Category: Independent News

  • Young singer gets ovation at U.S. Open performance

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer HAZLET – Each year at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in Queens, N.Y., 256 of the best men’s and women’s singles players compete for a championship, a big payday, and the recognition of the hundreds of thousands of spectators in attendance each year. On Sunday, one young lady took her…

  • $500K to be spent on Route 36 upgrade

    Residents may qualify for cash to fix up private property BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer Businesses located near the intersection of Routes 35 and 36 in Keyport may be part of a redevelopment plan. KEYPORT – Attention, Keyport: Seek and ye shall find half a million dollars. Meant to improve the overall look of…

  • Roundabout opens at entrance to Brookdale

    Traffic-calming device unveiled after 5 years of talks BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff The entrance to Brookdale Community College along Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, now sports the first roundabout on a county road in Monmouth County. MIDDLETOWN – Roundabout a million dollars is the cost of the new traffic device outside…

  • Proposed law seeks to stop stalkers in their tracks

    Marlboro resident recounts how one man has tormented her BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer The hair-raising feeling that someone is watching you is a terrifying reality for one woman who lives in Marlboro. Her experiences, combined with the help of Marlboro police Detective Sgt. Paul Reed, Marlboro police Detective Ross Yenisey, Manalapan Police Chief Stuart…

  • From the Vault

    Eric Fitzgerald, 5, and Allison Clements, 4, greeted commuters at the Middletown Train Station with protest signs May 2, 1989. The youths were representing a group called Residents Against Giant Electric (RAGE), which opposed a Jersey Central Power & Light plan to build large power line towers in the area.

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    ANDREW MILLER staff Fishing off the jetty was a popular option on Saturday on Ideal Beach in North Middletown.

  • Perfect beach day

    Perfect beach day PHOTOS BY ANDREW MILLER staff Saturday was a perfect end-of-summer day at Ideal Beach in North Middletown.

  • Historic house becomes home to tranquil day spa

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer KAREN BOWES The waiting room at Orange Skye shows off the beautifully restored interior of “Lily,” the name owner Maggie Paterno gave to the building. MIDDLETOWN – Thinking about going organic? Perhaps a trip to the spa might be in order. Orange Skye, Route 35 and Pine Street, is…

  • No smoke detectors in fatal trailer park fire

    Neighbors stunned by fire that kills three at Bayshore Manor BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Three Hazlet residents, including a 9- year-old boy, were killed in a fire that rolled quickly through a trailer home in the early morning hours on Sunday. Matthew Paduano, 24, his wife, Katherine Arndt, 37, and her son, Zachary, 9,…