Category: Independent News

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    Sue Kies, of Bangor, Pa., gives a roping demonstration during the 14th annual Country Jamboree and Chili Fest held on West Front Street in Keyport on Oct. 8. FRANK GALIPO

  • Boro wants turbine appeal heard sooner

    Motion cites pressure to block turbine before construction BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer UNION BEACH — The borough filed a motion last week to accelerate its appeal of a court decision to allow a 380-foot-tall industrial wind turbine to be installed in the borough. The Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority’s (BRSA) plan to install the turbine in…

  • Election 2011

    Incumbent, three newcomers vie for Middletown Twp. Committee ANTHONY FIORE (R) has lived in Middletown for almost eight years. He is a pension and benefits specialist for Prudential Investments. Fiore, who currently serves as mayor, has been on the Township Committee for one term and currently serves on the Shared Services Committee between the township…

  • Holmdel looks to ‘adopt’ locals serving overseas

    BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Township residents are encouraged to inform the township clerk of any Holmdel resident serving overseas in the U.S. armed forces. The township is looking to continue its practice of sending care packages to these soldiers as a reminder that the township misses them. “My son is a Marine and…

  • Joint court initiative moves forward

    Keyport, Hazlet approve ordinances establishing joint municipal court; Matawan to vote Oct. 18 BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer KEYPORT — Potential job losses resulting from the merger of local municipal courts was among the concerns raised at the Borough Council’s Oct. 4 meeting that saw the council unanimously approve an ordinance establishing the Joint Municipal Court…

  • Middletown plans $2M for capital projects

    BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Township Committee introduced an ordinance at its Oct. 3 meeting outlining a lean capital improvement program cut down from previous years. The ordinance calls for a $2 million appropriation, with $1.7 million issued in bonds. “The capital program this year is very limited. Road projects and the Department…

  • Park system uses grant funds to offer class trips

    MIDDLETOWN — Over the week of Sept. 23-30, 400 fifth-graders from small school districts in the Bayshore region visited Monmouth Cove Marina in Port Monmouth and learned about local ecosystems first hand. Working with a $12,400 EPA education grant, the Monmouth County Park System sponsored these outings for students from Keansburg, Atlantic Highlands, Highlands, Keyport…

  • Aberdeen Twp. finalizes agreement on solar power

    Five municipal sites slated for solar installations ABERDEEN — The township has finalized a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Nexus Energy Solutions of Lawrenceville for a 557,000-kilowatt-hour solar installation on five township-owned sites. The agreement concludes a selection process that began in May with a request for proposals issued by the township. The installation,…

  • ‘19th Century Maritime Art: Our History in Paintings’

    “Yachts Madeline and Sappho off Sandy Hook Lightship” by James Buttersworth Monmouth University is hosting the exhibition “19th Century Maritime Art: Our History in Paintings” in the Pollak Theatre Gallery. The exhibit, which runs Oct. 13-23, showcases artwork from several private collections of famed 19th-century marine artists James Buttersworth, Antonio Jacobsen, James Bard, Francis Silva,…