Category: Independent News

  • Some Middletown striking teachers jailed Mon.

    Some Middletown striking teachers jailed Mon. FARRAH MAFFAI MTEA First Vice President Bette Schreiber appears before the crowd of striking Middletown teachers and support staff on the steps of the Hall of Records in Freehold on Monday to announce that the judge requested each member of the union to appear in alphabetical order. Some members…

  • Many parents upset at timing of strike

    Staff Writer By alison granito Whether or not they support the position of the teachers’ union, many Middletown parents were upset at the timing of last week’s teachers’ strike, worried that the job action would sink the chances of Tuesday’s $10.5 million construction referendum. "I’m surprised that they decided to do it now," Marleen Ventre,…

  • Historic home owners angered over ordinance

    Staff Writer By darlene diebold HOLMDEL — It was almost like going back in time when the Township Committee voted 4 to 1 to introduce a historic preservation ordinance at their Nov. 24 meeting. The new ordinance is supposed to deal with preserving publicly owned historic structures in the township, but some homeowners of historic…

  • Final audit of 1996 referendum approved

    Staff Writer By darlene diebold Final audit of 1996 referendum approved JERRY WOLKOWITZ The borough of Keyport recently unveiled its new logo, which was created by the consulting firm Green Eggz No Ham in conjunction with the Keyport Business Alliance. HOLMDEL — The Board of Education unanimously approved a request for a final audit for…

  • Bayshore hospital plans to build radiology pavilion

    Staff Writer By darlene diebold JERRY WOLKOWITZ Dr. Arnold Derman (l), chief of radiology at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel, and Thomas Goldman, president and chief executive officer of Bayshore Community Health Services, look over plans for a new radiology pavilion last week. HOLMDEL — Bayshore Community Hospital held a ceremonial groundbreaking Nov. 27 when it…

  • Panel rescinds censure, approves new ethics law

    Staff Writer By darlene diebold HOLMDEL — To the shock, surprise, and even dismay of a few, the Township Committee made an about-face and rescinded the censure of Committeeman Terence Wall in a 5-0 vote last week. The original censure was replaced with a resolution, approved 5-0 also, in which all of the committee members…

  • EPA fines Anchor Glass $43,400 for violations Plant currently used for warehousing was shut down in March

    Staff Writer By Alison Granito EPA fines Anchor Glass $43,400 for violations Plant currently used for warehousing was shut down in March ABERDEEN — The Anchor Glass Container Corp., which at one time was the township’s largest taxpayer, has been fined $43,400 by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for violations of the Toxic Substance…

  • Mid’town to go ahead with $10.5 million referendum Cash is needed to finish projects at middle and high schools

    Staff Writer By Alison Granito Mid’town to go ahead with $10.5 million referendum Cash is needed to finish projects at middle and high schools MIDDLETOWN — In a community often concerned about its tax rate, school officials are attempting to spread the word that passing the $10.5 million referendum on Dec. 11 will not be…

  • Last sailor of WWII ship USS Juneau Eatontown man was on crew of ship that carried the five Sullivan brothers

    Staff Writer By Sherry conohan Last sailor of WWII ship USS Juneau Eatontown man was on crew of ship that carried the five Sullivan brothers VERONICA YANKOWSKI Frank Holmgren holds a photo of the USS Juneau which was sunk in 1942. The Eatontown resident was one of only 10 to survive the attack on the…