Category: Independent News

  • Alliance offers course on mental illness for families

    The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) will sponsor a free, 12-week training course, "Family-to-Family" education. The course is for family caregivers of individuals with mental illnesses and will discuss clinical treatment of the illness, as well as coping skills and other topics. The course will be held in Holmdel on Wednesday evenings from…

  • Sparks fly over GPU proposal Some annoyed at last week’s press conference

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen Sparks fly over GPU proposal Some annoyed at last week’s press conference A plan to install a new power line from Matawan to Middletown is already generating heat as local officials debate its merits. In addition to reconstructing lines and replacing, relocating and installing transformer banks in the area, GPU…

  • New post office idea is on the move in Hazlet

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen New post office idea is on the move in Hazlet HAZLET — The Township Committee along with Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6) are continuing to push for the relocation of the Hazlet post office. At last week’s meeting, the committee passed a resolution discussing the importance of a new facility,…

  • Quote of the week:

    "The building as is presents a safety hazard to anyone entering legally or otherwise. … It is recommended that the building be demolished." Robert Bucco Borough engineer Matawan Cover story

  • State spotlighting its Revolutionary heritage Battlefield part of proposed National Heritage Area

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen State spotlighting its Revolutionary heritage Battlefield part of proposed National Heritage Area Caught between the Continental Congress in Philadelphia and British-occupied New York, New Jersey became a major crossroads for the American Revolution. Many local municipalities, including Holmdel, Trenton and Freehold, were host to major battles during the war. "No…

  • A PIG’S DAY

    Robinson’s Racing Pigs (top) and Ellie May (l), an 8-month-old miniature Vietnamese potbellied pig entertained fairgoers at the Monmouth County Fair in Freehold Township on Sunday. Photos by JERRY WOLKOWITZ

  • Keyport ferry expected to get green light Mayor sees majority support following last week’s public forum

    By elaine van develde Keyport ferry expected to get green light Mayor sees majority support following last week’s public forum KEYPORT — By the end of a two-hour public forum last week on bringing a ferry to town, it started to look like waterborne travel could be the wave of Keyport’s future. The Borough Council…

  • GPU plan draws mixed reactions

    Company wants to install new 6.4-mile, 69,000-volt line By cindy tietjen It’s no secret that Monmouth County is one of the fastest growing areas in New Jersey. Because the population has increased so significantly, the portion of GPU Energy’s service territory located in Monmouth County has experienced increases in peak demands, causing GPU to plan…

  • Hazlet’s July 4th fireworks fizzled Township Committee is investigating disappointing display

    By cindy tietjen Hazlet’s July 4th fireworks fizzled Township Committee is investigating disappointing display HAZLET — For many people in Monmouth County one of the thrills of the Fourth of July is seeing annual fireworks displays. Thousands gather everywhere from Marine Park in Red Bank to Raritan High School in Hazlet. This year, however, the…