Category: Independent News

  • Holmdel committee will take on fire chief inquiry

    Attny: N.J. statute gives twp. investigative, subpoena powers BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer The Holmdel Township Committee will assume the powers of an investigative body, including subpoena power, to investigate charges against the township’s fire chief. ERIC SUCAR staff Members of Holmdel Fire Company No. 1 have charged the department’s fire chief with breach…

  • IN THE ARTS

    The Monmouth University Department of Music and Theatre Arts is presenting Stephen Schwartz’s “Children of Eden” through Saturday at 8 p.m. in Pollak Theatre on the West Long Branch campus. Tickets are $15 at the box office, 400 Cedar Ave., (732) 263-6889, or www.monmouth. edu/arts. An exhibit of oil paintings by Rumson artist Ross Jahnig…

  • Visioning the future for a local landmark

    Charrettes spark ideas for reuse of Bell Labs site BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer The iconic building on the former Bell Labs site is not such a dinosaur after all. Professionals discuss future uses of the Bell Labs site. The coalition of architects and engineers dedicated to preserving the 2 million-square-foot Bell Labs building…

  • N.J. Emerging Artists: Michalyn Tarantino – Watercolors

    The Monmouth Museum is continuing the N.J. Emerging Artists Series, which celebrates the breadth of talent that exists within the state. Six artists working in a variety of media are being showcased. Artists were selected by a panel of 10 jurors. The EmergingArtists series began last year with three monthlong exhibitions, and the second half…

  • Radio spot hypes Mid’town mayor’s stand on housing

    BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer Gerard Scharfenberger MIDDLETOWN – Those turning their radio dials last week, flipping from station to station looking for a favorite song or talking head, heard a commercial extolling a local public official: Mayor Gerard Scharfenberger. The groupAmericans for Prosperity used their weekly 60-second commercial spot, “The Taxpayer Minute,” with the…

  • Preserving Monmouth County’s written history

    Joint project puts Red Bank Register’s archive online BY LINDA DeNICOLA Correspondent Most people today don’t remember a time when the local newspaper provided the only source of information about what was happening in the community and, to a smaller extent, in the larger world. The first issue of the Register was published June 27,…

  • Salvation Army honors supporters

    RED BANK – The Salvation Army- Red Bank will hold its Annual RecognitionDinnerOn Thursday,May 1at 6 p.m. at the Oyster PointHotel on 146 Bodman Place. The event will begin with a silent auction and background music by The Salvation Army Red Bank Corps’ very own Brass Band. The yearly dinner is held to honor individuals…

  • NOTES AROUND TOWN

    Rebecca’s Reel Quilters of Poricy Park will hold a handmade quilt raffle Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. to benefit Poricy Park, Middletown. The queen-size quilt is designed, created and donated by the members of the quilters and valued at $1,000.Tickets are $1 each with all proceeds to benefit the park. For more information, call (732)…

  • Middletown Village students create outdoor mural

    Children run and jump and play on a brightly colored mural that decorates the front lawn at Middletown Village Elementary School. The artwork was created by fourth-graders who participated in an Fourth-graders at Middletown Village Elementary School created these colorful murals that are installed in the front yard of the school. enrichment program with art…