Category: Independent News

  • Governor hopefuls meet Bayshore GOP

    Seven candidates seek local support, discuss the issues BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer In what was billed as a “rare opportunity” by Holmdel Township Committeeman Terence Wall, seven Republican gubernatorial candidates assembled in Hazlet on Sunday to discuss their views and platforms leading up to November’s election. “To have each of…

  • Resident pleads guilty to Internet sales scams

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN – A township man pleaded guilty in state Superior Court, Middlesex County, on Friday to the theft of $50,000 by deception. Wayne J. DeVita, 26, of Newman Springs Road, stole more than $50,000 from individuals who purchased various types of electronic merchandise through…

  • $11K reward available for info on school fire

    BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer ABERDEEN — Reporting any information on the Labor Day blaze that twice delayed the opening of the Matawan Avenue Middle School might make someone’s wallet up to $11,000 thicker. The school district’s insurance company, New Jersey School Boards Association Insurance Group (NJSBAIG), is offering a $10,000…

  • Police will notify parents about teen traffic tickets

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Police Chief John Pollinger has begun to notify parents of drivers under the age of 18 when they’re found driving at a reckless speed. “What brought it to a head was on Jan. 1, I pulled over a kid on Navesink River…

  • Vigil honors fallen from tsunami disaster

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer GARY BILBAO The Rev. Richard Nichols from St. John’s Methodist Church in Hazlet leads local residents in prayer for tsunami victims at Friday’s vigil in Hazlet’s Veterans Park. HAZLET — With over 150,000 people perishing from the tsunami disaster in South Asia, it’s difficult for people…

  • I’ll take literature and English for $2,000, Alex

    MTEF Grant will fund BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A group of Thompson Middle School students, will get the chance to be the next Ken Jennings thanks to a grant amounting to over $2,000, courtesy of the Middletown Township Education Foundation (MTEF). The grant, given to integrated language arts…

  • Fink begins third term as mayor of Holmdel

    BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer HOLMDEL — Mayor Larry Fink and Deputy Mayor Janet Berk were re-elected to their respective positions, while committee members Serena DiMaso and Terence Wall were sworn in for another term at the Jan. 3 reorganization meeting. Fink has been on the committee since 2000. This is…

  • On Campus

    Jenny Bartolf, Holmdel, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, where she is majoring in theater. A 2004 graduate of Middletown High School North, she is the daughter of Marcia and Larry Bartolf. Scott Dellosso, Hazlet, has been named to the dean’s list for the…

  • Special needs Boy Scout group forming in boro

    BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer ABERDEEN — Most parents want to give their kids the world, and Kristina Bradley of Aberdeen is no different. Bradley wanted to enroll her 7-year-old son in the Boy Scouts, but was reluctant due to minor behavioral problems caused by autism. So, Bradley decided to look…