Category: Independent News

  • KLIP (Keep Life in the Park),

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Merilee Cichy, of Little Falls, founding member of KLIP (Keep Life in the Park), is flanked by Marissa Weber (l), of Hazlet, and Angie Metler, of Vernon, as they demonstrate in front of Holmdel Town Hall on Sunday to protest a bow-and-arrow deer hunt on Bayonet Farm.

  • NOTESAround Town

    Matthew Miller, Columbus, Ohio, was back home visiting his family in Keyport in time for the Feb. 5 snowfall. He took advantage of “snowmaggedon” to carve out an igloo for his sisters Julianne (l-r) and Meredith in their backyard. The Hi-Mar striper club will hold its ninth annual Fishing Flea Market from 8 a.m. to…

  • In the Service

    Air Force Airman Kevin Flakes graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. A 2005 graduate of Old Bridge High School, he is the son of Sandi Flakes of Keyport. Marine Corps Pfc. Jorge H. Henao, son of Jorge Henao of Parlin, recently completed 12 weeks of basic training at…

  • Twp. considers joining energy consortium

    BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The Township Council discussed joining the New Jersey Sustainable Energy Joint Meeting (NJSEM) at the Feb. 2 meeting. Township Manager Joseph Criscuolo tabled the agenda item pending a request for a presentation from a representative of NJSEM by Deputy Mayor Vincent Vinci. The joint meeting, which has 59…

  • Rare glimpses

    During 2006, seniors at the Helena Kaushik Women’s College in Rajasthan, India, photographed daily life in their home villages with donated disposable cameras. The resulting images, offering a rare glimpse into contemporary life in this ancient community, are part of a thought-provoking February exhibition, “Village Life in Rajasthan” and “Tibet,” on display at Middletown Township…

  • New Hazlet Foodtown generates local jobs

    Supermarket returns to Hazlet after an eight-year hiatus BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer The new Super Foodtown on Route 35 marks the supermarket chain’s return to Hazlet. JACQUELINE HLAVENKA HAZLET — After eight years, Super Foodtown has returned to Hazlet Township. Since its grand opening on Nov. 6, the new 56,000-square-foot store, owned and operated…

  • Project Paul a beacon of hope for Bayshore families

    New scholarship will fund studies in health care field BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer On a typical Friday morning the thrift shop at 211 Carr Ave., the location of Project Paul, is bustling with volunteers. Lionel Menard, executive director, discusses the mission of Project Paul in Keansburg, which provides a food panty and other services…

  • Stork Club

    Dana and Anthony Wilson of Middletown announce the birth of their daughter, Lucia Nicole Wilson, Dec. 6, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. The baby weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce. Grandparents are Pattie and John Gregoretti of Middletown and Susan Roberts of Elliotsburg, Pa. Jodi and Joe Goodman of Howell announce the birth of…

  • Christie taps county admin for state post

    Former Mid’twn B.A. to head Civil Service Commission BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Monmouth County residents will see a familiar face in Trenton if the Senate Judiciary Committee approves Robert Czech as the new head of the state Civil Service Commission (CSC). Robert Czech Czech, who currently serves as Monmouth County administrator, was appointed to…