Category: Independent News

  • Fort project critics question extension

    Original applicants were required to show funding was in place BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer The National Park Service should not have given a private developer additional time to line up financing for a rehabilitation project at Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook, according to an expert in government leases and contracts…

  • Anyone in the market for a ‘Chip n Dale’ sofa? Read on …

    Adele YoungBloopers Anyone in the market for a ‘Chip n Dale’ sofa? Read on … Adele Young Bloopers Our annual bloopers column is a collection of typos as well as grammatical and usage errors compiled mostly from stories before they make their way into one of Greater Media Newspapers’ 12 weekly publications. We’re pleased that…

  • Manna House celebrates with residents, children

    BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Last month, the Manna House celebrated the accomplishments of its residents with a holiday party. The holiday party for children whose mothers reside at the Manna House, which provides transitional housing for homeless women who receive welfare and have at least one child, was…

  • Gov. names blueberry as official state fruit

    BY KARL VILACOBAStaff Writer Gov. names blueberry as official state fruit BY KARL VILACOBA Staff Writer BRICK — Fifth-graders at Veterans Memorial Elementary School received the ultimate gold star for their class work on Monday. Gov. James McGreevey knelt down, scribbled a quick signature and turned to the school’s packed auditorium to announce, "We now…

  • Day laborers may find shelter in church

    BY VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writer BY VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writer KEYPORT — A group of 30 to 40 day laborers may have the possibility of relocating to a warmer spot, if an agreement is made between the Borough Council and St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church. The day laborers gather each morning from around 6:30 to 8…

  • Keyport readies for annual chicken bowl

    Correspondent BY ERIN ROMANSKI KEYPORT — It’s that time again, and Keyport’s second annual Chicken Bowling event is sure to ruffle some feathers. The frozen chicken bowl, set to be held on West Front Street, is scheduled from noon to 2 p.m. on Jan. 17-19 and involves bowling chickens down the road. The object of…

  • Boro granted motion to take part in case

    BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer Boro granted motion to take part in case BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MATAWAN — The Borough Council was granted a motion to intervene in a lawsuit filed by area residents attempting to stop two developers’ plans to build over 700 housing units in Aberdeen. The motion was filed in late…

  • Holmdel clerk fills in for Hazlet clerk

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer Holmdel clerk fills in for Hazlet clerk BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer HAZLET — If you’re conducting township business in Holmdel or Hazlet, you may think you’re seeing double. That’s because Holmdel Township Clerk Maureen Shepherd is temporarily doing double duty between the two towns. While serving as Holmdel’s…

  • Township Committee to meet with PTOs

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer HAZLET — They’re forging an official relationship of a different kind. With the advent of the new year and the political changeover from a Democratic to a Republican mayor, Paul Coughlin is in the process of creating a unique relationship between the governing body…