Category: Independent News

  • Report of found cash register leads to arrest

    MIDDLETOWN – Township police received a 911 call from a man who said he found a cash register on a trail behind a shopping center on Tuesday, Feb. 19, at approximately 12:11 a.m. The discovery led police to a burglary at a business on Route 36 in the Navesink section of the township, according to…

  • Call to artists for Sculptoure

    The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts in Long Branch is seeking submissions for the second annual Sculptoure, an urban sculpture park throughout the city. “Sculpture for Day Laborers” by Dahlia Elsayed Outdoor sculpture will be placed throughout the downtown area of the city of Long Branch, the promenade along the ocean and in Pier…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Samantha Tuebner’s father is deployed in Iraq, so she dances with a stand-in, family friend Joseph Martin, at the Daddy & Daughter Sweetheart Dance at the Holmdel Community Center Feb. 24.

  • Holmdel prepares $4.1M sewer bond ordinance

    BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer HOLMDEL – Upgrading the Country Woods development to sanitary sewers from septic tank systems is one step closer to becoming a reality. The vote on authorizing the preparation of a bond ordinance for the sewer projectwas 3-1-1, the necessary majority vote. At the Feb. 21 meeting, the Township Committee…

  • NAACP chapter calls for Schwebel’s return

    Byrnes calls for mediation on HRC controversy BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer The founder of the Freehold chapter of the NAACP came to the Township Committee meeting Feb. 19 to advocate for former Human Relations Commission Chairwoman Carolyn Schwebel. Carolyn Schwebel Julius Ramsey, president emeritus of the chapter, said Schwebel is a longstanding member of…

  • Fire dept. will carry out needs assessment

    Chief: Newest fire truck is 15 yrs. old BY ERIN O. STATTLE Staff Writer MATAWAN – A needs assessment for the borough fire department has been postponed until the fire department can conduct an internal review. “The fire department needs to be updated but at the same time it is a hard pill to swallow…

  • Hazlet committee puts off vote on zoning amendment

    Belasco proposes public forum be held BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer The Hazlet Township Committee postponed a vote on a new zoning ordinance last week, and instead will hold a public meeting on the controversial measure. The catalyst for the deferred vote was Committeeman Joseph Belasco, who said he was not ready to vote on…

  • Borough receives top safety award

    MATAWAN – The borough has been awarded the top safety award by theMonmouth County Joint Insurance Fund, for the third consecutive year. Borough Administrator Fred Carr, credited Safety Coordinator Grace Rainforth as well as the other employees of the borough for the award. In recognition of their efforts, a $1,000 reduction in the insurance premium…

  • Danger lurks as youths head on to the Internet

    Detective offers tips to parents to head off potential problems BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer With the click of a computer mouse, people in other parts of the state, country or the world can steal, threaten and lure people into dangerous and sometimes even fatal situations. Children and teenagers very often fall victim to online…