Category: Independent News

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    Aaron Ross lights the menorah during a lighting ceremony, part of a Hanukkah celebration held at the Aberdeen Municipal Complex in Aberdeen on Dec. 2. More photos at gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Donations sought for troops overseas The Guild celebrates 50 years

    “Yellow Gardenia” by Carol Seip The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation is partnering with The Brookdale Student Veterans Club in working with American Recreational Military Services Inc. (ARMS) for an ongoing collection of items to send to troops currently deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Supplies are running low, and help is needed Examples of…

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    Musical director Tiffany Slattery, of Union Beach, directs the Keyport Elementary School Band, heralding the arrival of Santa Claus in downtown Keyport on Nov. 27. FRANK GALIPO

  • Matawan: NJT parking proposal could derail plans

    Agency seeks private firms to oversee parking at train stations BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA & KENNY WALTER Staff Writers Aproposal to privatize management of NJ Transit parking facilities has drawn concerns from Matawan officials about the economic impact on the borough and its potential for smart growth. NJ Transit, the state’s public transportation agency, recently issued…

  • Mayor pushes to rescind some construction fees

    KEYPORT — Mayor Robert J. Bergen cast the deciding vote at the Nov. 23 Borough Council meeting to approve introduction of an ordinance that would rescind several fee increases. A public hearing on the ordinance will be held at the Dec. 7 meeting. The fees pertain to backflow devices, landlord registration and certificates of occupancy…

  • ‘Homeward Bound’: 12 months of heartwarming stories

    MCSPCA calendar raises funds for shelter BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Kim Ruane’s 2-year-old purebred Maltese, Lilly, is the proverbial lucky dog. She was once confined to a cage in a home that housed 82 other animals, her white coat discolored and matted to her skin as a result of being forced to live in…

  • Voices of September 11th documents lives lost

    Archive will hold workshops at Middletown Library on Dec. 16, Jan. 6 BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Staff from Voices of September 11th will be at the Middletown Township Public Library on Dec. 16 and Jan. 6 to archive and document the lives of those lost for its 9/11 Living Memorial. Those who…

  • Warshaw nominated for prosecutor’s post

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Aveteran member of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office is in line to become the county’s next prosecutor. Gov. Chris Christie has nominated Peter E. Warshaw Jr., the current first assistant prosecutor, to serve a five-year term as the county’s top law enforcement official. The nomination was made on Nov. 22…