Category: Independent News

  • Councilwoman probes, meets with resistance

    Gallo criticized for challenging hirings, budget BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Amid the shouting and dissent that could be heard through the closed doors of an executive session, attendees at the Sept. 2 Township Council meeting were left waiting before the meeting got under way almost two hours after its scheduled start…

  • They’re back!

    “Glitter & Koi” by Sven Widen The Art Alliance of Monmouth County in Red Bank has ended its summer sojourn with the September exhibit “We’re Back.” This month’s theme celebrates the 30-year anniversary of the Art Alliance, located at 33 Monmouth St. in Red Bank. The window artists are Sven Widen and Lizzi Schippert, a…

  • Joint effort preserves Locust horse farm

    Development rights to Holly Crest Farm acquired for $2.5M BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer ERIC SUCAR staff A combined effort led by the Monmouth Conservation Foundation has resulted in the preservation of Holly Crest Farm in Locust Point. The horse farm is the first Middletown farm to enter the county’s Farmland Preservation Program and adds…

  • Public invited to attend budget overview session

    HOLMDEL — On Wednesday, Oct. 1, Holmdel citizens will have an opportunity to meet with Joseph Annecharico, who serves as both township administrator and chief financial officer. Annecharico will give an overview of the township budget process, followed by an open meeting to answer questions. If residents are wondering how the payment of back taxes…

  • Meetings to focus on future of Lucent site

    Developer plans town hall meeting; advisory committee will report BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer HOLMDEL — With interest high in the future of the Lucent property, two public meetings will be held to inform the public on the redevelopment. Lakewood-based Somerset Development, contract purchaser of the Alcatel Lucent property, has plans for a town…

  • Verizon experts: school an ideal site for cell tower

    Hearing on cell tower to continue at Oct. 27 meeting BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer A sign expresses the position of opponents of the cell tower. MIDDLETOWN — After four hours of testimony at a special meeting on a cell tower application before the Zoning Board on Sept. 8, zoning board Vice Chair Emil Wrede…

  • Saturday is Aberdeen Day

    ABERDEEN — Aberdeen Day 2008 will take place on Saturday, Sept. 20, from noon to 5 p.m. at the Matawan Regional High School athletic fields located on Atlantic Avenue in Aberdeen. Offering a variety of activities for people of all ages,Aberdeen Day will feature a mix of new performers and longtime favorites. This year’s event…

  • IN THE ARTS

    The New Jersey Repertory Company, located at 179 Broadway in Long Branch, is presenting the world premiere of “Poetic License” by Jack Canfora through Oct. 5. The play is a biting drama about greed, ambition, and madness that grapples with the consequences of a long-forgotten and repressed incident that comes back to haunt a family…

  • Remembering a hero

    Family and friends mourn the loss of Coleman Bean, 25 BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer FILE PHOTO Coleman Bean plays with the family’s dog at home in East Brunswick in March 2004, shortly after returning from his first tour of duty with the U.S. Army in Iraq. Coleman Bean was a lot of things to…