Category: Independent News

  • ‘Wild Nature’: Nature photography by Eric Sambol

    Monmouth University is hosting a solo exhibit of wildlife photography by Eric Sambol. “Wild Nature” will run through Sept. 30 at the Pollak Gallery on the West Long Branch campus. The exhibit is co-sponsored by the Urban Coast Institute. Sambol, of Brick, uses the medium of photography to reawaken his childhood passion for nature. The…

  • WCTC sets 9/11 10th anniversary programming

    WCTC 1450-AM has announced its schedule of Sept. 11 coverage to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. During her “LifeAdvice” program beginning at 6 a.m., Jennifer Lewis Hall will speak with Bonnie McEneaney, whose husband died at the WTC. She wrote the book “Messages, Signs, Visits and Premonitions From Loved Ones Lost on…

  • Hubbard Ave. washout strands River Plaza students

    Bus routes added to pick up students who walk to school BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer A construction crew is at work Sept. 1 on a section of Hubbard Avenue in Middletown damaged when an earthen dam on the eastern side of Shadow Lake failed during Hurricane Irene. More photos, page 10 and gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR…

  • 9/11 observances

    A time to remember … reflect … and heal PHOTO BY FARRAH TOMASELLI Listed are some of the events being held to commemorate this solemn day. monmouth county Memorial Ceremony Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. Monmouth County’s 9/11 Memorial Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook Atlantic Highlands rain or shine guest speaker will be Capt. David J.…

  • Towns turning to social media to get word out

    BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer A s Hurricane Irene sent Hazlet residents running to the hills or battening down the hatches, an unconventional information resource kept them informed on how and where the storm had hit the town — the township’s Facebook page. “Whenwe set up our new website, we had the capacity to do updates…

  • Friends of Holmdel Open Space to host Harvest Dance on Oct. 22

    HOLMDEL — Friends of Holmdel Open Space (FOHOS) will host the fifth annual Benefit Dance 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. The event will be held at the historic restored Gray Star Barn, located on Holmdel’s Bayonet Farm, 41 Middletown Road. This year’s theme, “A Harvest Dance,” will be an evening of casual fine dining, wine…

  • Paddle the Navesink Day Sept. 17

    RED BANK— Plans are under way for the second annual Paddle the Navesink Day, a free community-wide celebration of the Navesink River and all the opportunities it provides to adults and youths. Beginning at 10 a.m. at Maple Cove at the foot of MapleAvenue on Saturday, Sept. 17, local boating clubs, businesses and organizations along…

  • Arrests made in pizzeria break-in

    MIDDLETOWN — Police have arrested three Middletown residents in relation to an alleged burglary on Port Monmouth Road. George Echevarria, 19, has been charged with alleged burglary and possession of burglary tools. James Georgianna, 19, and a 15-year-old male juvenile were charged with burglary. According to a press release from the police department, Patrolman James…

  • Bayshore towns mop up Irene’s aftermath

    Officials say effects of hurricane not as severe as feared BYMIKE DAVIS & NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writers Area residents evacuating their homes on Aug. 27 arrive at the American Red Cross shelter at Holmdel High School, one of several shelters opened in the county to house those displaced by Hurricane Irene. More photos, page 3…