Category: Independent News

  • Crackdown on drunken driving in effect thru Jan. 2

    MIDDLETOWN — The township Police Department has been awarded a $5,000 DWI enforcement grant from the New Jersey Division of Highway Safety. The purpose of the grant is to target drivers who operate a vehicle under the influence of alcohol above the acceptable limits set by law. Middletown police will be part of a proactive…

  • Mater Dei tops holiday hunger challenge

    School tallies almost 6,000 pounds to feed the hungry BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer COURTESY OF MATER DEI HIGH SCHOOL Mater Dei High School students Matt Mandile (l-r) and Kevin Quinn, Associate Principal Steve Sciarappa and students Conor Moore and Robert Poss deliver the school’s holiday food donation to the FoodBank. When it comes to…

  • SJV adapts to keep competitive edge

    Strategic plan includes restructuring, campus upgrades BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer HOLMDEL — St. John Vianney High School is adopting strategies to keep tuition affordable by taking steps to contain costs and generate new revenues. School officials say strategies include administrative restructuring, making cost-effective upgrades and expanding athletic facilities. “We implemented a strategic plan…

  • Ordinance would require contractor apprenticeships

    Three council members abstain due to union affiliations BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer MATAWAN — An ordinance that would require contractors hired by the borough to have served apprenticeships was introduced at the Dec. 2 Borough Council meeting by an unusual vote of three affirmatives and three abstentions. Earlier this week, the outcome of…

  • Genealogy Society to hear talk on new archive material

    EATONTOWN — Joseph Klett, chief of the State Archives, will discuss the latest addition to the records stored at the archives in Trenton at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 11, for the Monmouth County Genealogy Society. Klett will speak about “300 Years of Proprietary Records of West New Jersey,” which were moved in December 2005…

  • BOE goes ahead with ‘no cell tower’ policy

    Members say policy will deter future applications BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Board of Education will introduce a policy Dec. 17 to block cell towers from being erected on district property. The action is being taken to discourage cell towers on school grounds, but according to Board Attorney Christopher Parton, the policy…

  • NOTES

    High school football games between rival schools are a Thanksgiving tradition in many towns, especially Middletown, where High School South has dominated Turkey Day contests. The Middletown High School South Marching Band plays prior to the start of the Central Jersey Group II championship game, which saw MHSS defeated by Freehold Borough High School. Lydia…

  • Dems cross party lines on council appointee

    BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The township’s all-Democratic council appointed a Planning Board member to fill a vacant council seat at the Dec. 2 meeting. Newly appointed Councilman Fred Tagliarini just happens to be a Republican. He was one of three candidates whose names were submitted to council by the Democratic County…

  • IN THE ARTS

    The Monmouth Conservatory of Music (MCM) will present a Faculty Concert at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, in the Trinity Church auditorium, 50 White St., Red Bank. Performers will be faculty members Lucian Rinando, flute; Gerd Nowaczyk, piano; Roy Gussman, clarinet; and Gloria Vasconcellos, harp. Free admission; no reservations required. MCM is a nonprofit…