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    SEAN BRADY Middletown High School North’s Kim Ridolfi competes in the high jump during the Monmouth County Relays held at Matawan Regional High School on May 2.

  • RCAs did not effectively address housing need

    There is a critical shortage of housing throughout New Jersey, making it impossible for hundreds of thousands of working families to live within reasonable distances of their jobs. This predicament leads directly to increased congestion, pollution and time spent on the roadways for all of us, and a decrease in everyone’s quality of life. The…

  • Finish line

    SEAN BRADY staff Half-marathon firstplace runner Craig Segal, of Holmdel, crosses the finish line during the New Jersey Marathon held in Long Branch on May 3.

  • Celebrate National Arthritis Month during May

    Arthritis is at epidemic proportions in our nation. Forty-six million Americans have doctor-diagnosed arthritis and 1.7 million of them live right here in New Jersey. Yet arthritis remains the silent epidemic, overlooked by many because they view it as an inevitable disease of aging. But it is not inevitable, and it is not just a…

  • Family thanks community for support

    The family of Jawann Brown would like to thank everyone who donated blood on behalf of Jawann at the blood drive on April 22, during which we received 171 pints of blood. Special thanks to those who gave their time and effort to coordinate the blood drive and to the community members who generously donated…

  • Agency laments loss of pet advocate Bea Arthur

    Bea Arthur had a truly golden heart and will be sorely missed by everyone at PETA. She joined our organization in 1987, when the Golden Girls did an anti-fur episode, and because of her unending compassion and tireless efforts to make the world a kinder place, she won multiple HumanitarianAwards. Bea never missed a chance…

  • Taxes well spent are a good investment

    Middletown Deputy Mayor Gerry Scharfenberger and Michael Vitkansas tried launching a 1-2 punch at New Jersey Democrats in the April 30 edition of the Independent, but they were weak jabs, and here’s why. They’re right that New Jerseyans pay a lot in taxes, but they forgot to mention that the public gets a lot in…

  • Arts council to host Arts Education Awards & Showcase

    MIDDLETOWN — The Monmouth County Arts Council (MCAC) announces the Arts Education Awards & Showcase will be held at Middletown Art Center, 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, May 28. An annual event, the awards and showcase is an evening for students, parents, teachers and community arts supporters to come together to acknowledge the power of art…

  • Rude Awakening

    PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Top: Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft hosted a Rude Awakening program April 28. The program demonstrates what happens in a car crash and how a DWI conviction can haunt offenders for a lifetime. From top: Doug DeNoia, of EMS, assists as junior Dave Kent tries to walk a straight line…

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