Category: Independent News

  • From the Vault

    Rusty Conklin, 13, of Holmdel, and his dog, Brandy, took first place in a pet and owner look-alike contest at the Frogtown Frolic event at Thompson Park, Lincroft, in September 1985.

  • Fight to the finish

    CHRIS KELLY staff Holmdel’s Karyn DePontes leads a small group to the finish line of the Donna Lane 5K, held at Thompson Park in Lincroft on Sunday.

  • Residents invited to attend recreation plan workshops

    MIDDLETOWN – Residents are encouraged to voice their opinions about the township’s parks, recreational facilities and programs at two public workshops to be held this May. “These workshops are integral to the successful development of the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan,” Middletown Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Director Gregg Silva said in a…

  • Mixing it up

    ERIC SUCAR staff Holmdel Mayor Serena DiMaso watches as her kitchen partners mix the ingredients for the meal they will make at Suzanne’s Kitchen, Eatontown, April 19.

  • Clinton praises team’s response to Imus remarks

    Senator draws praise, protest during speech at Rutgers University BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK – Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton last week used the Rutgers women’s basketball team as an example of how far the country has come in overcoming discrimination as well as how far the nation still needs…

  • Acting the part

    Renegade Readers Theater is a radical staged reading series BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Above: Kate Cordaro, director of education at Two River Theater, listens to students rehearsing for the performance of “Eat the Taste.” (L-R) Alexis Briscuso, 15, of Middletown; Ben Hayward, 15, of Neptune; Marly Stasi, 16 of Red…

  • Give your beach a clean sweep!

    COA seeks volunteers for Spring Beach Sweeps Volunteers are needed to clean beaches at the Spring Beach Sweeps April 28. SANDY HOOK – Clean Ocean Action (COA) invites organizations and citizens to participate in the 22nd annual Spring Beach Sweeps April 28, at sites along the New Jersey coast from Old Bridge to Cape May.…

  • Man breaks in, robs bank

    MIDDLETOWN – Authorities are still searching for a suspect behind a break-in at a local bank last week. At about 12:20 a.m. Thursday, township police responded to a burglar alarm at the Amboy National Bank on Route 36 in the Port Monmouth section of town. When officers arrived at the bank, which was closed for…

  • Residents invited to celebrate Aberdeen’s 150th birthday

    ABERDEEN – The township will celebrate its 150th anniversary with a birthday party at town hall on April 29 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., followed by a choir festival at 7 p.m. at Temple Shalom of Aberdeen. The afternoon event, Birthday Bash, will feature open house tours of town hall, video clips of township…