Category: Independent News

  • Cty. human services dept. restructured

    Monmouth County Freeholder Robert D. Clifton has announced a restructuring at the Monmouth County Department of Human Services that consolidates a number of divisions and eliminates one senior management position. The change comes as a result of a months-long budget review process by the Board of Freeholders looking for ways to pare the 2007 budget.…

  • From the Vault

    James “Chip” Carter stumps for former Vice President Walter Mondale and his father, former President James Carter, in Hazlet in 1976. Standing along with Carter is Patrick Healy of the Bayshore Regional Democratic Club.

  • County teens to showcase talents at arts festival

    MIDDLETOWN – The Monmouth County Arts Council’s 2007 Teen Arts Festival comes to the campus of Brookdale Community College on March 15 and 16 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., beginning with a Visual Arts Reception on March 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. The Teen Arts Festival brings together teens, teachers and artists involved…

  • Committeeman opposes any housing at Lucent

    Wall posts petition, plan for property’s future on Web site BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Terence Wall HOLMDEL – Committeeman Terence Wall is collecting names for a petition against allowing housing on the 472-acre former Lucent property. The Lucent tract is the largest tax ratable in Holmdel, bringing in…

  • Trio of siblings excited about roles in BCC play

    MIDDLETOWN – Three siblings who have been cast in Brookdale Community College’s first African-American production said they feel privileged to be a part of history. Brookdale’s Performing Arts Center (PAC) will pay tribute to February as Black History Month with the powerful drama of a young black man wrongly accused and placed on death row.…

  • Celebrating the Year of the Pig

    Teachers explain the stories/customs behind Chinese New Year BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer As the second new moon arrives, the Chinese get ready to welcome a new year. Chinese New Year is one of the biggest holidays for the Asian population in the Central Jersey area, and its celebration has become…

  • Four-way stop coming to Middletown intersection

    DAN NEWMAN The intersection of Port Monmouth Road and Bray Avenue. An ordinance was recently introduced to have a traffic light placed here. MIDDLETOWN – Described as a place that has had “many near-accidents and some actual accidents,” the intersection of Port Monmouth Road and Bray Avenue is one step closer to being a lot…

  • On Campus

    Steven J. Oddo, Hazlet, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, where he is majoring in political science. A graduate of Raritan High School, Hazlet, he is the son of Angela and Ben Oddo. Theresa Assini, Aberdeen, has been named to the dean’s list for…

  • Aberdeen turns 150

    Yearlong celebration being planned for the twp.’s sesquicentennial BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer ABERDEEN – This year is Aberdeen’s 150th birthday and the township plans on celebrating all year long. This month, children are invited to participate in an essay contest, the details of which will be announced on…