Category: Independent News

  • Big blue house needs a little bit of respect

    Residents turn out, but hearing is again postponed BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer If you’ve been downtown, you’ve noticed her. The overly ornate, baby blue mansion at 226 Main St. in Matawan appears to have floated out of a fairy tale, landing squarely in the center of Matawan. ERIC SUCAR staff The big blue…

  • Penn State asks, Who ya gonna call?

    Research group seeks supernatural cases for new A&E series Is there something strange in your neighborhood? If so, Penn State University’s Paranormal Research Society (PRS) may be able to help. A student club sanctioned by the university, the PRS has gained nationwide recognition by working across the country with authorities and families that have encountered…

  • Third-grade teacher arrested for child porn

    Educator suspended; parents notified by automated phone system BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer Athird-grade teacher in the Hazlet school district has been arrested by federal agents for receiving and transmitting child pornography via the Internet. Robert Cholowinski Robert Cholowinski, 46, of Neptune, a teacher at the Middle Road School for 13 years, was arrested…

  • Wall resigns Keansburg Boro post

    KEANSBURG – Holmdel Committeeman Terence Wall has unexpectedly resigned from his job as borough manager of Keansburg. On Sept. 5, the Keansburg Borough Council voted 3-2 to accept Wall’s immediate resignation. Mayor Lisa Strydio and Councilman George Hoff voted against the decision. On Monday, Wall issued a short statement explaining his reasons for quitting. “Keansburg…

  • 11-acre wooded lot on the road to preservation

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer HOLMDEL – Plans to preserve an 11-acre tract adjacent to Allocco Park continue to make progress. On Sept. 6, the township committee voted to apply for a Monmouth County open-space grant to cover any leftover costs pursuant to the land’s purchase by NY/NJ Baykeeper, a nonprofit organization that works…

  • Lt. sharpens skills at FBI academy in Va.

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – Being a lifelong resident of Middletown, you get used to a few things, such as Route 35 traffic and listening about how the Town Center will be finally be built. Craig Weber decided to step away for a few weeks. The township police lieutenant took the opportunity to…

  • Grant helps to maintain public records, archives

    FREEHOLD – In June, the New Jersey State Records Committee voted to award $25,000 to Freehold Borough for strategic, county-wide improvements in public archives and records management. The grant was authorized through the state’s pioneering Public Archives and Records Infrastructure Support (PARIS) program. The PARIS funded initiative in Freehold Borough is a municipal-wide inventorying, purging…

  • ‘Rhythmical Lines, Works on Paper’

    Exhibit of abstracts by Claire Boren at JCC gallery BY LINDA DeNICOLA Correspondent An exhibit of lyrical abstract/figurative paintings opened at the Ruth Hyman Jewish Community Center in Deal Park on Aug. 31. “Free Reign” “Rhythmical Lines, Works on Paper” showcases the work of Rumson artist Claire Boren, an imaginative and deeply feeling artist who…

  • Officers to take part in Tour de Force to honor 9/11 fallen

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – Many people have many ways of honoring those who perished on 9/11, and members of the Middletown Police Department are no different. Starting yesterday, Detective Gerald Weimer, Lt. Craig Weber and Lt. Joseph Capriotti, along with 100 other law enforcement officers from throughout the country and Canada, will…