Category: Independent News

  • Extension sought on assault weapons ban

    Corzine, Lautenberg,Holt implore citizensto press legislators BY SETHMANDELStaff Writer Extension sought on assault weapons ban Corzine, Lautenberg, Holt implore citizens to press legislators BY SETHMANDEL Staff Writer With the federal ban on semi-automatic assault weapons due to expire on Sept. 13, some New Jersey representatives are imploring the public to support an extension of the…

  • Forever haunted, forever preserved

    Middletown buysstoried Leonardo tract as open space BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Middletown buys storied Leonardo tract as open space BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer Leonardo’s landmark "haunted house" will be preserved at a cost of $1.3 million. The Middletown Township Committee voted 4-0 last week to approve the purchase of the Dempsey parcel,…

  • Hazlet GOP takes campaign to the Web

    BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer HAZLET — With the November elections just around the corner, candidates are surely looking for any edge they can get in order to enhance their campaigns. Most will hang up signs around town, and some may even hug and kiss a few babies if they have…

  • Convention’s proximity places hospitals on alert

    BY MARK ROSMANStaff Writer BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer New Jersey medical facilities are in a heightened state of preparation as the Republican National Convention gets set to open at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday. Thousands of delegates and protesters are expected to descend on the city in anticipation of President…

  • Bayshore Hospital comes to aid of Honduran boy

    A deformity deniedRoger Guzman, 11,the ability to chew food BY MICHELLEROSENBERGStaff Writer A deformity denied Roger Guzman, 11, the ability to chew food BY MICHELLEROSENBERG Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff Roger Guzman, 11, of Honduras, poses with the doctors that donated their services for his surgery, and two of the founders of the New York/New…

  • You have the right to remain compliant

    Police camp teachesdiscipline, the basicsof law enforcement BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Police camp teaches discipline, the basics of law enforcement BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff Chris Isaksen, 10, is aided by Sgt. Bryan McKnight during police camp at the Middletown firing range Aug. 19. MIDDLETOWN — Didn’t everyone play cops…

  • Aberdeen seeks disaster response volunteers

    BY MICHELLEROSENBERGStaff Writer BY MICHELLEROSENBERG Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The Aberdeen Township Office of Emergency Management is seeking volunteers for the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). The CERT team is a nationwide program that trains people to be prepared to properly respond in an emergency situation. "People want to help, but their skills aren’t always…

  • District picks interim special education head

    BY MICHELLEROSENBERGStaff Writer BY MICHELLEROSENBERG Staff Writer HOLMDEL — The school district has appointed a new interim director of special education. At the Aug. 18 meeting, the Board of Education appointed Elizabeth Parnagian to the position, effective Aug. 16, at a prorated salary of $102,000. Her contract will expire June 30, 2005. "We’re delighted to…

  • Equalizers seek changes in handicap accessibility

    Advocacy group urgesMiddletown to enactimmediate improvements BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Advocacy group urges Middletown to enact immediate improvements BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer KAREN E. BOWES The main entrance to town hall and the police station is a point under contention in a lawsuit filed by the Equalizers, a local group suing for…