Category: Independent News

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  • Residents differ over Czech, Pollinger dispute

    Men clashed Election Day over directive to assign police to polling stations BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Tempers flared at the Nov. 15 Township Committee meeting, as residents voiced their opinions concerning the temporary dismissal of Police Chief John Pollinger by Township Administrator Robert Czech. Some residents…

  • Grads of Sycamore return to their roots

    Raritan High footballers drop by as guest readers at elementary school BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HAZLET — By now, it’s no secret that the Raritan High School football team has had one of the best seasons in school history. Through last weekend, the Rockets were 9-0 and looking to go…

  • Bayshore GOP backs incumbent assemblymen

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HOLMDEL — The Bayshore Republican Conference (BRC) officially endorsed the 2005 candidacies of Assemblymen Joseph Azzolina and Samuel Thompson last Monday at a meeting that hosted gubernatorial and legislative candidates. More than 45 Republicans from throughout the county attended the session, including residents of Aberdeen, Holmdel,…

  • Engineer, developer to meet about pathway

    BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer HOLMDEL — Speculation has recently picked up regarding a proposed pathway at the Woods at Holmdel. The Township Committee voted 5-0 to authorize an on-site meeting with the township engineer and the developer to discuss issues surrounding the construction of the pathway at the Nov. 8…

  • Second Baptist Church welcomes new pastor

    The Rev. Robert Williams fills a post that was vacant for three years BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KAREN BOWES KEYPORT — After nearly three years without a pastor, Second Baptist Church welcomed the Rev. Robert K. Williams in a Sunday morning installation service. Williams, a Neptune resident who…

  • Firm to redesign bridge

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer FREEHOLD — The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders have agreed to hire an engineering consultant to develop and design plans for the reconstruction of a bridge located about a half-mile east of the Middle Road and Poole Avenue intersection. The board authorized the firm of…

  • Holmdel resident, 19, reported missing

    HOLMDEL — The parents of 19-year-old Matthew Golembeski have reported their son missing. Golembeski reportedly left his residence at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 26 and has not been seen or heard from since. Golembeski is described as a white male, 6 feet tall, 160 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. There was no description of…

  • “Feeling it”

    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Henry Garza, guitar player and lead singer of Los Lonely Boys of San Angelo, Texas, performs a solo during the band’s hit song, ‘How Far Is Heaven,’ Saturday night at Brookdale Community College. The concert was a benefit in support of breast cancer victims.