Category: Independent News

  • Veterans Park set for $300,000 renovation

    BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Rusted benches line the perimeter of a playground at Veterans Memorial Park in Hazlet. HAZLET — After years of neglect, Veterans Memorial Park is getting a much-needed facelift. The $300,000 revitalization project, which will be paid for by the county and various donations…

  • Authority to pay state $100K, build sewer line

    BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Authority to pay state $100K, build sewer line BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer The Middlesex County Utilities Authority will pay the state $100,000 and install a new sewer main in response to a March 2, 2003, sewage pipe break. The 13-foot-long split within the 102-inch prestressed concrete pipeline, said to be…

  • Mid’town plans to bring suit against contractor

    BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The township plans to file a lawsuit against a Shrewsbury construction company for the costs associated with alleged defective foundation work on the Cultural Arts Center, Township Attorney Bernard Reilly said. The lawsuit, expected to be filed within the next few months, will be…

  • New theater group performing ‘Godspell’

    BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer New theater group performing ‘Godspell’ BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The Cornerstone 14 is presenting the musical "Godspell" through the weekend. "The cornerstone is always the last to go into a building, and the 14 represents the 10 actors, the musical director, the two musicians and myself," the group’s…

  • Boro OKs $850,000 for Ralph pier replacement

    BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer KEYPORT — The Borough Council appropriated $850,000 to renovate the William A. Ralph pier. The council voted 6-0 at the July 6 meeting to adopt the bond ordinance for the replacement of the pier. The $850,000 ordinance includes a $340,750 grant from the New Jersey Department…

  • Area residents face water-use restrictions

    BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer Shorelands Water Company is restricting water use this summer to help lower water demand. The Hazlet-based water utility company serves about 20,000 customers and is mandating some residents in Bayshore towns to follow an odd-even outdoor-water-use restriction this year, said Frank Cook, Shorelands’ controller. The company’s…

  • Bellamy may be tried as adult in Durrua murder 35 years after killing, courts using 1968 guidelines

    BY VINCEECHAVARIAStaff Writer Bellamy may be tried as adult in Durrua murder 35 years after killing, courts using 1968 guidelines BY VINCEECHAVARIA Staff Writer Murder suspect Jerry Lee Bellamy could be tried as an adult for the killing of a 13-year-old girl in 1968, if state Superior Court Judge Eugene A. Iadanza determines that the…

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    GARY BILBAO Elizabeth George and Janis Jacques entertain the crowd during the Middletown Senior Center’s annual summer picnic at Croydon Hall July 9.

  • Questions surround HSS groundbreaking

    Officials looking into whether event wassanctioned by district BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer Officials looking into whether event was sanctioned by district BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Controversy has arisen over the recent Middletown High School South football field groundbreaking ceremony. The June 18 ceremony was attended by parents, school athletes, district administrators, and a township…