Category: Independent News

  • Bond ordinance for Country Wood sewers defeated

    BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Residents of Country Woods will be stuck with their septic systems after a bond ordinance to fund a sanitary sewer project in the development failed to move at the Sept. 4 Township Committee meeting. By a vote of 3-2, bond ordinance 2008-17 failed to gain approval, requiring…

  • Man pleads guilty to financial fraud

    A Matawan man is facing five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of financial fraud last week for his involvement in a bank scam while working at a car business in Eatontown. On Sept. 3, Salvatore Rivello, 50, of Matawan, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree theft by deception, four counts…

  • Farmers market brings summer’s bounty to Keyport

    Farm-fresh vegetables make an artful display at the Keyport Farmer’s Market in late August. The market, held at the Mini Park in downtown Keyport, attracts shoppers seeking fresh vegetables, fruits and homemade comestibles. KEYPORT — Every Thursday from July 3 through Oct. 30 the borough holds a farmers market in the Mini Park on West…

  • ‘Summer Delights’

    An exhibit of original photo collages by Howell artist Vicky Culver will be on display throughout the month of September at the Oceanic Free Library in Rumson. Wintrode Wonderland" "Summer Delights" celebrates the glory of summer in Culver’s newest collages: "Rose Bowl," a composition of beautiful summer roses on a background of lace; and "Wintrode…

  • Police report burglaries of unlocked autos

    ABERDEEN — Township police are warning residents to secure their vehicles after several car burglaries in the Cliffwood section of the township were reported early on Sept. 2. Officers responded to four burglaries, on West Prospect Avenue, Dogwood Court, Edgeview Road and Ellen Court. They also reported responding to a car alarm on Dogwood Court…

  • In the Arts

    Jim Morris and the Big Bamboo Band will take the stage at New Hope Foundation’s First Trop Rock Festival 1-7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Shore Casino in Atlantic Highlands. Other featured musicians include: John Frinzi; Doyle Grisham; Rackett; Sunny Jim White; Charlie DeCosa and Gary Philips. Tickets are $40 and $15 per…

  • Administration restructured at Vianney

    Lauren DeMundo (standing, l-r) and Dana Schaed are assuming new posts at SJV, and Steven DiMezza has been named principal. HOLMDEL — The school community of St. John Vianney High School has been working diligently toward a vision for the future. Among the many changes occurring this summer is the implementation of a new administrative…

  • Belford man facing carjacking charges

    MIDDLETOWN — Middletown Township police arrested a Belford man Aug. 18 and charged him with carjacking, impersonating a police officer, simple assault, driving while intoxicated and other motor vehicle violations after an early morning incident on Route 35 in Middletown. According to a press release from the police department, at approximately 3:10 a.m., Officer Adam…

  • Tour de Force 9/11 aids families of fallen officers

    Some 134 cyclists participated in the 2007 Tour de Force. MIDDLETOWN — More than 100 police officers from throughout the United States will participate in the 2008 Tour de Force 9/11 Memorial Law Enforcement Bicycle Ride on Sept. 8-11. The ride is held in honor of those murdered in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11,…