Category: Independent News

  • Circle Line may be coming to Keyport

    BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer KEYPORT — Members of the Borough Council are hoping a new ferry service may be coming to town. At the Jan. 20 Borough Council meeting, Mayor John Merla said Circle Line, a New York-based boat cruise company that has been in operation for 70 years, has…

  • Gym keeps women going around together

    Fair Haven facility caters to those who don BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Margaret Schmidt and Pam Nelson have tailored their circuit-training facility in Fair Haven to appeal to women who are not comfortable in a traditional gym setting. So, you tried to honor that New Year’s resolution…

  • Founder says ‘hate group’ label unfair

    Latino group BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Founder says ‘hate group’ label unfair Latino group’s press release fears ‘storm troopers’ in Freehold BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A representative of a New Jersey organization which claims it "seeks to empower Latinos" has called on the state Attorney General’s Office to place the…

  • Hazlet woman dies in house fire

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer Hazlet woman dies in house fire BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer HAZLET – Smoking may have started a house fire that killed an 86-year-old township woman last week. Mildred Krakower, 610 S. Laurel Ave., was found dead in a bedroom adjacent to hers, which became engulfed with flames after…

  • Take care to protect personal information

    Identity theft a growing concern for citizens, law enforcement officers BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer Take care to protect personal information BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer Your identity is rapidly becoming one of your most valuable possessions. As a matter of fact, law enforcement officials at all levels are advising citizens to guard their identity with extreme zealousness…

  • Ideas come tumbling out of local inventor

    Howell woman enjoyssatisfying career-makingand marketing products BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Howell woman enjoys satisfying career-making and marketing products BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer When Lisa Williams Ascolese was sitting in a waiting room one day, she started talking to a woman sitting nearby. The woman asked Ascolese what she did for a living. "I’m an…

  • Swimming River speed limit reduced

    Trial period of one year slated to gauge problems cited BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer Drivers will soon be taking it slower on at least one Middletown road. After more than a year of haggling over traffic concerns on Swimming River Road, the Monmouth County Division of Traffic Safety…

  • Howell man sentenced to 90 days in loan scam

    BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer Howell man sentenced to 90 days in loan scam BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer HOWELL — A township resident who was indicted on multiple counts of bank loan fraud has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for third-degree theft and ordered to pay restitution of $76,000, according to Assistant Middlesex County Prosecutor…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Jose Hernandez, Hazlet, treks across the icy Navesink River on his bike Saturday.