Category: Independent News

  • Hazlet budget postponed; rate up 5¢ HAZLET — At last week’s meeting the Township Committee voted unanimously to defer voting on the budget until May 16. The committee postponed the vote to see if the township receives extra state aid, in the form of extraordinary aid. Previously known as discretionary aid, the state distributes the…

  • TAKING A STAND Patrons of the Wilson Avenue Deli in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown are being asked to join together in opposition to an application before the Middletown Planning Board for a 7-Eleven convenience store at a vacant lot at the intersection of Wilson Avenue and Route 36. A public hearing on the…

  • Chief controversy returns to Keyport Council votes 4-1 to advertise position; Merla dissents T he debate over the need for a Keyport police director is about to resurface only weeks after the death of popular Police Director Frank Miele. At its April 4 meeting, the Borough Council voted 4-1 to authorize the borough clerk to…

  • Practice a song Students at the Keyport Central School practice a song from Sesame Street on Friday. The students will perform at the school on May 11. Say what? JEFF HUNTLEY

  • Middletown planners seeking answers about Belford ferry Local approval not required, however, for county project C ounty representatives appeared before the Middletown Planning Board last week, but did not have many of the answers the board was looking for regarding the Belford ferry project. Kevin Ganson, Monmouth County principal planner and Belford ferry project coordinator,…

  • Middletown tulips A surprise April snowfall Sunday gave these Middletown tulips a rare wintry covering, although the sun broke through the clouds later in the day to melt away most of the snow. JEFF HUNTLEY

  • Coal mines proposed as dumping alternative Pennsylvania company extends deadline for demonstration project I nstead of simply opposing ocean dumping of dredge materials, a pair of local legislators are promoting the use of abandoned coal mines in Pennsylvania as an alternative solution. Congressmen Frank Pallone (D-6) and Jim Saxton (R-3) are urging Gov. Christine Whitman,…

  • G&T program needs approval to survive Future of Middletown’s program tied to special question MIDDLETOWN — For about 150 fourth- and fifth-graders in the district, the lessons taught in normal classroom settings may not be challenging enough to bring forth their true potential for learning. As a result, they have been placed within the district’s…

  • Matawan splits over amendment Item to be reintroduced at next week’s meeting MATAWAN — The Borough Council delayed adoption of its 2000 municipal budget last week because it is still awaiting necessary paperwork from Trenton. While it did not vote on the budget, the council split on approval of a proposed $46,921 budget amendment for…