Category: Independent News

  • Anthrax detection system slated for regional postal center

    BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer EATONTOWN -— Mail processing equipment at the Eatontown Regional Mail Processing facility on Industrial Way west will be outfitted with a biohazard detection system that will sound an alarm if it senses the presence of anthrax, touching off a sequence of measures aimed at protecting postal…

  • Monmouth County keeps coveted AAA bond rating

    Monmouth County Freeholder Amy H. Handlin reported on Aug. 5 that despite the lowering of the state’s bond rating by the three national bond rating agencies, Monmouth County’s Triple A rating will continue to save thousands of dollars for county taxpayers, county government and the various local governing bodies and school boards that benefit from…

  • Twp. man charged in Keansburg burglary

    BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A 31-year-old township man, who was recently released from state prison, was arrested and charged by the Keansburg Police Department after he allegedly stole $1,500 in jewelry from a Keansburg residence. Harry Paule Jr., Monmouth Avenue, Leonardo section of the township, was charged Aug.…

  • Stalter to resign from Borough Council

    Keyport resident plansto accept job opportunity,relocate to N. Carolina BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer Keyport resident plans to accept job opportunity, relocate to N. Carolina BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer KEYPORT — A new face will temporarily appear on the Borough Council, due to the resignation of Brian Stalter. Stalter, 32, announced at the Aug. 3…

  • Project seeks answers to immigrants’ deaths

    Freehold pastor workingwith brother, two otherson Pennsylvania mystery BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Freehold pastor working with brother, two others on Pennsylvania mystery BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer Frank Watson, the pastor of the Grace Lutheran Church, Freehold Borough, and his brother, William Watson, a history professor at Immaculata University outside Philadelphia, Pa., have become document-driven…

  • Bruce fans help build E Street Habitat home

    Group gathers to aidFreehold project; getslunch visit from Boss BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Group gathers to aid Freehold project; gets lunch visit from Boss BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Fans of Freehold-raised rocker Bruce Springsteen gathered on Institute Street on a recent Saturday morning to give something back to a community…

  • Retired teacher not down for the ‘Count’

    Hazlet BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer Hazlet’s Miceli leads Youth Jazz Ensemble in Basie tribute shows BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Members of the Youth Jazz Ensemble, which performed last week at the King of Kings Church in Middletown. MIDDLETOWN — Joe Miceli’s retirement as a music teacher in the Jersey City school district took effect…

  • Bill could help limit growth

    State Sen. Ellen Karcher has announced that she will push for swift enactment of the Municipal Planning Tool Box Act of 2004 when the Legislature reconvenes in the fall. The bill would provide local officials with the necessary tools to fight congestion, overdevelopment and sprawl in their municipalities. "The war against suburban sprawl is fought…

  • Water rates may rise 20 percent

    Shorelands Water Co. replacing outdated treatment plant BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer Water rates may rise 20 percent Shorelands Water Co. replacing outdated treatment plant BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Following two rate decreases over the last decade, the Shorelands Water Co., Hazlet, has proposed a rate increase of 19.72 percent that would take effect in…