Category: Independent News

  • Monmouth County Arts Council 30th annual Juried Art Show & Sale

    The Monmouth County Arts Council’s 30th annual Juried Art Show and Sale opens Jan. 17 at the MonmouthMuseum in Lincroft. “NYC Study 1” by Mitchell Bell Featuring the work of some of the artists from the tri-state and East Coast area in a mix of media, this exhibition demonstrates the wealth of talent and creativity…

  • Police seek assault suspect

    MIDDLETOWN — Police are seeking a man who is accused of breaking into a township home and attempting to sexually assault a woman. Police report that on Dec. 25 at approximately 2 a.m., a township woman was awakened in her bed by an intruder who was attempting to sexually assault her while her husband lay…

  • Temple Shalom hosts MLK events

    ABERDEEN — In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Temple Shalom of Aberdeen will hold two special events. The first will take place on Thursday, Jan. 15 and 22, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., when the Adult Jewish Growth program presents “Understanding One Another — Our Relationship with our African-American Neighbors.” According to a…

  • Twp. to decide fate of Human Rights Comm.

    Schwebel continues to push for reinstatement BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The question of whether the Middletown Human Rights Commission (MHRC) will be retained, and if it is, whether Carolyn Schwebel will be reinstated as a member, has remained unresolved over the past year. It now appears that both issues may be resolved…

  • Peace Corps volunteer shines America’s light overseas

    Michelle Miller’s mission in Moldova was to empower women, youth BY ADELE YOUNG Staff Writer Who trades a Manhattan apartment and all the comforts of the USA for an outhouse, cold showers and no cell phone? Moldovans celebrate their city of Cahul on an outdoor stage at the State University of Cahul. Women dressed in…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Sara Winchell, Keyport, works on a tape loom, during a candlelight reception at Poricy Park at the Murray Farm House, Middletown, on Dec. 27.

  • New mayor, deputy mayor in Hazlet

    Officials begin planning for road, recreation programs BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer HAZLET — The Township Committee will have the same five members in 2009, but three will have different titles. Hazlet’s 2009 reorganization meeting held on Jan. 3 at town hall included the appointment of positions on the Planning and Zoning boards and environmental…

  • Take the ‘chili’ out of winter

    MIDDLETOWN — Show how creative you are in the kitchen and submit your favorite chili for Lincroft Presbyterian Church’s Super Saturday Chili Contest and Game Night on Saturday, Feb. 7. The buffet dinner will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Cost is $5 per person. The dinner will be followed with a gift…

  • Zarinsky victim’s family wins suit

    Court awards $13M to family of Jane Durrua BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Even after death, Robert Zarinsky is paying for his transgressions. On Jan. 6, Superior Court Judge Dennis O’Brien ruled in favor of Joan Conway in a wrongful death lawsuit against Zarinsky. I n March, Alton D. Kenney, representing Conway, filed…