Category: Independent News

  • Aberdeen council appoints interim manager

    ABERDEEN — The Township Council has announced the appointment of Tax Assessor Holly Reycraft as interim township manager, effective Jan. 20. Reycraft, who has worked in local government for nearly 19 years, will take over the day-to-day operations of Aberdeen’s government from Joseph Criscuolo, who served as township manager since 2008. Criscuolo announced his resignation…

  • District plans memorial for meningitis victim

    MRHS student, 17, died Jan. 22; district working with county health dept BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA ABERDEEN — The Bayshore community is mourning the loss of Chris Dhume, 17, a senior at Matawan Regional High School (MRHS), who passed away early Saturday morning from bacterial meningitis. In response to the tragic incident on Jan. 22, the…

  • Holmdel church hosts dinner for missions

    Mark your calendars — the Holmdel Community Church’s annual Turkey Dinner for Missions will be held March 12. Each year the church, located at 40 Main St., puts on an extravaganza of a meal with home-baked turkey and stuffing and all the fresh trimmings from local markets like Dearborn Farms and Delicious Orchards. This year,…

  • Vigil for meningitis victim moved to Feb. 8

    ABERDEEN — A vigil service for 17-year-old Chris Dhume, who died from meningitis last week, has been moved from Monday, Jan. 31, to Tuesday, Feb. 8, a spokeswoman for the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District said Friday. Dhume, a Cliffwood resident and a senior at Matawan Regional High School (MRHS), passed away Jan. 22 from bacterial…

  • St. Clement pastor honored by borough

    The Rev. John Scully named Matawan Citizen of the Year BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer The Rev. John Scully of St. Clement Catholic Church was honored as Matawan’s “Citizen of the Year” at the Jan. 18 Borough Council meeting. JACQUELINE HLAVENKA MATAWAN — In recognition of his 14 years of faithful service to the community,…

  • Photo

    The Jersey All-Stars cheerleading squad competes in the NJ Cheer Tech Winter Tournament held at the Robert J. Collins Arena at Brookdale Community College on Jan. 23. More photos page 22 and gmnews.com. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Libraries celebrate Black History Month

    Black History Month will be celebrated at the Monmouth County Library with special weekend programs at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, and the Eastern Branch Library, 1001 Route 35, Shrewsbury. The programs will explore the power of African American music; the legacy of more than 3,000 New Jersey African Americans who…

  • Matawan cuts police to stay under cap

    Two patrol posts eliminated; discussions with PBA ongoing BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer The Matawan Borough Council approved two patrolman layoffs from the borough Police Department at its Jan. 18 meeting. The resolution to approve the layoffs, which was added to the agenda shortly before the start of the meeting, passed 6-0. Councilwoman ToniAngelini was…

  • in the service 

    Army National Guard Pvt. Christopher P. Menendez, son of Paul Menendez and Josaphine McKevitt of Keyport, has graduated from One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo., which included basic military training and advanced individual training (AIT). During basic military training, the trainee received instruction in drill and ceremony, weapons qualification, map…