Category: Independent News

  • Nonprofit keeps busy as holidays approach

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HAZLET — Around this time last year, Patti Dickens was preparing to help two Hazlet-area families make their Thanksgiving feast a little brighter through donations accepted by her nonprofit group Reaching All In Need Everyday (RAINE). “Things were very manageable in 2003,” Dickens said. “Being that…

  • Sociology of Sport will be topic of college course

    Sports are a major part of society, captivating human interest and initiating a variety of activities. A significant amount of leisure time is devoted to participating in or viewing sports and now, at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, students can study the field from a sociological perspective. The Sociology of Sport is a new course to…

  • This single mother knows how to party

    Holmdel BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer Kim N ABERDEEN — Holmdel resident Kim Nguyen loves a good party, and planning one too. Nguyen is the owner of Party Daze, a new store located at 1077 Route 34 north in Aberdeen, that is set to make its grand opening Dec. 4. “I…

  • Fire burns inside for academy grads

    14 set to join world BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BILL DOUGHERTY At only 18 years old and 5 feet tall, Shannon Brown is ready and willing to enter a burning building. The Brookdale Community College freshman was one of 14 firefighters to graduate from the Middletown Fire…

  • SPCA calendar sales benefit shelter animals

    KIM LEVIN “Miss January,” Morgan, was rescued from the MCSPCA shelter. The Monmouth County SPCA’s 2005 calendar “New Beginnings” is available for holiday gift giving. Professional pet photographer Kim Levin, of Bark & Smile Pet Portraits, has once again captured the personalities of previous shelter residents, and graphic artist Maryann Small has pulled those photos…

  • Open space cost to be reimbursed

    Middletown committee votes to acquire 40-acre Fisher Stern property BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer The state and county will reimburse Middletown for the cost of the Fisher Stern property, it was announced at Monday night’s Township Committee meeting. The 40-acre parcel will be preserved as open space at a…

  • A nine-letter word that begins with ā€˜c’

    Tinton Falls resident recently published her last crossword puzzle BY KATHY HALL Correspondent BY KATHY HALLCorrespondent FARRAHMAFFAI staff Mary Brown has designed crossword puzzles for The New York TImes and other publications. At left is a sample of the answer key to her last puzzle. Every morning millions of people start their day with a…

  • Holmdel to buy back 14 acres from Hazlet

    Property borders Mahoras Brook and Waackaack Creek BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Holmdel is currently in negotiations with Hazlet Township to buy back a 13.9-acre piece of property that will be preserved as open space. Both the Mahoras Brook and the Waackaack Creek run through the property. HOLMDEL…

  • Grant funds high-tech tools to teach students math

    Students to use Palm Pilots, GPS tracking for treasure hunt BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK — A partnership between the Red Bank and Keyport school districts has been created by way of a federal grant aimed at using new technologies — like Palm Pilots — to teach math to…