Category: Independent News

  • Council OKs $6.2M budget

    By elaine van develdeStaff Writer Council OKs $6.2M budget By elaine van develde Staff Writer KEYPORT — After months of waiting, residents will see a 3.3 cent municipal tax increase this year. The Borough Council approved a $6.2 million municipal budget at its July 15 meeting by a 4-to-0 vote. Council members June Atkins and…

  • Middletown may appeal

    Route 35 downzoningRuling invalidates approval to amenddevelopment zone By darlene dieboldStaff Writer Route 35 downzoning Ruling invalidates approval to amend development zone By darlene diebold Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The township may go before the state Supreme Court to fight two lower court decisions regarding possible downzoning along Route 35. A decision was expected to…

  • Teacher retires after 40 years of service

    By darlene dieboldStaff Writer Teacher retires after 40 years of service By darlene diebold Staff Writer Elizabeth Walling KEYPORT — After working in the school district for 40 years, lifelong borough resident Elizabeth Walling has decided it is time to call it quits. Walling taught at East Keyport School in the Lockport section for 20…

  • Aberdeen board delays Crystal Lake development proceedings

    By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer ABERDEEN — A Planning Board decision on an application for a proposed 379-unit townhouse development off Greenwood Avenue on the border of Old Bridge has been delayed. The board took no action at last week’s board meeting regarding the proposed Crystal Lake townhouse development. The lack…

  • Federal Nike site property transferred to Holmdel

    Tract to serve as park for veterans museum, sports equipment storage By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer The former Nike missile site in Holmdel is not suitable to house the homeless, but it is perfect for preservation as a park, some local officials say. Nearly a year after making a…

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    Veronica Yankowski John Maio, 15, of Middletown flips off the diving board at the Hazlet Swim Club on Friday.

  • St. Mary’s top priest steps down

    Lakewood monsignorfills the vacant spot Lakewood monsignor fills the vacant spot After over two years heading St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, the Rev. John Dobrosky stepped down from his post last week. The circumstances surrounding Dobrosky’s resignation from the New Monmouth church are unclear, but the Diocese of Trenton said Dobrosky’s departure was for personal…

  • Board, MTEA mull report

    By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — As the summer drags on, so do the contract negotiations between the Board of Education and the Middletown Township Education Association (MTEA). While the board’s negotiations committee is expected to recommend the full board accept court-appointed mediator Ronald Riccio’s recommendations for a settlement, the…

  • Shore environmental efforts given poor score

    By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer The Jersey Shore is not making the environmental grade. That was the edict of two Sandy Hook-based environmental organizations. The coast is much more than ocean and sand, said Michele S. Beyers, executive director of the N.J. Conservation Foundation, Far Hills, in a released…