Category: Independent News

  • Reports of coyote attacks continue

    Second child injured, pets killed in area of Earle BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer Wild coyotes are once again plaguing Middletown, this time biting a 5-year-old boy on the back of his head last week and killing a dog Tuesday morning. The most recent attack came two days ago when a…

  • Rumson singer hits inspirational note

    Soloist and chorale singer overcomes challenge of disability BY LARRY RAPPOPORT Correspondent BY LARRY RAPPOPORTCorrespondent PHOTOSBYERIC SUCAR staff Above: With the support of several mentors, Jack Burdy has developed techniques to compensate for his blindness and to sing complex musical selections. Below: Carolyn Moore worked with Burdy and accompanied him at a recent concert. Perhaps…

  • 13 minors hospitalized from drinking at concert

    Assemblywoman calls for revocation of arts center liquor license BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HOLMDEL – In response to reports of minors being sent to the hospital from the PNC Bank Arts Center due to excess alcohol consumption at a concert, a local lawmaker has called for the venue’s liquor license…

  • Listening in on ‘Big Blue’

    Jazz & blues, a splash of water: the annual music fest is back in town BY TOM CHESEK Correspondent BY TOM CHESEKCorrespondent Joey De Francesco will be one of the performers at the 21st annual Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival this Friday through Sunday. uickly now: What has 10 sets of ears, stays hidden…

  • What good government means to me: an essay

    Adam Van Handel Guest Column Adam Van HandelGuest Column This spring, Assemblywoman Amy Handlin (R-13) and Greater Media Newspapers co-sponsored an essay contest, “What Good Government Means to Me,” for eighth-graders in the 13th Legislative District. More than 150 students submitted entries for the contest. The first-place winner was Adam Van Handel, from Ms. Eisen’s…

  • Bell Labs placed on top 10 ‘most endangered’ list

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer FILE PHOTO The mirrored building on Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel, once home to Bell Labs, is now listed on the state’s top 10 most endangered historic sites list. HOLMDEL – The familiar mirrored building once home to Bell Labs is now listed among the…

  • Man guilty of luring ‘teen’

    MIDDLETOWN – A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty last week to charges of attempted sexual assault and luring a child, stemming from an incident in Middletown early last year. Jordan J. Litto, 34, of Washington Crossing, Pa., was arrested on Jan. 26, 2006, by members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the township’s police department…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Matawan Regional High School’s marching band entertains onlookers at the Matawan Memorial Day parade Sunday afternoon.

  • State debates how to find the green for open space

    With successful fund about to run out, officials disagree over new source BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Gov. Jon Corzine’s opposition to the use of bonds to refund the Garden State Preservation Trust (GPST) has elicited howls of protest from both legislators and civic groups across the state. At issue is legislation that would have…