Category: Independent News

  • Concert to recognize women in classical music

    By linda denicolaStaff Writer By linda denicola Staff Writer Musician Elaine Vander Plate Held is promoting the works of women composers through the fourth annual Honoring Women Composers concert at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House, Lincroft, March 9. A unique concert has been arranged by pianist and lecturer Elaine Vander Plate Held to draw classical…

  • Homestyle cooking and fame at boro deli

    By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer MATAWAN — Familiar faces are a welcome sight at one borough deli. Patrons at the Celebrity Deli, 136 Main St., can eat a homestyle meal while surrounded by photographs and autographs of movie, baseball and football stars. That combination sets it apart from other area delis,…

  • Electrical problems prompt complaints

    By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer HAZLET — A year’s worth of a surge in electrical problems took Mayor Steve Piech to the source, which was not shedding any light on the situation. Residents reeling from the problem of repeated, unexplained electric outages in one part of town took their…

  • Monmouth Girl Scouts to honor ‘Women of Distinction’

    The Monmouth Council Of Girl Scouts, Farmingdale, will hold its "Women Of Distinction" awards ceremony March 13 at 6 p.m. at Deal Golf and Country Club. This year’s honorees are Mary Pat Angelini, Alice J. Guttler, Theresa I. Seitz, and U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan D. Wigenton. Angelini is the executive director of Prevention First, Oakhurst…

  • Volunteers wanted for major-emergency team

    By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Taking the federal government’s lead in the post Sept. 11 era, township officials are gearing up with emergency response fit to fight anything from a major storm to a terrorist attack. The township’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is now calling for…

  • School budget proposes double-digit tax hike

    By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer HAZLET — The $39.7 million school budget has been tentatively adopted, calling for a 17.8-cent hike per $100 of assessed property valuation. The tentative adoption of the budget was approved March 3 in order to meet a county deadline. "All school budgets, tentative or…

  • Library renovation fund receives first major boost

    By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer An artist’s rendering of the proposed Middletown Township Public Library MIDDLETOWN — Plans for the new and revamped library have been unveiled and the first of funds to subsidize the project are in the pot. A gift of $75,000 was donated to the library’s…

  • Matawan fires Leo

    Borough administratoris let go after three years of service By josh davidsonStaff Writer Borough administrator is let go after three years of service By josh davidson Staff Writer Joseph P. Leo’s tenure as Matawan borough administrator abruptly came to an end last week. The Borough Council approved a resolution to immediately terminate Leo from the…

  • Property reassessment may give Lucent a tax break

    By maura dowginStaff Writer By maura dowgin Staff Writer HOLMDEL — A reassessment of Lucent Technologies’ property may result in a $500,000 tax loss to the municipality. Lucent may pay lower taxes since the township petitioned the Monmouth County Tax Board to reassess its property. "An application was made by the municipality to adjust the…