Category: Independent News

  • Old Bridge actions troubling to mayor Says township officials should discuss Crystal Lake with Aberdeen

    Staff Writer By alison granito Old Bridge actions troubling to mayor Says township officials should discuss Crystal Lake with Aberdeen ABERDEEN — Mayor David Sobel is hopeful that relations with neighboring Old Bridge can improve, despite recent tension between the two municipalities. Although there is little history of cooperation between Aberdeen and Old Bridge, Sobel…

  • Hazlet Web site to serve as information pipeline

    Staff Writer By elaine van develde HAZLET — Everything you ever wanted to know about Hazlet, and weren’t afraid to ask, will be on screen for electronic perusal starting today. A communications tool in the making for some time now, the township’s first official Web site, www.hazlettwp.org, is now a place for not only residents…

  • Elsewhere along Route 35, business prospects bleak

    Staff Writer By elaine van develde ELAINE VAN DEVELDE The former A&P supermarket stands empty at the Chapel Hill Center on Route 35 in Middletown. MIDDLETOWN — On the cusp of Zoning Board hearings to decide the fate of a proposed 1.2-million-square-foot town center, elsewhere along the Route 35 corridor, a few major businesses are…

  • Local man specializes in conflict resolution His latest workshop on bullying profiled on ‘20/20’

    Staff Writer By Alison Granito Local man specializes in conflict resolution His latest workshop on bullying profiled on ‘20/20’ FARRAH MAFFAI Conflict-resolution specialist George Anthony, a Middletown resident, was recently profiled on a 20/20 TV special hosted by John Stossel for programs he developed to combat bullying and school violence. MIDDLETOWN — George Anthony has…

  • Town Center hearings promise controversy

    Town Center hearings promise controversy Zoning Board to take up application Feb. 28 at Middletown H.S. South By elaine van develde Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Until now, a 1.4-million-square-foot town center was just a mixed-use development concept wrought with controversy. That concept has been transformed into a Zoning Board reality with the first public hearing…

  • Talent show showcases locals’ gifts in the arts

    Staff Writer By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Talent show showcases locals’ gifts in the arts FARRAH MAFFAI Alexis Layton gets ready to perform her original song, “Can’t We Be Brothers?,” written in honor of the Sept. 11 tragedy for the Middletown Talent Showcase. MIDDLETOWN — It may not be Broadway, but giving regards to Belford will…

  • Bayshore team played for two WTC victims Middle school dedicated season to dads of starting center, team manager

    Staff Writer By alison granito Bayshore team played for two WTC victims Middle school dedicated season to dads of starting center, team manager JERRY WOLKOWITZ Members of the Middletown Bayshore Middle School girls’ basketball team gather for a pep talk from head coach Amy Greenberg (top) during Thursday’s championship game at William R. Satz School,…

  • Condemnation hearing pushed to next week

    Staff Writer By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE HAZLET — With the condemnation hearing on hold until Feb. 22, what will be a fair price for the 2.39-acre Stracquatanio tract is something that’s been haggled over, but will ultimately be decided by a judge. Out of the courts, though, it’s still a point of contention with the…

  • No settlement as yet in Middletown teacher talks MTEA, Board of Education discussing final details for contract

    Staff Writer By alison granito No settlement as yet in Middletown teacher talks MTEA, Board of Education discussing final details for contract MIDDLETOWN — The Board of Education and the Middletown Township Education Association (MTEA) have been meeting to work out the final details of a new contract for the 1,000 member union. According to…