Category: Independent News

  • N.J. Blind Citizens honors supporters

    MIDDLETOWN — The New Jersey Blind Citizens Association (NJBCA), the oldest organization of the blind and visually impaired in the state, honored dedicated donors and volunteers who served the charity over the past year. Honorees from across the state were recognized at an awards dinner for their influence and efforts improving the lives of the…

  • Planning Bd. blows down BRSA plan for subdivision

    Controversy over zoning delays hearing to Feb. 8 BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Blades from the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority’s (BRSA) proposed 380-foot-tall wind turbine will not be spinning come January 2011. The Union Beach Planning Board unanimously voted down an application to realign the BRSA’s property line to provide more room for the turbine’s…

  • Boro police investigate two home invasions

    MATAWAN — The Matawan Police Department responded to its second armed home invasion robbery in 60 days. According to police, two men wearing masks and brandishing handguns entered an apartment in the Longbrook Apartment Complex located off Aberdeen Road on Dec. 12. The men shattered the rear door window and gained access through the door.…

  • Navy Seabee returns to his BMS Dolphins

    Students welcome teacher’s return from tour in Iraq BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Bayshore Middle School celebrated the return of physical education teacher Justin Mayer from his deployment to Iraq with the U.S. Navy Reserve on Dec. 6. “We couldn’t just not do anything,” said Bayshore Middle School Principal Carol Force. “He’s a hero. They…

  • ‘Winter Delights 2010 — Plein Air and Beyond’

    The Middletown Arts Center (MAC) is hosting the Plein Air Painters of the Jersey Coast (PAPJC) annual exhibition, “Winter Delights 2010 — Plein Air and Beyond,” through Jan. 2. “Lake in October” by Jim Ferrier The show features nearly 200 works celebrating the beauty of the central New Jersey coastal region and more by artists…

  • Keyport councilman to resign in January

    Gross maintains he resides in Keyport BY JAMES McEVOY Correspondent KEYPORT — Following Mayor Robert J. Bergen’s questioning at the Dec. 7 Borough Council meeting about his residency, Councilman Steve Gross said he would be resigning from council in January. Gross, a Republican, said while he had moved out of his residence on Atlantic Street,…

  • Holidays festive time in Middletown

    MIDDLETOWN — Holiday happenings in the township include a gala holiday party, a train ride with Santa, ornament making, as well as birthday and pre-New Year’s Eve parties. A Snow Ball will be held Friday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church St. The event features student demonstrations, a dessert…

  • Nursing scholarships awarded

    HOLMDEL — Eight Bayshore Community Hospital employees were awarded 2010 Harry M. Poppick, M.D., Memorial Scholarships. The scholarships are named for the former Keyport physician, a founding member of the Bayshore Community Hospital medical staff. After his passing in 1990, the Poppick family established a nursing scholarship in his honor that has been awarded annually…

  • Fort developer loses lease for three buildings

    BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent Historic Fort Hancock in Sandy Hook was serene last Friday morning; the only signs of life were the Marine Academy of Science and Technology students practicing their drill on the parade grounds behind the row of officers’ houses built in the late 1800s that line the winding road that borders Sandy…