Category: Independent News

  • Master plan awaits planners’ final OK

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOLMDEL – While the township grew rapidly over the past few decades, that will not be the case in the future, the Planning Board chairman said. "Holmdel is significantly more developed that it was 10 or 20 years ago," said chairman Ralph B. Blumenthal.…

  • Sexual harassment claim filed against Middletown principal

    BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — High School South Principal Daniel Lane is being accused of sexual harassment and discrimination, in an action filed in court and with the state Commissioner of Education William L. Librera, by five teachers at the school. A lawsuit, filed in state Superior Court, Freehold…

  • F&F Nurseries property purchase questioned

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Should the F&F Nurseries property on Roberts Road be kept the way it is or should a portion of it be set aside for municipal purposes? That question dominated the Nov. 24 public hearing in town hall on the proposed $7.2 million acquisition. The…

  • Word on the Street

    What programs are you aware of that assist Word on the Street What programs are you aware of that assist The Safe Haven law. I think there needs to be more awareness of what this wonderful law offers. Teens who are too frightened might then take advantage of it with less fear of blame and…

  • Night life suits some workers just fine

    BY SANDI CARPELLOStaff Writer BY SANDI CARPELLO Staff Writer Sandi Carpello Red Bank resident George Rehor works the night shift at the Broadway Diner on Monmouth Street in Red Bank. RED BANK — When George Rehor, a waiter at the Broadway Diner, comes home from work, he likes to whip up a gourmet spaghetti dinner.…

  • Pupils learn science using weather station

    BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Students at the River Plaza School are using the school’s weather station to become future weather experts. The station, purchased four years ago from a $6,000 Middletown Education Foundation (MTEF) grant, became operational more than a month ago. Students use the station to learn…

  • Lawsuits, applications stall town center plan

    Middletown officials ask Superior Court judgeto sort it all out BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer Middletown officials ask Superior Court judge to sort it all out BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — As the town center developer appeals its $150 million plan before the Zoning Board, officials try to stop any action until…

  • Matawan OKs hiring monitor for hallways

    BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MATAWAN — The Board of Education has approved a new position to ensure the safety of its students and visitors at the district high school. The board, at its Nov. 24 meeting, approved a job description for a hallway safety and security monitor for Matawan Regional…

  • New book celebrates history of Keyport

    Local historian dispels myths of borough BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Keyport historian Jack Jeandron holds up a framed copy of his new book “Keyport: From Plantation to Center of Commerce and Industry.” BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Keyport historian Jack Jeandron decided to write a book about his hometown to dispel what…