Category: Independent News

  • Fine art and music focus of Bayonet Farm festival

    BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Fine arts, food and an array of world cultures will be represented at the seventh annual Bayonet Farm Art and Music Festival on Sept. 12 starting at noon. The festival, organized by the Bayonet Farm Advisory Committee and the Holmdel Department of Parks and Recreation, is a celebration…

  • Brookdale Big Band

    Clockwise from top left: The Brookdale Big Band performs in swing-band style under the stars at a concert in Franklin Lake Park in West Long Branch on Aug. 27. Members of the audience gather on the lawn. Vocalist Barbara Baron performs with the band, a 20-piece ensemble that specializes in swing music in the style…

  • Bean inspires Senate bill for vets’ services

    Lautenberg joins Holt in fight to better protect mental health of returning soldiers BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer New Jersey political leaders have intensified efforts to revamp treatment resources within the Veterans Administration. Sgt. Coleman Bean Members of both the House and Senate have now proposed legislation in hopes of reducing the rate of suicide…

  • 5K walk/run held at the Hazlet Swim and Tennis Club

    Participants observe the national anthem prior to the start of the 5K walk/run held at the Hazlet Swim and Tennis Club on Aug. 27, to benefit STARS, which promotes the social and athletic advancement of teens and adults with developmental disabilities. FRANK GALIPO

  • In words and drawings, soldiers leave their mark in time

    Vietnam Graffiti Project tells story of soldiers en route to Vietnam BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Vietnam veteran Dan O’Leary still remembers the day he departed from the western shores of the United States on a packed troopship to Vietnam, a 7,000-mile journey across the Pacific almost 45 years ago. Art Beltrone, co-curator, prepares a…

  • Mid’twn Twp. Committee approves reduced budget

    BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — An amendment reducing the municipal budget by approximately $400,000 was introduced at a special meeting Aug. 30, attended by three of the five Township Committee members. Mayor Gerard Scharfenberger, Deputy Mayor Anthony Fiore and Committeeman Steve Massell made up the quorum that unanimously approved the amendment. This would…

  • Holmdel First Aid hosts wine adventure

    The Holmdel First Aid Squad (HFAS) recently hosted a summer fundraiser, “International Adventures in Wine,” showcasing Holmdel’s Bayonet Farm. The event for 200 people was held in the Grey Barn and featured a selection of wines for sampling accompanied by hors d’oeuvres. The evening featured auctions and raffles on various baskets and gift certificates provided…

  • in the service

    Air Force Airman Mathew N. Cebalo, son of Robert and Doris Cebalo of the West Keansburg section of Hazlet, has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic…

  • New parking plan proposed for sports complex

    Lot expansion would ease traffic in Heather Glen BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The Aberdeen Zoning Board of Adjustment heard testimony Aug. 25 from the management of a sports club about a proposed parking plan that aims to alleviate traffic and road congestion on neighborhood streets. The applicants, manager Chris Gosha and property…