Category: Independent News

  • Reconstruction enters phase 2

    By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Phase two of two different road reconstruction projects in the Bayshore section of the township is slated to start any day now. One of the reconstruction projects, involving milling, resurfacing and property restoration, will be undertaken by A. Montone Construction Inc., Holmdel,…

  • Middletown to acquire 7.6 acres of open space

    By elaine van develdeStaff Writer Middletown to acquire 7.6 acres of open space By elaine van develde Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — On the heels of a hike in the township’s open space tax, a property purchase for preservation is on the horizon. An ordinance was introduced at the June 16 Township Committee meeting to authorize…

  • Patient plunges to his death at local hospital

    Questions remain as man is mourned at Aberdeen funeral service By maura DowginStaff Writer By maura Dowgin Staff Writer A Matawan Regional High School graduate and beloved Hazlet postal worker was laid to rest Saturday, four days after he fell to his death from a window at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Aberdeen native Bryan Edward…

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    CHRIS KELLY Pipers and drummers march to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at the PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, during the 33rd Annual New Jersey Irish Festival on Sunday.

  • Political bantering over affordable housing heats up

    Azzolina wants to help meet obligation;officials say it coststoo much By elaine van develdeStaff Writer Azzolina wants to help meet obligation; officials say it costs too much By elaine van develde Staff Writer A ffordable housing is a pivotal issue in Middletown. Lately, officials have been scrambling to meet their lagging state-mandated obligation. As they…

  • Matawan man brings fishing to cable TV

    By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY The New Jersey Fishing Show, created by John MacAdam (l) and Gary Cogland, will debut on Comcast’s CN8 on July 6. MATAWAN — A borough resident is using a cable access channel as a vehicle for his television and fishing passions. The New Jersey…

  • Burglar nabbed in Atlantic Highlands

    By elaine van develdeStaff Writer Burglar nabbed in Atlantic Highlands By elaine van develde Staff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A former Middletown resident was arrested and charged with the attempted burglary of a Thousand Oaks apartment. John W. Stefanski, 32, of Spring Street, Freehold, was arrested and charged with one…

  • Residents face 3.4-cent municipal tax hike

    By maura dowginStaff Writer By maura dowgin Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Employee salaries and insurance costs are blamed for the township budget’s 3.4-cent tax increase this year. The Township Committee approved its $15.4 million 2003 municipal budget with a 3.4-cent tax increase. The municipal tax hike represents an additional $119 per year in local taxes…

  • Middletown man found dead in Shrewsbury river

    By sandi carpelloStaff Writer By sandi carpello Staff Writer FAIR HAVEN — A family having dinner at the Shrewsbury Yacht Club in Fair Haven discovered the missing body of a 53-year-old Middletown man. Ronald Glaessgen, who had been missing for roughly 40 hours prior, was found 6:45 p.m., June 10, floating face down in the…