Category: Independent News

  • 44th annual Keyport Firemen’s Fair

    Youngsters riding the Ferris wheel get a bird’s-eye view of the 44th annual Keyport Firemen’s Fair held on West Front Street on July 27. MIKE JAGENDORF

  • NOTES

    A fun ride on a mini-roller coaster was one of the attractions at the 44th annual Keyport Firemen’s Fair on July 27. MIKE JAGENDORF A variety of book and film discussion groups are scheduled at Middletown Main Library, 55 New Monmouth Road, during August: 5:30 p.m. Aug. 12, “Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy”; 10 a.m.…

  • Advocates laud suspension of LNG proposal

    ASIG suspends project due to Gulf oil spill fallout BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Ocean advocates are welcoming a decision by Atlantic Sea Island Group to withdraw its proposal to construct Safe Harbor Energy, a 116-acre liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility on a man-made island 19.5 miles off the coast of Sea Bright. Clean Ocean…

  • All-Women Tourney

    Top to bottom: Members of the Ocean City, Md., Beach Patrol cheer on their teammates during the National Park Service 2010 All-Women Lifeguard Tournament held at the Sandy Hook unit of Gateway National Recreation Area on July 28. Lifeguards compete in the ocean-kayak challenge event. Lifeguards race toward the surf during the run-swim-run portion of…

  • Contract OK’d for Mat-Ab business administrator

    BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The Matawan-Aberdeen Board of Education approved a one-year $130,000 contract for Business Administrator and Board Secretary Susan Irons on July 26. The resolution to approve the employment contract passed 7-1, with board member Patricia Demarest casting the lone no vote. Board member Gerald Donaghue was not present. The…

  • Police administration ordinance amendment shot down

    BY JAMES McEVOY Correspondent KEYPORT — The Borough Council voted down an ordinance that would have established it as the governing body when it comes to setting policy regarding police department administration. The presentation of the ordinance for a future public hearing was voted down by a 4-2 margin at the workshop meeting July 20.…

  • Experts confirm oil spill unlikely to reach Jersey Shore

    BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — Oil from the Gulf oil spill is unlikely to reach the Jersey Shore, experts on the New Jersey Gulf Spill Task Force told an environmental summit on July 26. Bob Connell of the Bureau of Marine Water Monitoring, N.J. Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), shared positive…

  • Holmdel green team to focus on planet, prosperity

    BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Cutting energy costs and exploring solar power are potential initiatives for the township’s new “Green Team” approved by the governing body on July 22. The Holmdel Township Committee approved the establishment of the team in order to become certified through Sustainable Jersey, an environmental incentive program that helps…

  • Mid’twn appoints energy manager to meet terms of federal grant

    BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The township recently appointed an energy manager as a requirement of a $610,000 federal energy efficiency grant received last year. “[The grant] is for the township to do an analysis of its buildings and facilities and to develop programs to improve energy efficiencywithin the township,” explained TownshipAdministratorAnthonyMercantante. “One…