Category: Independent News
-

Township might save historic farmhouse
Penelope Stout house might be purchasedand preserved By maura dowginStaff Writer Township might save historic farmhouse Penelope Stout house might be purchased and preserved By maura dowgin Staff Writer HOLMDEL — The Township Committee is discussing preserving historic treasures as well as open space. Over the past month and a half, the committee has been…
-

Township departments reorganized
HOLMDEL — Change is in the air for the structure of the township’s municipal offices. The Township Committee approved a recommendation by its administrator to make some departmental changes in the local government. The township administrator should handle the day-to-day operations of the municipal government, Township Administrator Christopher Schultz said. "I am asking the committee…
-

Monmouth County prepares for bioterror threat
Monmouth County health and emergency agencies are in the advanced stages of creating a countywide system to protect the public in case of a terrorist attack, as disclosed by Monmouth County Health Officer Lester Jargowsky at a luncheon at Squire’s, West Long Branch. He addressed approximately 100 government and business leaders and explained the county’s…
-

Patients need patience for doctors’ slowdown
Physicians close offices to protest malpractice law By Maura dowginStaff Writer By Maura dowgin Staff Writer Physicians throughout the state are closing their offices this week in an attempt to change state law regarding malpractice insurance. The work action began Monday and the end date will depend on the individual doctors, said John Shafer, spokesman…
-

Aberdeen’s developer for station files suit
By josh davidsonStaff Writer Aberdeen’s developer for station files suit By josh davidson Staff Writer ABERDEEN — A company selected by Aberdeen to redevelop the Aberdeen-Matawan train station is asking the courts to order Matawan Borough to name it as its developer. Silver Oak Properties Inc., of Monroe, filed a lawsuit Jan. 16 with the…
-

Middletown master plan approved;
town center developers angeredPlan calls forpreserving township By elaine van develdeStaff Writer Middletown master plan approved; town center developers angered Plan calls for preserving township’s historic villages By elaine van develde Staff Writer The revised master plan has been approved, setting a model for land use in Middletown and infuriating proponents of a town center…
-

Armed robber at gas station eludes police
By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A masked armed robber got away with a few hundred dollars after a scuffle and a chase from the Exxon gas station in Belford on Sunday night. At about 9:50 p.m., a green, older-model, four-door Dodge sedan pulled into the station. The…
-

Photo
CHRIS KELLY Donald Chuang, Holmdel, performs Chinese yo-yo tricks in celebration of the Chinese New Year at Nutswamp Elementary School, Middletown-Lincroft Road, Middletown, on Friday.
-

Planning Board won’t hear town center application
By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — One of two plans for a proposed town center has hit a snafu and a lawsuit over that stumbling block has been filed. Developer Mountain Hill, LLC had applications to build a mixed-use, town center-type development, fronting Route 35 between Kanes Lane…
