Category: Independent News

  • Accident highlights road problem, residents say Backhoe falls off flatbed truck on Middlesex Road

    Staff Writer By alison granito Accident highlights road problem, residents say Backhoe falls off flatbed truck on Middlesex Road A truck traveling on Middlesex Road lost a piece of heavy equipment, causing damage to a resident’s property as well as to the street and curb last week. MATAWAN — Residents of Middlesex Road have been…

  • Three charged in Aug. 4

    Three charged in Aug. 4 robbery of gas station Aug. 6 DWI arrest in Marlboro leads to suspects’ apprehension By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer HAZLET — A DWI arrest in Marlboro last week led to the apprehension of three suspects in a strong-armed robbery that had occurred at a Route 35 gas station two…

  • Fewer beaches closed in New Jersey in 2000 Clean Ocean Action presents report on water quality

    Staff Writer By JOHN BURTON Fewer beaches closed in New Jersey in 2000 Clean Ocean Action presents report on water quality SEA BRIGHT — With the coming of summer comes vacations and long lazy days at the beach. In our modern world, those days also come with concern over the quality of the ocean. Last…

  • Lowe’s site

    work will begin Mon. By darlene diebold Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Demolition is set to begin Monday at the future location of Lowe’s on Route 35, with construction of the home improvement store slated for the fall. The Planning Board approved the store’s application in May. "We hope to begin construction in mid September, with…

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    SARAH McCOLGAN Arlene Foster, Hazlet, sits surrounded by her crafts during sidewalk sales on West Front Street in Keyport Friday.

  • Bike patrols take to the beat in Middletown Successful pilot program leads to six-person police bike patrol

    Staff Writer By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Bike patrols take to the beat in Middletown Successful pilot program leads to six-person police bike patrol MIDDLETOWN — An increasingly popular nationwide policing trend has taken hold in the township — bicycle patrols. Though not initially convinced that such patrols were a workable option for the town, Police…

  • Auction of farm sites set for Dec.

    Auction of farm sites set for Dec. By darlene diebold Staff Writer HOLMDEL — The state plans to auction the 190-acre portion of the former Chase Bank property on Holmdel Road, that will be preserved as farmland, later this year. "The farmland will be sold in two parcels, each being approximately 95 acres," explained Hope…

  • Mat-Aberdeen to host surplus equipment sale

    Staff Writer By Alison Granito ABERDEEN — The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School district will be hosting a surplus equipment sale Aug. 17. According to Business Administrator Ken Jannarone, the event is the district’s equivalent of a yard sale, held every few years to generate revenue by getting rid of equipment no longer needed in the district.…

  • Matawan ready to seek community center bids Phase two construction expected to begin in February

    Staff Writer By Alison Granito Matawan ready to seek community center bids Phase two construction expected to begin in February MATAWAN — The Borough Council hopes the second phase of the renovation project at the Broad Street community center may soon become a reality. "We are finally making some real progress on this," said Mayor…