Category: Independent News

  • Blessing of Navesink waters begins centennial

    St. Nicholas Church to host 100th anniversary kickoff Jan. 19 RED BANK- On Jan. 19, the small 98- year-old Russian Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas on Pearl Streetwill have the honor of hosting the first event inaugurating the city’s centennial celebrations. According to the old-style Julian calendar, on Jan. 19 the Orthodox world will celebrate…

  • Merla serving time at prison camp – in khakis

    Forget the grim prison movies with prisoners cooped up behind bars in cellblocks crammed with convicts suited up in drab uniforms. John J. Merla For today’s convicted felons like former Keyport mayor John J. Merla, prison has taken on a whole new look. Aspokeswoman for the Bureau of Prisons confirmed last week that Merla reported…

  • Congressmen secure funds to advance rail line study

    The U.S. House of Representatives passed funding for the Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex (MOM) passenger rail line onDec. 19, said Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Congressman Jim Saxton (R-NJ), who had worked throughout the year to have the money included in the 2008 federal budget. According to a press release from Smith and Saxton, theMOMAlternativesAnalysis will…

  • A walk in the park spoiled by hunting

    Resident: Hunting closes parkland to recreational use BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer Signs warn park visitors to steer clear of hunting areas. MIDDLETOWN – Joy Gamache was simply taking a walk through Tatum Park when she saw sign after sign stating “Deer Hunting: Area Closed”. “I had tried to go for a walk in Tatum…

  • Approval sought for 19-home development

    Planning Board hearing carried to March 5 BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – An hour of testimony and questioning about an application to construct 19 single-family homes on a tract off Chapel Hill Road was sidetracked last week by a discussion on cluster housing. The application seeks preliminary and final major subdivision approval to…

  • Libraries launch historic archival resource

    Joint project puts Red Bank Register archive online MIDDLETOWN – With the application of the latest digital technology, and the efforts of many individuals, users of the information superhighway will be able to view online the entire archive of the Middletown/Red Bank community newspaper The Red Bank Register, which published from 1871 through 1991. To…

  • Photo

    ALEX TOWLE Strong winds knocked down a tree branch that cut a power line, sparking a fire in the dry leaves along a road in Holmdel.

  • Monmouth Museum exhibitions and events

    The new year at the Monmouth Museum opens with “Dorn’s Classic Images,” which runs through Feb. 3. The exhibit showcases vintage historical photographs from the Dorn photo archive, curated by Kathy Dorn Severini. The Monmouth County Arts Council’s 29th annual Juried Exhibition and Sale will take place Jan. 26-March 2, with an opening reception 3-5…

  • Jersey Syndicate hopes to follow initial success

    First year gives band, audiences good feelings as group gets rolling BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Mike Sasso has always believed that you should never burn bridges because the people you deal with may be able to help you in the future. That has proved to be a good strategy for Sasso and his band…