Category: Independent News

  • Committee replaces town center with age-restricted housing

    BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Township Committee has limited the zoning at the location of a proposed 1.7 million-square-foot town center project to allow for a smaller age-restricted housing plan. The committee introduced an ordinance, establishing regulations for an active adult community in the township’s master plan at…

  • District claims errors in state report card

    BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer District claims errors in state report card BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer KEYPORT — The results of the 2003 state school report cards have come under question by the district administration. Some of the data compiled in the report is inaccurate, according to Superintendent of Schools John Dumford. Dumford said some…

  • Truck slams into Kings

    Highway residence BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A Keansburg resident lost consciousness while driving and slammed his car into a township residence. Robert Monahan, 60, of Keansburg, lost control of the Ford F-150 pickup truck he was driving at 3:17 a.m. March 10 after passing out from a medical…

  • In unexpected ways WWII changed women’s lives

    Role in war effort helped shift societal perceptions and expectations BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer Women accounted for one-third of Air Force pilots during WWII. While she trudged through the snow to get to work, Doris Forman likened her trek to that of her serviceman husband off fighting in World War…

  • Hazlet couple arrested on drug and gun charges

    BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer HAZLET— Two township residents face numerous drug charges after members of the Bayshore Narcotics Task Force arrested the duo at their home after allegedly finding $20,000 worth of drugs in the Route 36 residence. Darnell Roque, 26, and his wife, Kelly Roque, 28, were arrested at…

  • Colonial sausage making at Poricy Park March 28

    Peggy Buck will lead a demonstration in colonial sausage making with recently acquired equipment. Sample testing will be available at the end of the session. The event will take place March 28 from 1-3 p.m. at the Murray Farmhouse at Poricy Park, Oak Hill Road. This program is free and no registration is required. For…

  • Sheriff’s department teaches use of 911

    BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Members of Monmouth County Sheriff Joseph W. Oxley’s office are visiting first-graders at various schools throughout the county to show students the proper way of making emergency phone calls. A representative of the Sheriff’s Emergency Education for Kids (SEEK) 911 program will visit first-graders…

  • Baby found dead on Middletown Beach

    A newborn infant was found near this location on Ideal Beach, Middletown, on Thursday. Second newborn discovered on Ideal Beach since Nov. BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer An area resident, out for a walk, made a gruesome discovery when he came upon the dead body of an infant boy washed up on Ideal Beach in…

  • Municipal insurance policy threatened

    BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer Municipal insurance policy threatened BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The township’s excess liability insurance policy may be in jeopardy. The Township Committee discussed at its March 15 meeting whether or not the township will be covered in excess liability cases after April 1. The committee appointed Peter Soriero, of…