Category: Independent News

  • Holmdel extends due date for taxes

    HOLMDEL — The grace period for payment of tax bills has been extended, township officials announced last week. “We have extended the grace period on the tax bill until Aug. 31,” said Mayor Serena DiMaso. “Tax bills were delayed because we were not able to pass our budget earlier since we hadn’t gotten approval from…

  • Stay local and shop at Middletown Marketplace

    MIDDLETOWN — Every Saturday through December, the Middletown train station parking lot on Middletown-Lincroft Road is transformed into an open- air market from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. A wide variety of vendors offer everything from new merchandise to vintage treasures, antiques, collectibles, crafts and yard sale items. There’s also a food court and a…

  • Matawan police report auto burglaries on rise

    MATAWAN — Due to a recent increase in vehicle burglaries, Matawan police are advising residents to remove valuables and to lock their doors when leaving their vehicles unattended. Several break-ins have occurred in recent weeks, police said, and all of the vehicles were left unlocked. Anyone observing suspicious behavior is asked to immediately contact police…

  • Lincroft Village beautifies entrance

    MIDDLETOWN — Lincroft Village Green Association (LVGA) has become the first group in Monmouth County to Adopt-a- Spot to beautify Lincroft Village, and recently planted the area just west of the Normandy Road overpass, according to a press release from the association. The LVGA planted the area as a trafficcalmingmeasure and to beautify the entrance…

  • Photo

    Jockey Calvin Borel and assistant trainer Scott Blasi give Rachel Alexandra a well-deserved cooling off after she thrilled Monmouth Park fans with her victory in the $1.25 million Haskell Invitational on Aug. 2. Story and photos in Sports.

  • NOTES

    Bob Howard, better known as former WWE TV superstar Hardcore Bob Holly, back-body drops WWE alumni Salvatore Sincere in their match at the National Wrestling Superstars show in Middletown on July 24. The event was sponsored by the Keyport Masonic Caserea Lodge No. 64, the lodge Acacia Club and Keansburg’s Titan wrestling rec program. “Joseph…

  • John Merla near end of confinement

    Ex-mayor headed for pizzeria, brother says BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer Former Keyport Mayor John Merla will finish his 22-month prison sentence Aug. 12, but the disgraced politician has been back in his home for over a month, according to a New York corrections official. John Merla exiting the grounds of the Martin Luther King…

  • Matawan, Holmdel sign on to waste collection study

    Boro also looks to join energy purchase collective BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Matawan, in conjunction with other Monmouth County towns, will participate in a feasibility study regarding solid waste disposal. The Borough Council approved a resolution seeking grant money for the borough’s participation, along with other participating municipalities, in a solid waste collection…

  • Youngsters treated to a new pair of pj’s & a book

    Pajama Program serves underprivileged children BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer An 8-year-old boy beamed as he rattled off the list of wildlife he saw at Poricy Park in Middletown on June 27. Just days earlier, his class had learned about tadpoles, and now he has seen some up close. Author Janine Kimmel, Locust, shows off…