Category: Independent News

  • Residents claim store violates operating hours Hazlet officials agree to meeting with Home Depot manager

    By darlene diebold Residents claim store violates operating hours Hazlet officials agree to meeting with Home Depot manager HAZLET — Some neighbors of the Home Depot store on Route 35 and Clark Street are unhappy on several counts. Bob Dougherty and his wife, Cindy, both Hazlet residents for 18 years, moved to Northfield Court, directly…

  • County adds $1M to Belford ferry project Extra money needed for terminal and contingencies

    By elaine van develde County adds $1M to Belford ferry project Extra money needed for terminal and contingencies In what could be called a final face-off between the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders and Belford ferry opponents, the freeholders voted 5-0 on Thursday to add $1,049,000 to the cost of the 10-year-old project. Originally the…

  • Hold on Tight!

    Elizabeth O’Brien, 8, and her dad Dennis are treated to an elephant ride as Suzie’s handler Ian Hardy guides her to the big top at Ocean Avenue School in Middletown on Saturday. The circus performance was a fund-raiser for playground equipment. For the story, see page 18.

  • Brookdale working to offer 4-year degrees

    For many college students in the Monmouth County area, Brookdale Community College is the first step toward a four-year degree. Located on Newman Springs Road in the Lincroft section of Middletown, Brookdale offers students the chance to obtain an associate’s degree before moving on to a four-year college to complete the requirements for a bachelor’s…

  • Holmdel Planning Board prevails in Casola case Lawson rules board has right to regulate farm market

    By cindy tietjen Holmdel Planning Board prevails in Casola case Lawson rules board has right to regulate farm market HOLMDEL — With one exception, state Superior Court Judge Robert Lawson has upheld Planning Board’s restrictions placed on the approval of the Casola Farms site on the west side of Route 34 by Schanck Road. The…

  • Farmers market off to a good start in Matawan

    By paul dowd MATAWAN — The borough’s new farmers market is off to a running start. Virginia Lamb Falconer, president of the Downtown Matawan Alliance, which sponsors the market, and one of the main forces behind it, said the quantity of produce and the number of shoppers both increased Sunday, the market’s second week. She…

  • Village Grande not so grand, residents say Holmdel officials

    Village Grande not so grand, residents say Holmdel officials schedule Aug. 14 bond default hearing By cindy tietjen HOLMDEL — Their sidewalks are in need of repair. It is July and they have no swimming pool. Their streets are lined with dead trees. Approximately 40 residents of Village Grande, an active retirement community located off…

  • Recycling center to stay at train station for now

    Recycling center to stay at train station for now MIDDLETOWN — The recycling center at the southern end of the Middletown train station will not be sacrificed for a few parking spots and beautification purposes, at least not for now. As part of a $300,000 effort to revamp the parking lot to provide more parking,…

  • Joey Dee night PHOTOS BY JEFF HUNTLEY

    Joey Dee night PHOTOS BY JEFF HUNTLEY Joey Dee entertains the crowd Thursday during the second performance of Middletown’s popular 2000 Summer Concert Series. Joey Dee and the Starliters perform at Normandy Park in Middletown. All ages enjoy kicking up their heels on the outdoor dance floor.