Category: Independent News

  • Ocean Twp. chamber to host new ShrimpFest July 8-10

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Greater Ocean Township Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a new event, the three-day ShrimpFest of Ocean Township. ShrimpFest is free to attend and will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 8, 9 and 10, at Joe Palaia Park, Deal and Whalepond Roads. The family-friendly ShrimpFest will have something for…

  • ‘Amy Puccio: Wood Sculpture’

    “Clockworks,” mixed media, acrylic The Monmouth Museum’s New Jersey Emerging Artists Series is presenting an exhibit of wood sculpture by Amy Puccio. “Amy Puccio: Wood Sculpture” will run through July 3 at the museum. The exhibition features wood sculptures created as wall reliefs by Puccio. These ecofriendly, puzzle-like, tactile works incorporate leftover scraps of picture-frame…

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    Members of the Keyport Garden Club and local children plant a bed of flowers in a pattern that spells the word “Read” at the Keyport Public Library on June 18. More photos, page 3. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Matawan to restrict use of boro vehicles

    Council to vote on ending take-home privileges for most employees on June 21 BY DANIEL HOWLEY Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000253 EndHTML:0000008285 StartFragment:0000003117 EndFragment:0000008249 SourceURL:file://localhost/Volumes/Editorial/%20%20TUES%20PAPERS-Tri-Town,%20Indy,%20EB,%20Sub/INDEPENDENT%20RAW/Mat%20vehicles%2018.2%22%206.23dh MATAWAN — With fuel prices at just under $4 a gallon, the Matawan Borough Council is mulling a proposal to restrict take-home use of municipal vehicles by borough employees. The measure would bar…

  • In Keyport, art is a moveable feast

    Nora Sanborn hopes businesses will host exhibits BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer A display of vintage photos of life in New York City provides the backdrop as Chris Calabrese plies his trade at his Keyport barbershop. ERIC SUCAR staff KEYPORT — Inspired by a vision for a moveable art gallery, Nora Sanborn has installed an…

  • Matawan to restrict use of boro vehicles

    Council to vote on ending take-home privileges for most employees on June 21 BY DANIEL HOWLEY MATAWAN — With fuel prices at just under $4 a gallon, the Matawan Borough Council is mulling a proposal to restrict take-home use of municipal vehicles by borough employees. The measure would bar employees from taking home municipal vehicles.…

  • High flying fun

    Thrill-seekers ride the “Fire Ball” on June 13, one of the attractions at the Saint Leo the Great Carnival, an annual tradition in the Lincroft section of Middletown for more than a quarter century. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Garden club event for kids combines reading, nature

    KEYPORT — Keyport Garden Club (KGC), in coordination with the Keyport Public Library, is hosting a morning program for the children of Keyport on 11 a.m. June 18, starting at the library on Broad Street. Children will have the opportunity to plant flowers that spell “READ” with garden club members, hear a flower-oriented story time…

  • N.J. Marathon may change course

    Full- and half-marathon may be run on different days BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — Newly minted New Jersey Marathon Executive Director Joe Gigas will knowby July whether or not the format of the annual run will change as a result of the growing popularity of the races. Gigas said in an interview last week…