Category: Independent News

  • Middletown voters OK $119M school budget

    BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer Middletown voters OK $119M school budget BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Township voters approved the $119 million 2004-05 school budget April 20. "It was quite encouraging to see the continued support of the school system," School Business Administrator William Doering said. "I think it’s a sign of parents actually…

  • Incumbents retain seats on Mat-Ab BOE

    BY MARC CAVELLAStaff Writer Incumbents retain seats on Mat-Ab BOE BY MARC CAVELLA Staff Writer Cathy Zavorskas ABERDEEN — Matawan and Aberdeen residents will be seeing familiar faces the next time they attend a Board of Education meeting. Three seats on the board were contested during the April 20 elections, and the three incumbents —…

  • Bird walks, tours at Sandy Hook during May

    Sandy Hook will offer several activities during May, beginning with a New Jersey Audubon Society Spring Bird Walk May 1 at 9 a.m. Attendees should meet at the visitor center and bring binoculars for the free event. Brookdale Community College, Lincroft section of Middletown, will present Hawks Over the Hook and Strictly Seashells at 9…

  • Walsh, Diorio and Caminiti win BOE race

    BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer Leonora Caminiti MIDDLETOWN — Former Board of Education President Patricia Walsh, along with parent leaders Dawn Diorio and Leonora Caminiti, were the winners in this year’s school board elections. Taking first place in the April 20 election was Diorio, 40, of 23 Sugar Maple Drive, Red…

  • Tourette Association seeks Educator of the Year nominees

    The board of directors of Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey (TSANJ) is accepting applications for its 2003/2004 Educator of the Year Award. The award is presented annually to a New Jersey public or private school educator who has made a significant contribution to the education and well-being of a student with Tourette syndrome (TS).…

  • Greater Media Newspapers wins 30 NJPA awards for ’03

    “Cpl. Curtin,” by Jeff Granit first place, General News Picture Story Greater Media Newspapers took home a total of 30 editorial, photography and advertising awards in the weekly division of the New Jersey Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2003. The prestigious Journalist of the Year award was presented to News Transcript staff writer Clare…

  • West Front Street bridge open to traffic

    BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer West Front Street bridge open to traffic BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The West Front Street bridge is open for traffic about one month ahead of schedule. The bridge, located at the border of the township and Red Bank, opened April 17 at 2:30 p.m., said Charles Jackson, principal…

  • Measure intended to guard against pesticides

    BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Gov. James McGreevey high-fives student Kandie Hartwell-Lawrence during his Earth Day appearance at the Campbell School, Metuchen. On a sunny Earth Day afternoon, Gov. James E. McGreevey appeared Thursday at the Campbell School in Metuchen to announce that an initiative to protect schoolchildren…

  • School budget defeated for second year in a row

    BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Voters have defeated the school budget for the second straight year. The $42.1 million budget, with a $39.1 million tax levy, called for a tax increase of 19.5 cents per $100 of assessed property valuation and was defeated by 97 votes during the April…