Category: Independent News

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    Scott Thomas demonstrates how to load a musket while Chris Campana and other Past Muster re-enactors look on during a Civil War Encampment at Poricy Park in Middletown on July 10. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Matawan demotes police chief; attorney will appeal

    EEOC finds borough discriminated against Alston on basis of race, age BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Police Chief James M. Alston The Matawan Borough Council voted in a special meeting July 11 to demote Chief of Police James M. Alston to the rank of lieutenant, effective immediately, based on the recommendations of an administrative hearing officer.…

  • Mission Matawan aims ‘to learn, to love, to serve’

    Volunteers repair homes, connect with elderly and disabled residents BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Above: Perry Neare, Diana Noble and Tom Sung dismantle and move a trailer on a Morganville property as part of Mission Matawan’s work on July 1. Left: Kyle Wolf removes dead wood on the property. Beneath a pile of trash and brush,…

  • Keyport introduces police structure ordinance

    Public hearing scheduled for Aug. 2 council meeting BY JAMES McEVOY Correspondent KEYPORT — The ongoing discussions regarding the restructuring of police administration continued with the formal introduction of an ordinance by the Keyport Borough Council at the July 5 meeting. The introduction was approved 4-1, with Republican Councilman Warren Chamberlain being the lone dissenter.…

  • Dispose of old documents safely on July 22

    Monmouth County has scheduled a summer paper-shredding event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, July 22, at the Ocean Township Elementary School, 555 Dow Ave., Oakhurst. “Monmouth County residents can get rid of their confidential files and documents safely at this event,” Freeholder Thomas A. Arnone said in a press release. “This summer…

  • Camp Jinka honored for innovative program

    Summer camp open to children with relatives affected by brain tumors BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Volunteers help campers search for fossils in a brook at Poricy Park in Middletown during a session of Camp Jinka, a camp for children and teens that have been affected by a loved one’s diagnosis of a brain tumor.…

  • Travelin’ music for the Jazz and Blues Festival

    Music series to be held in Middletown, Long Branch and Asbury Park BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Lionel Young MIDDLE- TOWN— The Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation’s long-running threeday Jazz and Blues Festival will be divided among three towns on three dates this summer. “We’re actually bringing the music to a couple of new…

  • Expert: Four Ponds traffic impact slight

    Planning Board hears testimony on proposal for former Avaya site BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Traffic generated by the Four Ponds development proposed for Lincroft would not reduce the level of service at area intersections, a traffic expert testified at the July 6 Planning Board meeting. According to traffic engineer John Rea of…

  • Matawan demotes police chief; attorney will appeal

    EEOC finds borough discriminated against Alston on basis of race, age By Mike Davis Staff Writer The Matawan Borough Council voted in a special meeting July 11 to demote Chief of Police James M. Alston to the rank of lieutenant, effective immediately, based on the recommendations of an administrative hearing officer. Alston, 61, who was…