Category: Independent News

  • Committee weighs ban of hand-held cell phones

    By elaine van develdeStaff Writer Committee weighs ban of hand-held cell phones By elaine van develde Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — They’ve been thinking about it, and they are going to think about it a little more. Instead of taking the first step toward banning hand-held cell phones while driving, the Township Committee has opted to…

  • Commuters vexed by power outage

    Ferry operators charged for ride to Belford, Highlands, Atlantic Highlands By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer They were up the river without a bus or train. At 4:11 p.m. Aug. 14, a major portion of the United States’ northeastern power grid failed, causing massive power outages that paralyzed New York…

  • MIDDLETOWN — "Save children’s lives on Maplewood Drive" is the motto of one concerned 9-year-old boy. ERIN ROMANSKI Kevin Moedt, 9, stands near Maplewood Drive, Middletown, where traffic safety has become a concern for area families. Middletown resident Kevin Moedt, son of Dirk and Joan Moedt, has taken on such a task in the hope…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI Jake Sheehan, 4, Middletown, enjoys the slide recently at Marine Park in Red Bank.

  • YMCA’s cultural exchange works both ways

    Campers, counselor have gained insight into the ways of other countries By sandi carpelloStaff Writer By sandi carpello Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Marina Figueiredo, of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, is the Red Bank YMCA’s 2003 International Camp Counselor. RED BANK — After only six weeks in Red Bank, Marina Figueiredo’s perception of Americans has changed. "In…

  • Parents may force recall of school board members

    Say BOE officials voting to suspend Lane By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer A district parent group may attempt to recall four Middletown Board of Education members who voted to suspend High School South Principal Daniel Lane. A new group, United Parents of Middletown, is considering calling for the removal of Board…

  • Registration for ‘Prime Time’ today

    Registration for the 2003-04 Holmdel "Prime Time" program will be held Aug. 20 and 21 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Village School, 67 McCampbell Road. Parents are asked to bring the child and person(s) that will be picking up the child to registration for the photo ID card picture. Prime Time is a before- and after-school…

  • BCC gets Goetting to head up technology

    BCC gets Goetting to head up technology MIDDLETOWN — Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, has a new administrator in charge of its technology, facilities and public safety. Louis Goetting, 52, of Point Pleasant Borough will begin his position as the executive vice president of administration, operations and information technology services for the college Aug. 25. He…

  • HAZLET — State officials may have approved the township’s plans to dis­solve its sewerage authority, but local Republi­cans are still shaking their heads no to the idea. Meanwhile the public hearing on the subject has stalled. On Aug. 13, the state Department of Community Affairs’ Local Finance Board, which oversees decisions that af­fect municipalities’ fiscal…