Category: Independent News

  • 7-year-old starts Internet business

    By maura dowginStaff Writer By maura dowgin Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Even in a lagging economy, one township second-grader found a way to make money this summer. Jessica Ling, 7, who is entering second grade at Village School, created a successful Internet business with the help of her mother, Barbara. "I decided that I wanted…

  • MSO string internships slated for September

    The Monmouth Symphony Orchestra (MSO) will hold auditions for string internships during September, with winners rehearsing and performing with the orchestra for the 2003-04 season. Auditions are open to Monmouth County students of violin, viola, cello and bass, through grade 12. For an audition, e-mail Roy Gussman at mailto:[email protected].

  • Japanese guests enjoy

    Marlboro By larry ramerStaff Writer Marlboro’s hospitality Trips to Great Adventure, Yankees game are highlights By larry ramer Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Yuka Yamakawa enjoys a game of cards with Rithu Ramachandran of Marlboro during a visit to the Marlboro Swim Club. The Japanese students, dressed in traditional, colorful Japanese clothing, stood in two receiving…

  • Fight breaks out after man jumps off ferry

    By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer HIGHLANDS — A leap off a SeaStreak boat may have led to a scuffle afterward. Joseph Layton, 33, of Matawan allegedly jumped from the highest deck of a SeaStreak ferry boat as it docked on a trip from Yankee Stadium, the Bronx, at the SeaStreak terminal…

  • Local chapter of Red Cross joins PVC program

    The Jersey Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross, Tinton Falls, has joined forces with AOL for Broadband to support "Project Video Connect: We’re Here Until They’re Home" in the Monmouth and Ocean counties area. The effort allows military personnel overseas and their families to send video messages to each other from locations around the…

  • Mold shuts down Indian Hill School

    Kindergarten through sixth-grade students to begin school next week By maura dowginStaff Writer By maura dowgin Staff Writer Mold problems have forced the closure of Indian Hill School, extending the summer vacation for its students. Although the Holmdel district’s schools were scheduled to open yesterday, Indian Hill School, which houses third-, fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade…

  • Aberdeen sets to improve roads

    By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Local officials are hoping to save money through a new road resurfacing program. The microsurfacing involves overlaying existing roads with a 3/8-inch paving material, Director of Public Works James Lauro said. The program, set to begin sometime this fall, can extend the life of…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI Yogi Berra flips through a scrapbook which was put together by Charles Cooper (l). Cooper collected every article he could find on the Yankees’ 1947 season in four scrapbooks. Berra received the books for the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center, located on the campus of Montclair State University, during a presentation at…

  • ‘Boater’s Pumpout Facility Guide’ now available

    The New Jersey Clean Vessel Act Steering Committee has announced the release of The 2003-2004 New Jersey Boater’s Pumpout Facility Guide — the official map of New Jersey marinas with vessel pumpout facilities, which lists all of the currently operating pumpout facilities available to boaters. The free guide also includes detailed information such as the…