Category: Independent News

  • Homeless cats find foster care with senior citizens

    BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Eileen McDonnell wants to help senior citizens and retirees with limited income to experience the joy and companionship of a pet cat. With no cost for veterinary fees and help with food and litter if needed, McDonnell can partner a suitable cat with a senior who is willing to act as…

  • ‘Talkin’ Jazz’ in Red Bank

    In recognition of National Jazz Month, the Jazz Arts Project is presenting “Talkin’ Jazz” every Sunday at 2 p.m. throughout April at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. The free jazz-lovers lecture series is being hosted and moderated by Joe Muccioli, artistic director of the Red Bankbased Jazz Arts Project. The series will feature…

  • Holmdel bids farewell to a ‘true patriot’

    Fallen Green Beret awarded Bronze Star, Purple Heart BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Though sometimes overshadowed by the constant news headlines surrounding the conflict in Iraq, the presence of American troops in Afghanistan is still very much a reality. Staff Sgt. William R. Neil Jr. On March 22, that reality hit home when one…

  • Alliance sponsors BOE candidates night

    The Holmdel Democratic Alliance for Good Government will host the current candidates for Holmdel’s Board of Education at their next meeting, Friday, April 4, 7:30 p.m. at the Holmdel Community Center. The forum is open to the community. Candidates Michael L. Collins, incumbent Barbara Garrity, Jim Shelton and John B. Scagnelli have been invited to…

  • Residents applaud as zoning change rejected

    Hazlet committee votes down high density zone BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer For the past two months, Jack Shaw has been speaking in front of the Township Committee, pleading for members to do the right thing and vote down the controversial rezoning of a 4-acre tract on Poole Avenue. On March 25, the committee showed…

  • Middletown Alliance goes ‘green’

    MIDDLETOWN – The Middletown Municipal Alliance for the Prevention of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse announced the launch of a new fundraiser that promises to make the township a little greener. The alliance is networking with The Wireless Alliance, a nationwide program aimed at protecting the environment and raising funds for organizations by collecting some of…

  • Advocates aim to protect ‘genius of Saarinen’

    Design charrettes for Bell Labs site set for April 11-13 BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Members of a coalition dedicated to preserving the Bell Labs site in Holmdel met last week on a wooded tract across from the historic site, then made their way tentatively onto the property before being stopped by security guards.…

  • Stalking bill on hold as focus turns to budget

    Proposed legislation awaits hearing from Senate committee BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Every day is a time of waiting for one Marlboro woman. She continues to endure the harassment dealt to her by aman who has stalked her on and off for 10 years. At the same time, she waits with sinking hopes for the…

  • Middletown slams state housing quota

    Resolution tells state affordable housing rules need to be changed BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – The Township Committee is unhappy with the Council on Affordable Housing and is letting the state agency know about it. The committee’s request for a hiatus from COAH’s proposed third-round rules and from the Fair Housing Act came…