Category: Independent News

  • Photo exhibit, crafts, on tap this month at Monmouth Museum

    The Monmouth Museum is hosting holiday programs and activities on Sunday afternoons from 2-3 p.m. during December. All programs are free with museum admission.  “All Things Jersey,” an exhibit by Dorn’s Classic Images Photography Collection, is on view through Dec. 31. Travel back in time and New Jersey history with a special presentation of…

  • Aberdeen participates in campaign against drunken driving

    ABERDEEN — Law enforcement officials will be cracking down on those who drink and drive as part of the annual holiday season “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” statewide campaign. The program kicked off Dec. 5., and will run through Jan. 2. Local and state law enforcement officials will conduct saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints…

  • Audubon to fly the coop at Sandy Hook location

    BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent MIDDLETOWN — The economic downturn and competition from electronic media have led to a decision by the New Jersey Audubon Society to close its Sandy Hook Bird Observatory at the end of December. In a press released issued last week, the group said it would continue to hold field trips at…

  • FMERA director: All options are on the table

    Steadman says interest in fort property is high, but authority insists on job creation BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer A t the Dec. 1 meeting of the Two River Council ofMayors, the executive director of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) shared the latest progress about developers, investors and universities interested in redeveloping Fort…

  • CILU topic renewable energy on Dec. 12

    HOLMDEL — Holmdel Citizens for Informed Land Use (CILU) will screen a documentary on renewable energy Dec. 12. The 50-minute film features interviews with energy experts, discussing such options as solar, wind, biofuel, geothermal and tidal power. On Jan. 9, CILU has invited Andrew Katz, Holmdel Township administrator, to speak about his role in the…

  • New snow removal rules for Mid’twn residents

    MIDDLETOWN — When the snow begins to fall in the coming months, township residents may have to adhere to new regulations regarding snow removal. Under an ordinance passed in September, residents and commercial property owners must remove snow and ice from sidewalks within 24 hours. If the snow is frozen to the ground, it must…

  • Veterans’ Memorial lighting Dec. 10

    The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 800 from Bergen County and the Jewish War Veterans, Department of New Jersey, will host the annual Holiday Lighting Ceremony at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel 6 p.m. Dec. 10. The ceremony will include the lighting of the Christmas tree…

  • Christmas musicale

    Diane Doolittle (far right), of Matawan, performs with the Jersey Shore-based Irish band Trinity during an “Irish and English Christmas,” the Matawan Historical Society’s annual Christmas Musicale on Dec. 4. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY Marian Lawlor, Middletown, and Joe Dunne, Manasquan, members of Trinity, perform during the musicale held at the Burrowes Mansion on Main…

  • ‘Let It Snow’

    “Copper Beech Tree, Thompson Park” by Christopher Evan Taylor of Lincroft, oil The Middletown Arts Center is hosting an exhibit of works relating to the theme of snow. “Let It Snow” features works of art in various media by local artists and MAC instructors who pay homage to the frosty season. The show kicked off…