Category: Independent News

  • County finds no need for Matawan reval

    Resident: Errors by assessors should be corrected BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer MATAWAN — Despite repeated attempts by residents to coax the county into authorizing a second revaluation, no such deal was struck, borough officials said. “The request for another revaluation was denied,” Mayor Paul Buccellato said in a June 4 interview. “The county…

  • Mid’town looks at energy efficiency programs

    Twp. will form ‘Green Team’ BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Township Committee at the June 1 workshop meeting listened to a presentation on how to not only keep the municipality green, but save some green as well. Paul Sweetwood, an engineer with T&M Associates, was invited to speak to the members of…

  • First Aid and Rescue Squad marks 75 years

    The 75th anniversary of the Middletown First Aid and Rescue Squad was marked with a celebratory proclamation from the Middletown Township Committee. The Middletown First Aid and Rescue Squad was the first of the township’s five volunteer squads. Representatives of the 54-member squad display the official proclamation marking the squad’s 75th anniversary. The squad, originally…

  • Memory lanes just a memory

    Firefighters aim a hose at the inside of Memory Bowling on Newman Springs Road in Shrewsbury on June 5. A local landmark since 1928, the bowling center was completely destroyed in the blaze.

  • Plaintiff lauds ruling on govt. records requests

    The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court ruled on May 21 that people requesting access to government records under New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA) are not required to obtain, fill out or submit government agencies’ official request forms. To be valid, the request need only be in writing, including letters, faxes…

  • Greek Festival

    PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff From top to bottom: Volunteer Sid Hutin (r) watches as a young participant tries his hand at one of the games set up at the annual Greek Festival held at the Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church on June 6. Patrons peruse the wide array of

  • Coastal evacuation plan coordinates exodus

    Plan will give county tools in event of natural disaster BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Monmouth County has unveiled a draft plan for coastal evacuation that takes a comprehensive look at the facilities necessary to move residents safely away from coastal areas. The yearlong study of coastal evacuation routes prepared for the Monmouth County Planning…

  • Four left standing by end of grueling Alaska show

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Trish Bulinsky’s worst experience on the Discovery Channel’s “Out of the Wild — the Alaska Experiment” came early. The volunteers from the show “Out of the Wild: The Alaska Experiment” (from l-r) top row Penny Jo Johnson, Jake Nodar, Frederic Birt, John Ulmer, (middle row) Joseph Harner, Trish Bulinsky,…

  • Jazz & Blues Festival

    Jazz and blues fans turned out in numbers for the 23rd annual Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival held at Marine Park June 6 and 7.