Category: Independent News

  • Resurrecting art from the scrap heap Former graffiti artist now uses metal to create sculptured works of art

    Staff Writer By linda denicola Resurrecting art from the scrap heap Former graffiti artist now uses metal to create sculptured works of art PHOTOS BY JERRY WOLKOWITZ Richard Tierney’s “Angel Fish” sculpture decorates the outside of his home in the Leonardo section of Middletown. For someone who just started sculpting four years ago, Richard Tierney,…

  • Mid’town planning firing range regs Improvements also in the works once budget is approved

    Staff Writer By elaine van develde Mid’town planning firing range regs Improvements also in the works once budget is approved Middletown is asking police pistol range critics to hold their fire until they formulate an ordinance to regulate use of the facility and funds for refurbishment are secured. Although a set of rules issued by…

  • Greater Media purchases Tri-Town News

    Wittman Greater Media News-papers has announced its purchase of the Tri-Town News from Rockfleet Media Inc. Terms of the sale, which was to be finalized Jan. 18, were not disclosed. The Tri-Town News, established in 1987 and owned by Rockfleet Media, is a 35,000-circulation weekly newspaper that covers Howell, Lakewood, Jackson and Plumsted. Production of…

  • Choir sings on Martin Luther King Day

    Taylor Towns, 4, Dasia Farris, 4, and Kyra Farris, 3, clap along with the choir during an area Martin Luther King Jr. celebration Saturday at Matawan Avenue Middle School in Aberdeen. MARIE ORTIZ

  • Keyport may realign 1st St., American Legion Drive

    Keyport may realign 1st St., American Legion Drive JERRY WOLKOWITZ Currently pedestrians must cross American Legion Drive (above) to access the waterfront behind Keyport’s downtown business district. The Keyport Borough Council hopes to change that when it replaces the deteriorating bulkhead that borders the roadway. Project related to $2 million bulkhead replacement By cindy tietjen…

  • Driver’s license change draws mixed reaction Youths give the plan a thumbs down; driving instructor, a thumbs up

    Staff Writer By Alison Granito Driver’s license change draws mixed reaction Youths give the plan a thumbs down; driving instructor, a thumbs up Area teen-agers are not happy with a new law that will keep them off the roads at night and their friends out of the car during the day. Under the new graduated…

  • Middletown officer helps 5th-grader recover dog Little girl’s question sends DARE officer into action

    Staff Writer By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Middletown officer helps 5th-grader recover dog Little girl’s question sends DARE officer into action MARIE ORTIZ Middletown DARE officer Lt. Stan Malinowski takes a moment to enjoy the happiness of three sisters over finding their lost dog, Rachael. Alex (center) solicited Malinowski’s help through an anonymous question in his…

  • Raritan media center to be unveiled tonight

    Staff Writer By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Raritan media center to be unveiled tonight HAZLET — Gone are the days when a library meant quiet and a lot of books. Now an old library at Raritan High School soon will be dedicated as a new media center, fully equipped with new technology and the capacity for…

  • Suspect in Nov. ’99 Holmdel home invasion arrested

    Suspect in Nov. ’99 Holmdel home invasion arrested Two suspects still at-large; believed to be in New York or Canada By cindy tietjen Staff Writer HOLMDEL — In an ongoing investigation, police have arrested one man and are searching for two others in connection with a November 1999 home invasion in which two teen-agers were…