Category: Independent News

  • Cause of house fire accidental

    ERIC SUCAR staff The remnants of the residence at 5Monterey Court in Holmdel, which burned down on Sunday, May 25, in the early morning hours. HOLMDEL- An early-morning house fire on May 25 appears to be accidental, according to authorities, who said the blaze was the result of spontaneous combustion. At approximately 5:38 a.m. May…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Devin Shave, Holmdel, participates in the second annual Bowling for Autism fundraiser sponsored by the Howell Township Recreation Department and held at Howell Lanes on May 31.

  • Volunteers come to the aid of cancer patients

    BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer MATAWAN – The soaring price of fuel is not only increasing the costs of necessary commodities, but also keeping some cancer patients from their chemotherapy treatments. But not in Matawan. The Borough Council unanimously passed a resolution at the May 19 council meeting supporting the Matawan Cancer Patient Transportation…

  • June in the garden … a cultivated eye

    Gardening is an antidote to the rigors of daily life, and container gardening continues to be an excellent way to introduce “outdoor decorators” to the joys of growing plants. Budding green thumbs will have a terrific opportunity for creativity, beauty and great fun in the garden Novelty is the green industry’s driving force. “Wave” petunias,…

  • State upholds board’s suspension of Witmer

    BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – The state Board of Education has rejected former Superintendent David Witmer’s appeal of his suspension without pay by the Middletown School District. The Middletown Board of Education’s role in the Witmer case has come to an end, according to Board Attorney Christopher Parton. At the board’s May 21…

  • Man convicted of child welfare charges

    FREEHOLD – A Monmouth County jury on May 22 convicted Frank C. Intersimone, 38, of Stanhope, Sussex County, of second-degree attempted sexual assault, second-degree luring or enticing a child, and third-degree attempted endangering the welfare of a child. According to a press release from the Prosecutor’s Office, the verdict follows a five-day trial, which was…

  • Matawan-Aberdeen district eliminates posts

    MATAWAN- Changes in job titles and elimination of a position are part of economic restructuring in the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District during the past few weeks. According to district Superintendent Richard O’Malley, the district needed to refocus priorities and save some money. “We eliminated the two directors of math and language arts positions and the…

  • NOTES AROUND TOWN

    Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts of Troop 137 march in the Memorial Day Parade in Leonardo on May 26. The Hazlet summer swim team is conducting an online Pampered Chef fundraiser.Aportion of sales will benefit the swim team. For instructions on how to purchase products and have them credited to the fundraiser, visit www.hazletswimteam. org/pc/…

  • Holmdel kindergarten serves classified students

    District also offers transitional program for high schoolers BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer HOLMDEL – – An innovative step on the part of the school district will have a big impact on a small group of kindergarten age students. The Board of Education unanimously approved a developmental kindergarten class for the district’s small population…