Category: Independent News

  • Hockey coach fined $750 for fighting after game

    By charles kim and josh davidsonStaff Writers By charles kim and josh davidson Staff Writers SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A former Middletown High School South varsity hockey coach has pleaded guilty to creating a disturbance and was fined $750. Adrien Thomas, 31, of Farmingdale has since been relieved of his coaching duties and has been replaced…

  • ‘Click It or Ticket’ pro­gram saving lives

    Drivers buckling up as police step up enforcement of seat belt law Police are cracking down on people riding in cars without wearing seat belts. New Jersey is participating in the national "Click It or Ticket" effort that focuses on education and the enforcement of seat belt laws, said Bob Gaydosh, spokesman for the Division…

  • Man pleads guilty to killing ducks

    ABERDEEN — A Lyndhurst man pleaded guilty to the beheading of four ducks on Cliffwood Beach at Lakeshore Drive. Dion Magalias, 31, pleaded guilty to a disorderly persons charge and was fined $500 in Aberdeen municipal court July 7. He will not go to jail. Magalias was sought for obtaining the ducks, not killing them,…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Claude Conrad and Haley Kibala, both 11, of Edison use chicken as bait to catch some crabs at the Keyport pier Monday.

  • Greater Media ad director wins national honor

    Greater Media ad director wins national honor Sandy Theo Jonathan (Sandy) Theophilakos, advertising director for Greater Media Newspapers, Freehold, has been named Advertising Director of the Year by Suburban Newspapers of America, a nonprofit professional trade association based in Traverse City, Mich. Membership includes approximately 2,000 suburban newspapers throughout the United States and Canada. The…

  • 30 dead cats found in Hazlet home

    Rescuers, responding to dog complaints,shocked at discovery By elaine van develdeStaff Writer Rescuers, responding to dog complaints, shocked at discovery By elaine van develde Staff Writer An attempt to resolve an animal cruelty complaint led to the discovery of 30 dead cats in a Florence Avenue home in Hazlet. A township woman who pleaded guilty…

  • Township seeking proposals for affordable housing

    Correspondent By erin romanski ABERDEEN — The township has requested a proposals for an affordable senior housing complex. The proposed development would be located on a 13.86-acre site on the South River Metals property, bounded by Church St., Gravely Brook, Route 34 and the Conrail Freehold-Atlantic Highlands Railroad. "This proposed complex would give qualified Aberdeen…

  • Aberdeen man charged with aggravated arson

    By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer ABERDEEN — A township man was charged with aggravated arson after a fire at an acquaintance’s house caused interior and exterior damage. Township police arrested and charged Robert Lee Hayes, 25, of Nathan Court, with aggravated arson and criminal mischief in connection with the fire. Police…

  • Consultant hired to raise funds for 9/11 memorial

    By gloria stravelliStaff Writer By gloria stravelli Staff Writer A fund-raiser has been hired to help raise the $850,000 needed for the county’s memorial to local victims of the Sept. 11 terrorists attacks. Jennifer Anderson, an independent consultant based in Monmouth Beach, was chosen from a field of three candidates who responded to a request…