Category: Independent News
-

Local bike tour to benefit Sylvia’s Children
HOLMDEL — The first annual Century of Hope bike tour, sponsored by DCH Auto and the Holmdel Community United Church of Christ, will take place Sept. 19. Bike riders of all ages and experience levels are invited to come out and have fun while raising money for a charitable cause, Sylvia’s Children, a nonprofit organization…
-

Man charged with making threats to two at company
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer HOWELL — A Holmdel resident has been arrested and charged with making terroristic threats against the chief executive officer of Center State Mortgage in Freehold. The firm’s chief executive officer is Howell Mayor Robert Walsh. Police said Jerry J. Lin, 28, was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail after…
-

Volunteers needed for Domestic Violence Response Team
ABERDEEN — The Aberdeen Township Police Department is recruiting volunteers to serve on a Domestic Violence Response Team (DVRT). In conjunction with 180 Turning Lives Around, Hazlet, and with the assistance of the response team volunteers, the Aberdeen Police Department continues to make available this service to victims of domestic violence. Applications to join the…
-

Supporters gear up for second FAAN Walk for Food Allergy
Although all parents worry about their children’s safety, parents of children with food allergies have an additional challenge. Educating the public and raising funds for research are two ways parents, friends and families of children with food allergies are helping to widen the safety net. FILE PHOTO Participants in the 2008 Walk for Food Allergy…
-

‘Vampire Diaries’ to give area native star turn
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer You never know what to expect as an actor, but Marlboro native Paul Wesley can expect to have audiences watching him on the CW’s “The Vampire Diaries” on Thursdays this fall. Paul Wesley Wesley, 27, was on location in Atlanta, Ga., when he took time to speak with a reporter…
-

Pallone: Anger over health care bills due to misconceptions
Opponents vocal at town hall meeting in Red Bank BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6th District) held his ground through three tumultuous town hall sessions on the administration’s proposed health care overhaul last week, and in the end, he remained committed to the legislation he helped draft. Stanley Soden, of Long…
-

NOTES Around Town
The Middletown Elks Lodge 2179 is hosting a 9/11 Memorial Ceremony Sept. 6 at the Leonardo Marina, site of the monuments erected in memory of those Middletown residents lost in the terrorist attacks in 2001. A procession will gather at the parking lot across from the former Wild Scallion Restaurant on Route 36 at 10…
-

Photo
Nick Eosso, of Eosso Paving, sprays-paints a number stencil as he puts the finishing touches on a Moving Math game board for students painted on the blacktop at Cliffwood Avenue School in Aberdeen on Aug. 27. Story on page 3.
-

Holt: Protesters misinformed on health care bill
Despite outcry, 12th District legislator supports bill BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer Rep. Rush Holt probably knew he was in for a rough night when Lutheran Bishop Roy Riley was booed while introducing the congressman. Rep. Rush Holt greets constituents at the meeting. Holt (D-12th District) faced an often contentious crowd at a two-hour town…
