Category: Independent News

  • Judge finds Witmer guilty of misconduct

    Superintendent’s battle with Middletown board may continue in appeals BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN – Although township Schools Superintendent David Witmer was found by an administrative law judge to have violated his contract with the district by trying to carry over 20 unused vacation days and seven unused personal days,…

  • Police note spike in thefts

    MIDDLETOWN – Police are investigating a rash of thefts that took place throughout the township in recent weeks. Dating back to June, numerous burglaries were reported in the Shorecrest development off Route 35. A few days later, similar incidents were reported in the Belford section of town, and at the beginning of this month, residents…

  • Italian American festival set

    FREEHOLD – The Italian American Association of Monmouth County will hold its first Italian-American Festival at Freehold Raceway, Route 33 (Park Avenue), from July 18-21 from 6-11 p.m. each night. Featured will be rides, games, Italian novelties, 50-50 raffles, a raffle for a cruise, food and entertainment. The event will open with a color guard…

  • Mean streets to rustic villages

    “Hydrant Frenzy” ‘Circles of the Heart, A Photographer’s Journey Through Time & Place” is at McKay Imaging Studio and Gallery in Red Bank. The show of photographs by Anthony Almeida will run through July 27 at the gallery, located on the second floor of 12 Monmouth St. Almeida, who was born in Brazil, is a…

  • Home Depot approved on Tinton Falls tract

    Middletown residents, commiteeman attend meeting to voice objection BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer TINTON FALLS – Home Depot is coming to the borough. The variance-free application was approved at the June 27 Planning Board meeting. It is now being reviewed by the county and the state, which has to review the…

  • Walks, concerts slated at Hook during August

    Gateway National Recreation Area, Sandy Hook, will offer a “Holly Forest Ramble” Aug. 1 and 9 at 10 a.m. Attendees will explore the Hook’s 64-acre holly forest. Beach concerts will be Aug. 1 with Tim McLoone & the Shirleys, Aug. 8 with Pat Guadagno & the Candle Brothers, Aug. 15 with The Robert Murdoch Band,…

  • July 2007 gardens: Plain old green

    BY GOTTI KELLEY BY GOTTI KELLEY Structural foliage plants give the garden a sense of definition and permanence. With summer’s lavish display upon us and gardens awash in floral color, let’s not forget the “plain old green” with its multifaceted textures and patterns. Henry Thoreau wrote, “Nature made ferns for pure leaves to show what…

  • N.J. enacts far-reaching greenhouse gas standards

    Demands 80% emissions drop by 2050; how to do it remains uncertain BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer New Jersey residents have heard it all before. Their home state has been called everything from “the armpit of America” to the “landfill of opportunity,” all while being asked, repeatedly, “So, what exit?” On…

  • Gazebo gets new home

    Boro and KBA move structure from Mini Park to First St. BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer ERIC SUCAR staff Former Mayor John Merla (in the background, center) and Joseph Merla (background, right) were among the many volunteers who helped move the gazebo from the Mini Park on West Front…