Category: Independent News

  • ‘No Easy Walk’

    “Ida with Child Walking Away” by Helen M. Stummer A s a concerned photographer, Helen M. Stummer has devoted her life to revealing a human dignity that rises above poverty. In her first retrospective, on view at the CVA Gallery of Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, dozens of enlarged black and white photographs detail portraits…

  • New School’s Boat Day

    Clockwise from top left: Jacob Sorrentino, of Eatontown, applies plastic wrap to the boat he is creating with help from Andy Shoneman during the New School of Monmouth County’s 18th annual Boat Day on Sept. 27. Elliot Cavuto, of Edison, paddles his boat with the help of teacher Christopher Chilvers. Students launch the boats they…

  • ‘SQ + SQx2: Images Within Squares and Double-Squares’

    “Peacock” by Jean Finnila Frame to Please gallery in Red Bank is hosting “SQ + SQx2: Images Within Squares and Double-Squares,” a unique photography exhibit inspired by the elegant proportion of perfect symmetry, the square, and the beautiful Japanese Tatami proportion of 1:2 or double-square, used in either horizontal or vertical orientation. For this show,…

  • Upgraded intersection in Hazlet, Holmdel open

    HAZLET — Reconstruction of Bethany and Keyport-Holmdel (CR4) roads has been completed, and the upgraded traffic signal has been activated at the reconstructed intersection. “This is a great day for the residents in this area who have been impacted by the reconstruction,” said Freeholder Deputy Director John P. Curley, who oversees the county’s Department of…

  • Program helps youth stay connected with church

    HOLMDEL — The Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society/Baha Chapter at Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church in Holmdel has launched a support program for college youth. The College Connection is aimed at keeping the students connected to their church community while they are away at college. According to a press release from the chapter, as…

  • Antiques/collectibles show in Ocean Grove

    The Historical Society of Ocean Grove will host its annual October Antiques and Collectibles Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 8 in the air-conditioned Ocean Grove Youth Temple, at Auditorium Square Park. This show is one of the many popular events presented annually by the Historical Society of Ocean Grove and serves as…

  • Photo

    Luca Montana, of Holmdel, balances on a rock along the shoreline at Bayshore Waterfront Park in Middletown while schoolmates set sail on Raritan Bay during the New School of Monmouth County’s 18th annual Boat Day on Sept. 27. More photos on page 31 and at gmnews.com. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Hazlet schools chief moves to Middletown district

    BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Dr. William O. George III A fter months of turmoil, the Middletown Board of Education appointed Dr. William O. George III as superintendent of schools at the board’s Sept. 27 meeting. George, 48, is currently the superintendent of schools in Hazlet. His five-year contract in the Middletown district, through June 30,…

  • Mural takes shape in downtown Keyport

    Artist and community work together on multipanel mosaic BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Zagar supervises the volunteers, offering direction and encouragement. The highlight at the corner of Broad and First streets in Keyport had always been the white trailer. This posed a problem. Right in the middle of the downtown, where the Keyport Historical Society meets…