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Hazlet Rec begins holiday events Dec. 5
Hazlet Recreation will sponsor a holiday parade down Middle Road noon Dec. 5 beginning at Airport Plaza and ending at Raritan High School. Following the parade will be a free holiday show by Perna Dance Center. To march in the parade, call Recreation at 732-739-0653. The annual holiday tree and menorah lighting ceremonies will take…
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Holmdel GOP campaign had anti-Semitic tone
In two separate letters to last week’s opinion page (Independent, Nov. 19), Holmdel residents Ralph Blumenthal and Mike Sockol corrected false statements about themselves that had been disseminated by local Republican Chairman Tom Scarano and the Committee to Elect Frank Capaci. Specifically, the Capaci campaign had sent out a flier on the controversial “Lucent property,”…
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Martin Sheeran
Mr. Sheeran, 61, of the Navesink section of Middletown, died Oct. 20, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was a systems analyst for 30 years, most recently at Chase Manhattan Bank, New York City. He is survived by his wife of 14 years, Lori Singer; a son, Neal Sheeran, at home; and a…
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A Night for Gabriel to aid child battling leukemia
Performances by talented young singers and musicians, as well as a dinner, are included in A Night for Gabriel, a fundraiser for Gabriel Garcia, a 4-year-old boy who was recently diagnosed with leukemia. The event will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, 118 W. Main St., Freehold Borough, 7-10 p.m. Dec. 5. The event…
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Operation Medicine Cabinet deemed success in Plumsted
PLUMSTED — Operation Medicine Cabinet was a success in Plumsted on Nov. 14 as residents cleaned out their home medicine cabinets of unused, unwanted and expired prescription and over-the-counter medicines, according to Mayor Ron Dancer. The initiative reduced the availability of prescription drugs that could have been abused by family members and friends. The Plumsted…
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Bands to rock Pony, aid Samaritan Center
Greater Media wants to fuel the holiday spirit by providing good music and a way to help the hungry at Greater Media’s Good Samaritan Holiday Bash to be held Dec. 13 at the Stone Pony, Asbury Park. Proceeds and nonperishable food donations will benefit the Samaritan Center, a food pantry headquartered in Manalapan that has…
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Jackson Township Council approves ethics committee
BY ANDREW DAVISON Correspondent JACKSON – The township will form its own Ethics Review Committee to help ensure the highest level of accountability and integrity in local government. An ordinance creating the Ethics Review Committee was adopted by the members of the Jackson Township Council on Nov. 24. Seven people will comprise the Ethics Review…
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Photo
WWW.DAVIDJACOBSPHOTOGRAPHY.COM Grace Slick, the former lead singer of the Jefferson Airplane, reacts to some photographs of her that were taken by David Jacobs (r). Another picture from this session recently appeared in the AARP magazine and was mentioned in a column by Greater Media Newspapers managing editor Mark Rosman. Jacobs read that column and submitted…
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