Category: Independent News

  • Two seats at stake on Matawan council

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MATAWAN — Roads, lakes and redevelopment are a few of the major issues surrounding Matawan Borough this election season. Four candidates are pursuing two three-year terms on the council. Republican Paul Buccellato, 40, of Essie Drive, has served the last four years on the…

  • Former Devils player warns Holmdel of drugs

    Several speakers join high school for Family Awareness Night BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer HOLMDEL — Holmdel High School served as a “supermarket of information” Oct. 20 when roughly 400 parents and students showed up to participate in Holmdel’s second annual Family Awareness Night. The evening started out with former New…

  • Candy not necessary for Halloween fun

    Allergy support group hosts food-free party for allergic children BY ELLEN MONTEMARANO Correspondent BY ELLEN MONTEMARANOCorrespondent CHRIS KELLY staff MIDDLETOWN — Carol Sama was excited about Halloween as a kid. Her goal was to get more candy than her siblings or cousin, she said. Now, the Long Branch resident says she “would be happy if…

  • Dems seeking to break GOP’s county control

    BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer Important and relevant issues concerning the running of Monmouth County came to the forefront following the June primary elections for two open three-year seats on the Board of Freeholders. Within the past two weeks these issues have all but been obscured by charges and counter charges…

  • Residents asked to donate used glasses

    Students at Cove Road Elementary School, Hazlet, wish to inform the community the students will be collecting used prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses during the “Sight Night” campaign Oct. 31. Children will be collecting the glasses during trick-or-treating, and ask residents to have glasses ready for collection. The effort is a community service project sponsored by…

  • Tim Satty

    CHRIS KELLY staff , a member of the Holmdel Emergency Medical Service, uses the Jaws of Life to remove a door during a rescue demonstration at Holmdel Day on Sunday.

  • Gone to the birds

    Volunteers search for dead specimens at Sandy Hook for study BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer Seen any dead birds lately? Scott Newman would like you to freeze them for him. Volunteers from throughout New Jersey have signed up to search for dead birds along Sandy Hook and other beaches in order to better understand…

  • Group considers plans for Keyport’s future

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KEYPORT — Aeromarine must be preserved. A tall boat would look nice parked in the harbor. More restaurants are never a bad thing. And ferry service to New York would be great. It may sound like a wish list, but these were the main…

  • Talks continue on Shorelands water rates

    Water co., Ratepayer Advocate prefer to avoid court BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Having decreased their rates twice over the last decade, officials at Shorelands Water Co., Hazlet, have said it was inevitable that their rates would soon rise. While some form of an increase will take effect over the next few months, its size…