Category: Independent News

  • Public works helps residents through winter

    BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff The new small dump truck will be used for various projects by the Keyport Public Works Department. KEYPORT— Whenever a snowstorm takes a toll on the borough streets, Keyport residents can be sure the Public Works Department will be working extra hard to…

  • Talent on display at art show

    BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer JOSH DAVIDSON Sean Paul Reddin, Brooklyn, N.Y., poses with his New York Yankees paintings at the preview party for the 29th Annual CBA Art Show. MIDDLETOWN — A number of artists spent the weekend expressing their creativity at the Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft. The 29th…

  • Raynor to leave Board of Education in April

    BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — N. Britt Raynor will step down from the Board of Education. Raynor said he will not seek re-election in April because he has completed the task of seeing through a $78.4-million referendum to renovate the district’s middle and high schools passed by voters eight…

  • Council changes committee leaders

    BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer Council changes committee leaders BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MATAWAN — The Borough Council has changed all of its committee heads. The council voted for the changes at its Jan. 20 meeting. Councilman Michael Cannon will move from chair of the Water and Sewer Committee to finance. Sharon Roselli, the former…

  • Resident brings lesson to United Nations

    BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer Resident brings lesson to United Nations BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A township resident recently presented his ideas on teaching non-violence to children at the United Nations. George Anthony, a conflict resolution consultant for Peace Dynamics Consultants, Middletown, spoke at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City on…

  • New DWI limit tests the public’s knowledge

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Middletown Patrolman James Roese and Sgt. WIlliam Colangelo examine the township’s Breathalyzer before its next use. Made in the 1950s, the machine will soon be replaced by a computerized calibrator. MIDDLETOWN — Now that a lower limit for drinking and driving…

  • The costs of drunken driving on the rise

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The price to pay for driving while intoxicated is a steep one on many levels. "I always tell people when I bring them in that I’m the most expensive designated driver they’ll ever have," Middletown Police Sgt. William Colangelo said. "Getting arrested…

  • Lane’s message in question

    Principal ventsfrustrations inparents BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer Principal vents frustrations in parents’ newsletter BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — High School South Principal Daniel Lane’s message in the January/February PFA newsletter came under fire recently. The message addresses sacrifices Lane feels he has made for the district, as well as his frustrations. "It occurs…

  • Brookdale College to hold 9/11 benefit concert

    BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Survivors and families of victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, along with New Jersey’s police officers, will say thank you to the community for its support on Valentine’s Day. A Feb. 14 concert is planned at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, by the three…