Category: Independent News

  • Hazlet Swim Club rates to rise over five-year period

    Increases aim to meet legal mandate for club to be self-funded BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer HAZLET — The Township Committee unanimously approved the introduction of an ordinance increasing fees for the Hazlet Swim and Tennis Club for 2011 to 2015 at its meeting on March 15. These increases are necessary to move the club…

  • 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…

  • WELCOME TO… Treasures of the Jersey Shore

    Atlantic Highlands & Highlands offer all of the charms of seaside towns BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Visitors don’t have to wait until summer to enjoy the many charms of Atlantic Highlands’ First Avenue. Nestled along the Sandy Hook Bay, Atlantic Highlands and Highlands are two small Jersey shore towns that have much to offer.…

  • Habitat offers to rehab fort buildings

    Proposal offers no-cost labor; nonprofits would provide funding BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent Building 5, Officers Row at Fort Hancock LIZ SHEEHAN Habitat for Humanity of Northeast Monmouth County has submitted a proposal to the National Park Service (NPS) to restore one or more buildings at historic Fort Hancock. Thomas Matulewicz, Rumson, a board member of…

  • March 2011: The rational optimist

    GREEN SCENE GOTTI KELLEY “So much is written of the gardener’s role in the creation and enjoyment of flowering beauty and so little said of the relish of honest labor that gardening requires.” Author unknown M arch — a roller-coaster month full of promises, but unreliable to the last day. Spring officially starts this month,…

  • C-Town plan being revised

    Fourth floor eliminated, square footage cut down BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer The vacant C-Town supermarket on Main Street in Matawan MATAWAN — In response to concerns from the public, a redevelopment plan for the vacant C-Town supermarket building at 126 Main St. is being significantly scaled down and reworked. Attorney Salvatore Alfieri, of Cleary…