Category: Independent News

  • Got late fines? Bring food to the library!

    Libraries accept food donations in lieu of late fines BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer If it has been a while since those library books under your bed have seen the light of day, now is the time to bring them back to your branch of the Monmouth County Library, along with some canned goods,…

  • Hold the shark tales, Burrowes Mansion has adventure, too

    Manse part of Weekend in Old Monmouth, May 2-3 BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Burrowes Mansion MATAWAN — Ask locals what they know about the borough’s history, and they will probably start reciting tales of the 1916 shark attacks, adding details that rival the novel “Jaws.” But there’s much more than man-eaters in Matawan’s…

  • Twp. maps out plan for No. Middletown

    Strategic Revitalization session May 12 at Ocean Ave. School BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Township planners have produced a timeline for the revitalization of North Middletown that will see a work plan in front of the Township Committee in June. In a memo posted on the township website by the North Middletown Neighborhood…

  • Colonial times

    CHRIS KELLY staff Docent Karen Grieco, Middletown, describes how fabric window coverings were a sign of wealth during Colonial times during a tour of Covenhoven House in Freehold on April 18.

  • New administrator rolls up sleeves in Matawan

    Garofalo: First priority is restoring fiscal health BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer MATAWAN — A new part-time gig with the borough seemed like a natural fit for new Business Administrator William Garofalo. “I retired in December 2008 and I decided to come back out a bit for this position,” Garofalo said in an April…

  • Middletown aims for a new shade of green

    Township will seek Sustainable Jersey certification BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The township is taking another step in its Green Initiative by seeking the Sustainable Jersey certification. The certification would mean that the township is adopting practices and programs necessary to be environmentally responsible for the future. Mayor Pamela Brightbill said the program…

  • Dedication to Special Olympics spurs race organizer

    West Long Branch resident organizes Lincoln Tunnel Challenge BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer Runners prepare to enter the Lincoln Tunnel during last year’s 22nd annual Lincoln Tunnel Challenge 5K Fun Run/Walk in Weehawken. WEST LONG BRANCH — The Lincoln Tunnel, a 1.5-mile-long subterranean stretch that connects Weehawken to midtown Manhattan, is notorious for its snarled…

  • Stimulus money will help clean tainted site

    Officials say Imperial Oil toxic parcel in Marlboro will receive federal funds BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The federal government has allocated funding to finish cleanup efforts at New Jersey’s federal Superfund sites, including the Imperial Oil site in the Morganville section of Marlboro. New Jersey is slated to receive $160 million from…

  • In the Service

    Air Force Airman Jennifer M. Casaletto has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. A 2007 graduate of Keyport High School, she is the daughter of Sharon Casaletto of Keyport, and George Casaletto of Middletown. Air Force Airman John Weiler has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air…