Category: Independent News

  • Suspects hid inside Sears for burglary, police say

    MIDDLETOWN — Two men were arrested Sept. 21 when they allegedly tried to steal jewelry and electronics from the Sears store on Route 35. Police responded to an intruder alarm that went off at 10:41 p.m. at Sears, according to a police press release. On the scene, they spotted a man inside hiding behind a…

  • Bell Labs bldg. becomes town center for a night

    Visitors in the atrium of the Bell Labs building. HOLMDEL — More than 1,500 people, visited the former Bell Labs building in Holmdel the evening of Sept. 23 to experience a developer’s vision for the iconic building as a vibrant, mixed-use town center, according to a press release. “This event was part of our ongoing…

  • Middletown plans call for road, park improvements

    MIDDLETOWN — The township is gearing up to upgrade more than a dozen township roads and parks, and improve traffic conditions in Campbell’s Junction. Through the annual capital program, the township is able to make improvements needed to keep the infrastructure and facilities in working order, explained Mayor Pamela M. Brightbill. Road improvement projects are…

  • Walk will support efforts to Bring Sean Home

    LONG BRANCH — The Bring Sean Home community will hold a walkathon and fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Pier Village in Long Branch to benefit The David & Sean Fund. The Bring Sean Home Walkathon and Fundraiser will help defray expenses related to the abduction of Sean Goldman to Brazil and his repatriation to…

  • ‘Punks, Poets & Politicians’

    McKay Imaging Photography Studio and Gallery in Red Bank will open its latest photography exhibition, “Punks, Poets & Politicians, Photographs by Marcia Resnick,” on Friday. John Belushi, comic actor, September 1981 An opening reception will be held 7-10 p.m. Sept. 25 at McKay Imaging Photography Studio and Gallery, located on the second floor of 12…

  • NOTESAround Town

    The Monmouth County Concours d’Elegance will sponsor a free classic car show to benefit Embrace Kids from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 26 at Hop Brook Farm, 953 Holmdel Road, Holmdel. The free show will feature five classes of competition and will end with a parade of winners. Vendors will donate proceeds to Embrace…

  • Restoring oyster habitat to the Raritan Estuary

    Keyport Harbor Oyster Reef Project places reefs in bay BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer South of the Newark Bay, bordered by Staten Island, N.Y., a hidden gem lies within Keyport Harbor just one mile from the shoreline. ERIC SUCAR staff Keyport Harbor Reef Project staff with the NY/NJ Baykeeper and Rutgers University prepare to install…

  • BOE nixes turf fields at Thompson, Thorne

    Nut Swamp Elementary site proposed instead BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer The Middletown Board of Education blocked the township’s proposal to install turf athletic fields at Thompson and Thorne middle schools at its workshop meeting Sept. 16. Instead, the board voted 5-4 to propose installing a turf field at Nut Swamp Elementary School instead of…

  • Century of Hope bike tour

    Cyclists await the start of the first annual Century of Hope bike tour, which began at Holmdel Community United Church of Christ on Sept. 19. The bike tour offered three courses winding through Monmouth and Ocean counties for cyclists of all ages and experience levels. The tour is a fundraiser for Sylvia’s Children, a nonprofit…