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Red Bank Regional students dedicate tribute to classmates lost

On the front lawn of Red Bank Regional High School, a pair of garden stones rest at the foot of two newly planted trees, small reminders of two teens who left a big impression ...
Towns in Monmouth and Ocean counties get FEMA loans

Federal loans meant to help towns make up for the loss in tax revenue because of superstorm Sandy have been given to six municipalities and a fire district in Monmouth and Ocean counties. For ...
Images of Graduation 2013 around the Shore

Rebecca McGowan, Bayville shows of her diploma during Ocean County College's 46th Annual Commencement Ceremony of 2013 / Robert Ward / Staff ...
NJ man shot when he tries to grab robbers gun

BRIDGETON, N.J. (AP) -- Authorities say a southern New Jersey man was shot twice when he tried to take what he thought was a fake gun away from one of two men who were trying to rob ...
NJ lawmakers preparing for budget hearings

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Democratic lawmakers in the New Jersey Senate say they expect to reach a bipartisan deal on a $32.9 billion state budget by ...

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The Unborn

January continues to be the doldrums when it comes to horror movies, a kind of sad dumping ground for shoddy genre fare that can be hacked down into an effective two-minute trailer, as a full feature proves to be either silly, nonsensical, or both. David S. Goyers latest, The Unborn, is ... ...

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Official NJ woman sentenced in FEMA disaster scam

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) -- An Atlantic City woman who stole more than $15,000 in benefit money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after a 2010 nor'easter was sentenced Monday to more than two years in ...
Two dead in New Jersey medical office shooting

Two people were shot and killed Tuesday afternoon in a Pennsauken, N.J., medical office in an apparent domestic dispute, authorities said. The names of the victims, a man and a woman, were not released, The Philadelphia inquirer reported, adding it was not immediately clear if the shootings were a murder-suicide. Pennsauken Police Chief John Coffey said the victims were targeted and others in ...
Officer says hes not guilty of bogus arrest

WOODBURY, N.J. (AP) -- A New Jersey police officer has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of making a bogus drunken driving arrest of a politician last ...
Driver convicted in fatal southern NJ crash

MAYS LANDING, N.J. (AP) -- A motorist who crashed into a southern New Jersey tavern, killing a passenger and seriously injuring a pedestrian, has been convicted on aggravated manslaughter and vehicular homicide ...
New Six Flags water slide complex opening Friday

Big Wave Racer water ride coming to Six Flags: Six Flags Great Adventure has released this preview video highlighting its new water slide, the Big Wave Racer. The attraction will open on June ...

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Padma Khanna: From Bollywood dancer to classical dance guru

Padma Khanna, a popular name in Hindi and Bhojpuri films in the 1970s, who currently resides in New Jersey and runs the Indianica Dance Academy, says she never really gave up acting. And she says she still gets offers from Mumbai and is ready to return to celluloid if given a "very special role".

Still remembered for her dance in the song "Husn ke lakhon rang", the actress took life the way it came. "I never really gave it up; however, life brought me to a precipice. I was at a point in life where I had a choice and chose to start anew - to share the art and culture that drives me till this day."

At the young age of 7, she started learning Kathak from Guru Kishen Maharaj of Varanasi. At the age of 12, she started performing on stage to the accompaniment of tabla wizard Pundit Shamta Prasad. She learnt advanced Kathak from Gopi Krishna.

Currently, she is busy with the upcoming 17th annual cultural show of her academy - Chamakte Sitare 2013 - which will be held June 22 at Plainfield High School, New Jersey.

She debuted as an actress in the 1961 Bhojpuri film "Bhaiyya" at the age of 12. Her big break came in 1970 when she played a cabaret dancer in "Johnny Mera Naam". She acted in more than 400 movies of all Indian languages, among them "Saaz Aur Awaaz", "Biwi Aur Makaan", "Baharon Ke Sapne", "Sangharsh", "Dastaan", "Hindustan Ki Kasam", "Rampur Ka Lakshman" and "Saudagar". ...