Category: Independent News

  • From the Vault

    Miss Middletown Theresa Heidel sits back and enjoys the Mr. Ideal Beach contest on July 3, 1988.

  • Turning the tide at Cliffwood Beach

    Aberdeen hopes to upgrade and beautify beachfront, seawall BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer Fifty years after it was destroyed in a hurricane, the boardwalk at Cliffwood Beach is poised for a rebound. Plans call for the rough terrain of Cliffwood Beach’s seawall to be smoothed over. On Sept. 18, Aberdeen unveiled design plans for…

  • Five-fingered fascination

    ‘The Glove Series’ by Sandy Johanson at McKay Imaging BY MARIE MABER Correspondent ‘Lost and Found,” a curious new exhibition of photographs at McKay Imaging Studio and Gallery in Red Bank, begs explanation. “Found White Street” Intellectually we know that not all art is based on beauty. But when we find ourselves facing an image…

  • Photo

    ANDREW MILLER staff Brianna Depalma (l), 13, of Holmdel, and Audine Buffalino, 13, of Holmdel, participate in an act put on by the Perna Dance Center of Hazlet during Saturday’s Hazlet Day festivities, held at Veterans Memorial Park.

  • Adopt a Pet

    Pokey Name Breed Chihuahua Color black & white male Sex 3 years Age Description lovable; sweet; loves to be carried; will follow you around; wee-wee pad trained; will go outside; chases cats; should be in a house with no children Adoption fees: Adult dogs – $100; puppies up to 4 months – $140; adult cats…

  • DOT seeking bids for Highlands bridge project

    Demolition of drawbridge could begin in early 2008 BY AMANDA BELING Staff Writer Highlands bridge SEA BRIGHT – As early as January, the Highlands bridge is coming down, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT). DOT spokeswoman Erin Phallon said last week the official newspaper advertisement for bids went out Sept. 13. “They…

  • Board considers changes to student drug survey

    BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – The issue of random drug and alcohol testing and surveying drug abuse in the district was once again a hot topic during the Board of Education’s Sept. 19 meeting. The board received a confidential memo containing the results of the survey that was approved Oct. 23 last year,…

  • Police press homicide charges for DWI crash

    BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – An off-duty state trooper was charged on Friday with one count of second-degree vehicular homicide stemming from a fatal motor vehicle collision on Route 35 north on Sept. 14. Christopher M. Brozyna, 28, of Hazlet, reportedly crashed his car into a vehicle driven by Ernesto Stamaria, 55, of…

  • Hook advocates will appeal court rejection

    District Court says developer’s lease stands BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent Save Sandy Hook will appeal a U.S. District Court decision that rejected the group’s complaint that a developer’s lease for historic buildings at Fort Hancock is “arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion or not otherwise in accordance with law.” The grassroots organization formed to block…