Category: Independent News

  • Expert will offer tips on carving pumpkins

    Demonstration set for Oct. 29; jack-o BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD — Anyone who wants to stack the deck in their favor in this week’s jack-o’-lantern contest is encouraged to attend a pumpkin carving demonstration that will be held at 7 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Fire Department…

  • Rudy awakening

    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Freehold resident Judy Freedman shows her ticket support as she listens to former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani as he leads a campaign rally to support Bush-Cheney at Brookdale Community College on Saturday.

  • ACLU forum focuses on church, state separation

    Public forum addressed civil liberties outlined in U.S. Constitution BY RONNIE GARDSTEIN Correspondent BY RONNIE GARDSTEINCorrespondent Two impassioned experts discussed “Separation of Church and State: How Separate Are They?” in a public forum held on Oct. 14 at Monmouth Beach Borough Hall. The program was sponsored by the Monmouth County Friends of the American Civil…

  • Election ’04

    Four seek two seats on Hazlet committee BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer Michael Sachs HAZLET — The state of Veterans Park, what to do with the Sewerage Authority and the sale of vacant land are just some of the issues named as priorities by the candidates for the Township Committee. Four…

  • Suit to seek jury trial to decide future of Ft. Hancock

    Sea Bright mayor throws her support behind grassroots group BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — If Save Sandy Hook gets its way, the public will have a say after all in redevelopment plans for historic Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook. “We will ask for a jury trial. Let the citizens…

  • Nine educational programs awarded aid

    Middletown Education Foundation announces recipients of $10,000 BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — For nearly 20 years, the Middletown Township Education Foundation has awarded grants totaling more than $600,000 to educators within the school district. This year is no exception, as the MTEF recently awarded over $10,000 for nine educational…

  • Re-enactor specializes in Colonial dentistry

    Care was primitive, not widely available in 18th-century America BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Marjy Wienkop FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Marjy Wienkop, a Revolutionary War re-enactor, has become a specialist in 18th century dentistry. She is probably better trained for that trade than were those who were treating people in the 1700s.…

  • Jersey band wants you to try a Cold one

    Cold30 comprised of members from Monmouth, Middlesex BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Cold30’s (l-r) Danny Pinto, Enzo Bacelo, Jay Robinson, Marc Windler and (sitting) Alan Ambler are all local musicians who will be performing at Stingers in Long Branch next week. MIDDLETOWN — It’s not easy being an emotional…

  • Riverview addition for new cancer surgery approved

    BY RONNIE GARDSTEIN Correspondent BY RONNIE GARDSTEINCorrespondent Riverview Medical Center’s application for amended site plan approval with bulk variances to permit construction of a 2,950-square-foot addition to house new CyberKnife cancer, tumor and lesion radiation treatment technology, sailed through the Red Bank Planning Board Oct. 11. After brief discussions of parking and landscaping plans, the…