Category: Independent News

  • WELCOME TO… Treasures of the Jersey Shore

    Treasure Island, boating and dining spots make Brielle a true gem BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Arnolds Brielle Marina The borough of Brielle may be small, barely covering an area of two miles, but it’s a picturesque treasure of the Jersey Shore that offers some unique options for summer and year-round entertainment. Located along the banks…

  • GreaterMedia Newspapers garners NJPA awards

    Eric Sucar, “High Noon Sledding,” third place, Feature, Independent Greater Media Newspapers received a combined 11 awards from the New Jersey Press Association for excellence in writing, photography and advertising in the NJPA’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2010. The newspaper group, based in Freehold, publishes 10 weeklies, serving Monmouth, Middlesex and Ocean counties. Former Greater…

  • Photo

    A member of the Harlem Globetrotters is introduced during the “Magicians of Basketball” world tour performance in the Collins Arena at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, March 16. More photos, page 32 and gmnews.com.

  • Sending a message

    Left: Assistant producer Aashray Sardana talks with cameraman Noah Rauchwerk (l) on March 20 during the Holmdel High School TV Society’s production of a national public service announcement about the dangers of texting while driving. Above: Rauchwerk (l) and his adviser, teacher David Kaiserman, film a scene. About 30 Holmdel High School students participated in…

  • Magic on the court

    Left to right: Firefly Fisher and Scooter Christensen show off the ball-handling skills the Harlem Globetrotters are known for during the “Magicians of Basketball” world tour performance at Collins Arena at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft on March 16. More photos at gmnews.com. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff

  • No tax increase in $50.7M Holmdel school budget

    BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer The Holmdel Board of Education proposed a zero percent tax levy increase for the 2011-12 school budget during its State of the District presentation March 16. After the board passed a tentative $50.9 million spending plan March 2, the district reduced the budget to $50.7 million last week by providing…

  • CILU elects new executive bd. member

    HOLMDEL — Citizens for Informed LandUse (CILU) elected several new officers to join its seasoned executive board at the group’s March 11 annual meeting. During the meeting, the nonpartisan organization reaffirmed its commitment to protect and preserve Holmdel’s quality of life and natural resources by promoting intelligent land-use planning through open government. “I’m looking forward…

  • Shore musician finds his hero

    ‘Jerseyboy Hero’ premieres April 7 in Red Bank BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer For Red Bank musician Chris Vaughn, making music was the easy part. But getting it out there would require the help of one of his idols. Vaughn chronicled his musical journey along the Jersey Shore in his narrative documentary “Jerseyboy Hero,” to…

  • Teen Arts Festival 2011

    Clockwise from top: Students from Matawan Aberdeen High School listen as their work is evaluated during the Teen Arts Festival at Brookdale Community College on March 17. Brian Palladino, a student at Allentown High School, sings during an open mic workshop at the festival, which is sponsored by the Monmouth County Arts Council in collaboration…