Category: Independent News

  • Middletown seeks to fill CFO spot

    Resignation of former financial officer creates vacancy BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The township’s chief financial officer resigned after an extended absence, leaving officials searching for a replacement. Richard Wright, 41, resigned July 1 for medical reasons, said Township Administrator Anthony Mercantante. Wright, who worked for the township for two years, had been…

  • BlueClaws game to help raise funds for FAAN walk

    The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) will host an inaugural fundraising event at the Lakewood BlueClaws’ game on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood. In an effort to help protect allergic fans and in honor of all individuals with food allergies, the BlueClaws will have an ingredient list available of every food item…

  • Fugitive Hazlet man indicted for assault

    AMonmouth County grand jury indicted a fugitive Hazlet Township man for allegedly recruiting someone to burn down a Holmdel Salvatore Viscusi Jr. Police are searching for Salvatore Viscusi Jr., 55, formerly of Poole Avenue. The grand jury indicted him July 8 on charges of second-degree aggravated assault, second-degree attempted retaliation against a witness or informant,…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Al Walker, Eatontown, relaxes on the porch of the newly rebuilt Thompson Park Visitor Center July 12.

  • Wilderness hike supports services for abuse victims

    HOLMDEL — A local resident will be hiking to support advocacy for battered women in the New England area in an upcoming wilderness trek through New Hampshire. Resident Eileen Guzmich and 60 other women will participate in the Wilderness Heals hike to raise funds for the women and families receiving services for domestic violence, mental…

  • Helping people get ‘behind the wheel and on their feet’

    Car donation program helps workers hold down a job BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — It’s a fact of life in many New Jersey towns: people who do not have access to a car and who do not live near public transportation may find their employment opportunities severely limited. To address this…

  • ‘Stone Soup’

    Above: Robert Rivera, Robyn Corujo and Megan MacKenzie Lawrence perform in the Pushcart Players’ production of ‘Stone Soup and Other Stories.’ Right: Oscar Castillo and Mackenzie perform for the audience of children and families at the Barn at Thompson Park in the Lincroft section of Middletown.

  • In the Service

    Marine Corps Reserve Lance Cpl. Cathleen R. Barsallo has completed the Marine Corps Enlisted Warehouse Basic Course at Camp Lejeune, N.C. A 2006 graduate of Holmdel High School, she is the daughter of Carmen I. Nieves of Holmdel and Ricardo Barsallo of Long Branch. Army National Guard Spec. Young B. Chun is returning to the…

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    Kevin Romesser, of Kennett Square, Pa., helps build a ramp at a Middletown home on July 10 during the Jersey Shore Workcamp, an interfaith nonprofit that provides repairs and renovations to low-income, elderly or disabled residents.