maintains a team of specially trained volunteer advocates available to meet confidentially with domestic violence victims at police headquarters 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Volunteer advocates are…
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Sports complex proposal remains controversial
Twp. Committee proposes use of fields at high school BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer After an hourlong public comment session on the controversial sports complex proposed for West Front Street Park, the Middletown Township Committee has asked the Board of Education to allow local sports associations to use fields at Middletown High School South. At…
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Bayshore groups warn of wind turbine effects
Environmental groups plan forums to educate public BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Two Bayshore environmental groups are calling for more information on the effects of an industrial wind turbine planned in Union Beach. Despite conditional approval granted by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for a 1.5- megawatt industrial wind turbine, the Hazlet…
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