Category: Independent News

  • Shadow Lake dredging moving forward

    Still no resting place for contaminated silt BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Township officials are closer than ever to completing the longanticipated dredging of Shadow Lake, located within the River Plaza section of Middletown. At the Township Committee’s Oct. 17 meeting, Mayor Anthony Fiore said the state would be hosting a public meeting at…

  • Monmouth Symphony Orchestra presents Halloween treats

    RED BANK — The Monmouth Symphony Orchestra will present a classical music concert on Sunday, Oct. 30, at 3 p.m. at the Count Basie Theatre, 99 Monmouth St., Red Bank. Trombonist Tom Avakian will interview composer Eric Ewazen and flutist Jenny Cline in the theater prior to the concert at 2:15 p.m. This concert, conducted…

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    Volunteers collect debris and trash along Ideal Beach in Middletown during Clean Ocean Action’s 26th annual Fall Beach Sweeps on Oct. 22. More photos at gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • M.U. gender studies program hosts film

    WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth University will host the screening of “Miss Representation” 10 – 11:15 a.m. Nov. 8, in Wilson Hall Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. A discussion with the film director, Jennifer Seibel Newsom, will follow the screening at 1-2:15 p.m. This award-winning documentary reveals how media perpetuates…

  • Keyport moves to cut off business alliance

    KBA: New group would take power away from biz owners BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer A fter a long history of conflict, the Keyport Borough Council introduced an ordinance at its Oct. 18 meeting that would break ties with the Keyport Business Alliance (KBA). The proposed ordinance would decertify the KBA as the borough’s district management…

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    Derrick Wiley (l) bops his buddy Liam Gallagher with an inflatable hammer during Matawan Day held along Main Street on Oct. 15 FRANK GALIPO

  • Ellectt iion 2011

    Two vie for open Hazlet Township Committee seat JOSEPH BELASCO (D), has been a Hazlet resident for 20 years. He currently works as a special assistant in the Jersey City Public School District and as an adjunct professor at New Jersey City University. He served on the Township Committee from 2006 to 2009, including one…

  • OccupyWall Streetmovement inspires Red Bank discussion

    Grassroots campaign for change spreads to Jersey Shore BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer The Occupy Wall Street movement prompted an Occupy Red Bank gathering on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 15, at Marine Park to discuss the current issues of jobs and taxes. KRISTEN DALTON Phil didn’t want his last name to be known, but he did…

  • Clean Ocean Action’s Beach Sweeps Oct. 22

    Beachgoers who enjoyed the beaches this summer are encouraged to give back by participating in Clean Ocean Action’s 26th Annual Fall Beach Sweeps on Saturday, Oct. 22. Volunteers are asked to collect and tabulate debris from beaches at nearly 70 sites along the New Jersey coast. The Beach Sweeps begin at 9 a.m. and end…