Category: Independent News

  • Bias hearing adjourned

    By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer The last time there was a bias intimidation case in Middletown, it was 9/11. Two years later, another bias intimidation case —this one involving juveniles — has come to light. On Sept. 11, 2001, a man pulled into the Mobil gas station on Route…

  • Music healing son after 9/11 tragedy

    By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The example Peter T. Milano set for his son, also named Peter, follows him everywhere he goes. Milano worked on the 104th floor of the World Trade Center as senior vice president of corporate bonds for Cantor Fitzgerald, and was killed in the Sept.…

  • Aberdeen youths tape TV pilot

    By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI Mike Kreig (l-r), Courtney Mezzacappa, Andy Hartman, Guy Bauer, Steve Zeni, Shan-hua Wang and Brian Corcoran stand in front of the Strathmore Clearview Cinema, Aberdeen, where the group screened its pilot TV show, The Mother of All Shows, which will be reviewed by Comedy…

  • Sewerage authority vote tabled

    By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer HAZLET — Because of an error, the vote on whether or not to dissolve the township’s Sewerage Authority will wait a little longer. In order to move forward with a dissolution, the township needs to pass three ordinances: one to disband, another to create…

  • Council OKs increase in lot size minimum

    By maura dowginStaff Writer Council OKs increase in lot size minimum By maura dowgin Staff Writer KEYPORT — New home construction in the area of Maple Place will require larger property lot sizes. The Borough Council unanimously approved an ordinance increasing the minimum lot size in that area of town, from 5,000 to 7,500 square…

  • Keyport slates candlelight 9/11 remembrance vigil

    By maura dowginStaff Writer Keyport slates candlelight 9/11 remembrance vigil By maura dowgin Staff Writer KEYPORT — A candlelight vigil in remembrance of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will be held at Mini Park on West Front Street tomorrow at 7 p.m. The ceremony, which will last about one hour, will feature patriotic music and…

  • 9/11 memorial to be dedicated Sunday

    By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer HAZLET — The memory of 9/11 and the township residents lost in the terror attacks on the World Trade Center is now etched in stone. A 9-foot, 11-inch monument bears the name and sketches of 12 people who either lived in Hazlet at one…

  • Matawan changes rates in construction agreement

    By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer MATAWAN — The Borough Council changed the rate of fees collected in an interlocal agreement with Highlands that allows it to share construction inspectors. The council changed the rate it collected from building permit fees at its Aug. 19 meeting. In the past agreement, Matawan would…

  • Sept. 11 memorial planned in Holmdel

    By maura dowginStaff Writer By maura dowgin Staff Writer HOLMDEL — A 9/11 memorial is expected to be erected sometime next summer through the efforts of township residents. There are 19 families in Holmdel "that lost either an immediate family member or relative" during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, said Lisa Hettler, chairwoman…