Category: Independent News

  • Mid’town expands to full-day kindergarten

    District will provide classes in each elementary school BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer The Middletown school district unveiled a revamped plan for the 2009- 10 school year that will offer full-day kindergarten in all 12 elementary schools. At a June 17 meeting in the Middletown High School North auditorium, Superintendent of Schools Karen Bilbao provided…

  • Bell Labs charrette recognized by state

    Count Basie Theatre restoration garners award BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer The effort to find an adaptive reuse for the former Bell Labs site on Crawford’s Corner Road has drawn the attention of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Historic Preservation Office. ERIN STATTEL Charrette organizers and sponsors stride toward the Alcatel-Lucent building…

  • Couple celebrates art and music of Satchmo

    Couple team for book signing, musical program BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent AMatawan husband and wife will bring their artistic talents to the Blue Moon Cafe on South Broadway in South Amboy on Sunday. MICHAEL ACKER Steven and Kati Brower of Matawan will be at South Amboy’s Blue Moon Café on Sunday for a book signing…

  • Twp. and autism group partner to buy farmland

    Council approves purchase of 26-acre farm tract BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Township Committee passed an ordinance last week that will give young adults with autism a place to live, work and form a community while adding to the township’s open space. On June 15, the Township Committee held a public hearing…

  • THE MORAL OF THE STORY – Advertorial

    By Gloria Averbuch Advertorial  THE MORAL OF THE STORY By Gloria Averbuch  Athletes and coaches have a lot to offer us. I learned this last night as I sat among the crowd at a Sky Blue FC game and listened to Head Coach Kelly Lindsey give what was billed as a coach’s "chalk talk." This…

  • County’s ‘crown jewel’ reopens to public

    Open house, dedication of Visitor Center set for July 12 BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer The Monmouth County Park System’s Visitor Center MIDDLETOWN — The Monmouth County Board of Recreation Commissioners and park system staff will host a public celebration to mark the grand reopening of the Visitor Center with an open house on Sunday,…

  • Public aid sought in search for Hazlet man

    Salvatore Viscusi Jr. HAZLET — New Jersey law enforcement authorities are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a Hazlet man who has been charged with aggravated assault. According to a press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, on Sept. 15, 2008, Salvatore Viscusi Jr., 55, formerly of Poole Avenue in Hazlet, was charged by…

  • Library posts increase in book borrowing, programs

    MIDDLETOWN — The Middletown Township Public Library reports a 6-percent increase in the borrowing of materials in May 2009 compared with May 2008, and a 5-percent year-to-date cumulative increase. Library Director Susan O’Neal attributes the increase to the economic downturn, aggressive communications to the public about core library services and new services designed to meet…

  • A day to share smiles and some waves

    Life Rolls On returns Long Branch June 28 BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer People with limited mobility will enjoy a day of surfing at the Jersey Shore June 28 when The Life Rolls On Foundation holds its annual “They Will Surf Again” [TWSA] event at Pier Village in Long Branch. “This is an amazing event…