Category: Independent News

  • Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Festival at Monmouth Park June 5-6

    OCEANPORT — More than three dozen jazz and blues artists and their bands will perform Saturday and Sunday, June 5 and 6, at the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Festival at Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport. Music legends John Pizzarelli and Smokin’ Joe Kubek featuring Bnois King will headline the two-day event as 19 different…

  • Suicide prevention bill tribute to N.J. veteran

    Holt says government failed Army sergeant from East Brunswick BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer After two combat tours in Iraq, Coleman Bean of East Brunswick sought treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but he did not receive the support that is in place for many returning veterans. Sgt. Coleman Bean Bean was a member of…

  • in the service

    Army Pvt. Timothy P. Nolan, the son of James S. and Virginia R. Nolan of West Keansburg, has graduated from the Fire Support Specialist Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. The field artillery specialists serve in intelligence activities including target processing in field artillery, cannon battalions, division artillery, artillery and maneuver brigade,…

  • Environmental groups to host panel on PurGen project

    MIDDLETOWN — The N.J. Chapter of the Sierra Club and a group of other environmental organizations will host a panel discussion to explore the impact of a proposal for a coal-fired power plant that includes plans to store liquid carbon dioxide beneath the Atlantic Ocean. According to a press release from the local chapter, the…

  • Park system celebrates 50th anniversary June 13

    MIDDLETOWN — The Monmouth County Park System will hold its 50th anniversary celebration at the newly restored Thompson Park Visitor Center on Sunday, June 13. Hosted by the Friends of the Parks, the celebration will feature recreation demonstrations, special presentations, and light refreshments. The festivities will be held 4-6 p.m. Tickets to the event are…

  • Rescue Ridge fundraiser will help save dogs, cats

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Man’s best friend can be counted on to provide unconditional love, affection and devotion with no strings attached. All he requires in return is some of the above, plus food, exercise and maybe a hearty belly rub now and then. Sometimes, through no fault of their own, dogs and cats…

  • High Tech wins big at mega math challenge

    A team from High Technology High School, Lincroft section of Middletown, came in second place in Moody’s Mega Math (M3) Challenge 2010, winning the Magna Cum Laude Team Prize of $15,000. Coached by Raymond Eng, the students were Sidney Douglas Buchbinder, Christian Paul Gennaro, Joshua Ma, Alexander Saso Pavincic and Matthew Ethan Warshauer. Four students…

  • Rude Awakening

    Clockwise from above: The Middletown Township Police Department presented the “Rude Awakening” program at Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft on May 4. Students participated in hands-on activities that make use of DWI Fatal Vision goggles to give students an understanding of the impacts of driving while drunk. Sean Rogan, a junior, drives over some cones…

  • Park system offers fun in the summer

    Summertime is in bloom and the Monmouth County Park System invites area residents to enjoy all the season has to offer during the following free events: Lacemaking Demonstration, 1-3 p.m. June 5 at Longstreet Farm, Longstreet Road, Holmdel. Explore June Bugs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 5-6 at the Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center,…