Category: Independent News

  • Memorial walk, wheel-a-thon to help LADACIN Network

    The second annual Ryan Bell MemorialW alk and Wheel-A-Thon will be held on Oct. 12 at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. There will be a 1.5-mile walk, refreshments, entertainment including magicians from Skyhigh Entertainment, Mr. Scott the Music Man, 95.9 WRAT-FM radio and face painting. Proceeds from the event will benefit LADACIN Network, a nonprofit…

  • Teaching children ‘Where Peace Lives’

    Murals introduce youths to conflict resolution skills BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer From top: A student paints “We Can All Be Peacemakers” at Conerly Road School in Somerset, which exchanged a panel with a school in Egypt. Muslim teens at the Islamic Center of Passaic County in Paterson paint their mural to be shared with…

  • Middle School teacher joins Cloudforest research team

    Debra Mescal at work in the Cloudforest Reserve in Ecuador. ABERDEEN — Debra Mescal of Middletown, a science teacher at the Matawan Aberdeen Middle School, joined an Earthwatch Institute research team for a 12-day expedition to study the effects of climate change on the botany and wildlife in the Santa Lucia Cloudforest Reserve in the…

  • Keyport passes pay-to-play ordinance

    Mayor cautions: ‘We still need to be diligent’ BY LORI ANNE OLIWA Correspondent KEYPORT — The Keyport Borough Council approved a pay-to-play ordinance at its regular meeting on Sept. 16. Ordinance 24-08, which passed by unanimous vote, regulates the awarding of professional services contracts by capping individual and group political campaign contributions and by setting…

  • Hazlet Day

    A trio takes a pause from Hazlet Day festivities to enjoy the serenity of the lake at Veterans Park in Hazlet on Oct. 4. Rob Wilson, of Marlboro, serves up a piping hot sausage and peppers sandwich at Hazlet Day, the 160th celebrated by the township. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff

  • Boro reaps savings of four-day workweek

    BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer MATAWAN — Keeping the borough offices on Broad Street closed on Fridays may have saved the borough some cash. “Today, I am pleased to announce that the cost savings for the three-month period is approximately $3,000. These dollars are based on a review of this year’s billing against the…

  • Monmouth history will be discussed

    Where can you find more than 325 years of history in one place? On Oct. 11 beginning at 9 a.m., the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Drive, Manalapan, is the place. The library is the host of the county’s 13th annual Archives and History Day, where the county’s past will be celebrated with a special…

  • Report calls for team to plan Lucent site

    Recommendation could cost $300K, take two years BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer ERIN STATTEL Chairman Martin Pfleger (left) and co-Chairman Ralph Blumenthal presented the recommendations of The Citizens Advisory Committee for the Lucent Property on Oct. 2. Planning for the redevelopment of the Alcatel-Lucent site in Holmdel should be carried out by a team…

  • Vets clinic to remain after fort closes

    Burry: New building likely to replace current clinic BY LAYLI WHYTE Correspondent Although Fort Monmouth is due to close in 2011, the VA clinic located on the fort grounds will continue to provide medical services to more than 10,000 veterans and military retirees. Freeholder Director Lillian Burry, the county’s representative on the Fort Monmouth Economic…