Category: Independent News

  • Mat-Ab BOE member resigns, cites move

    Board of Ed. will seek candidate for Aberdeen seat BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Joseph Warren ABERDEEN — The Matawan- Aberdeen Board of Education accepted the resignation of board member Joseph Warren, author of the controversial “Aberdeener” blog, at a regular action meeting on Sept. 27. Warren, who was elected to the board in April…

  • Construction begins for turbine; local residents call for halt

    Fischer: BRSA will build only one turbine BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Robert Fischer (center), executive director of the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority, leads a tour of the construction site for the industrial wind turbine on the plant’s 24-acre property in Union Beach on Sept. 20. JACQUELINE HLAVENKA HAZLET — As residents continue to push…

  • Middletown Day

    Top to bottom: Dominic Schettino (l) and Charlie Lee battle it out on one of the inflatable attractions at Middletown Day on Sept. 25 on Croydon Hall. Keira Dean enjoys a pony ride while a group gets a lift in a fire ladder bucket, compliments of the Middletown Fire Department Station No. 8.

  • Middletown properties to be reassessed

    Twp. faced with flood of tax appeals; $1M-plus in judgments BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer The Middletown Township Committee unanimously approved a resolution Sept. 20 authorizing the tax assessor to prepare for a township-wide property reassessment. The Monmouth County Tax Board has already approved the township’s application, and the state Division of Taxation is reviewing…

  • Mat-Ab to address debt; eyes lower interest rates

    District estimates savings of $800K-$1.2M over time BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer ABERDEEN — As the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District (MARSD) continues to tighten its belt, the district’s board of education is eyeing savings that could amount to $864,000 to $1.2 million over the next 25 years through the refinancing of bonds. The Board of…

  • An ‘angel in the outfield’ for Daniel’s Diamond

    Outpouring of community support for tournament in memory of Daniel Falco BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Labor Day means different things to different people — a long weekend, the beach, the beginning of the school year. But for Jen Macchia and the parents of Dan Falco, Labor Day means Daniel’s Diamond. Scenes from the inaugural…

  • Middletown opts into Live Where You Work

    State initiative provides low-interest mortgages BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Township Committee approved a resolution authorizing participation in a state program that aims to cut down on commuting by encouraging people to work in the town where they live. The program, Live Where You Work, would provide low-interest mortgage loans and encourage…

  • Handlin urges action on medical malpractice bill

    State losing doctors due to premiums, legal exposure BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — In an effort to keep doctors from leaving New Jersey, local officials are supporting an Assembly bill that proposes reforms for medical malpractice actions. The bill, known as A-1982, was introduced on Feb. 8 and updated on Sept. 14. The…

  • Woman’s Club collecting items for soldiers during Matawan Day

    MATAWAN — The G.F.WC. Woman’s Club of Matawan will be collecting items to fill Christmas stockings for the soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, both at their first meeting on Sept. 20 and during Matawan Day on Oct. 2. Items being requested include: food (small packets of Christmas candy, packets of hot chocolate or hot apple…