Category: Independent News

  • Laurence Harbor resident Jackson Graves

    Laurence Harbor resident Jackson Graves digs for buried treasure during Ocean Fun Day held at Sandy Hook on May 23. CHRIS KELLY

  • 33rd annual Greek festival begins June 10

    HOLMDEL — Eat, drink, dance and be Greek for a day at the 33rd annual Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Festival June 10-13. Through the festival, church members share Greek culture, traditions and heritage with friends, neighbors and the community. There will be Greek culinary treasures to delight the palate, including moussaka and pastichio made from…

  • Nightly lane closures begin on Rte. 35 in Holmdel

    HOLMDEL — The New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced upcoming single-lane and shoulder closures on Route 35 southbound in Holmdel Township. Beginning June 7, closures of the single travel lane and shoulder were begun on Route 35 southbound between milepost 40.8 and milepost 41.2 for a maintenance project to convert the existing shoulder…

  • Scharfenberger appointed to NJLOM committee

    MIDDLETOWN — Mayor Gerard P. Scharfenberger has been appointed to the New Jersey State League of Municipalities (NJLOM) Legislative Committee. As a member of the committee, Scharfenberger will help define the league’s position on thousands of state bills and resolutions that impact local municipalities, according to a press release from Middletown Township. The 100-member NJLOM…

  • Park system to host celebration of historic rose garden

    MIDDLETOWN — The Monmouth County Park System invites area residents to its Celebration of the Historic Rose Garden from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 13. The event will be held at Deep Cut Gardens, Red Hill Road, Middletown, and will feature tours, demonstrations and lectures. Guided tours of the gardens will be offered…

  • in service

    Air Force Airman James E. Herer, son of Kimberly Newins of North Middletown and Richard Herer of Sanford, Maine, 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 warfare…

  • Mosaic bins beautify waterfront

    BY JAMES McEVOY Correspondent KEYPORT — Since its inception, the Arts Society of Keyport (ASK) has aimed to raise awareness of all art forms while promoting events of cultural value to the residents of Keyport. For its latest project, ASK chose a public art project, commissioning mosaic recycling bins that fulfill the council’s mission while…

  • Raritan High School’s Bennett Jackson (middle) won the 110-meter hurdles

    Raritan High School’s Bennett Jackson (middle) won the 110-meter hurdles at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions on June 3 in South Plainfield at Frank Jost Field. The Rocket senior turned in the fastest time in the state this spring, 13.75, and made school history by becoming the first Raritan boy to win an MOC state…

  • Aberdeen creates online service request system

    ABERDEEN — Township residents can now request services or information, or submit comments for review through an Online Service Request system available on the township website. Requests can be submitted in the following categories: Citizen Comments and Concerns, Requests for Information, Repairs and Requests for Service, Nuisance/ Code Violations, Animal Control, Licenses, Code Enforcement, Public…