Category: Independent News

  • Modernist’s rarely seen works part of exhibition

    Gallery offers insights into formative years of artist Moholy-Nagy BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer Lszl Moholy-Nagy’s “Landscape,” circa 1918-19, is an oil on acidic composition board. Those who enjoy the work of artist Laszlo Moholy-Nagy will have the opportunity to see a painting that went undiscovered for 75 years, along with…

  • O’Grady is sentenced to 43-month term

    Attorney never admits client’s guilt, promises to appeal BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Now infamous for telling undercover FBI agents he “could smell a cop a mile away,” former Middletown Committeeman Raymond O’Grady was sentenced to 43 months in federal prison on Oct. 11. Convicted in June for accepting…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Middletown’s Sydney Gazette, 8, dumps a bunch of hay on Brayden Gazette, 5, at the annual Thompson Park Day in Lincroft on Sunday.

  • Two seek one seat in Middletown

    Candidate questions opponent’s public contract with twp. BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer Patrick Short Tax relief and shared services are just two of the big issues leading up to this year’s general election on Nov. 7. Republican Timothy Sodon and Democrat Patrick Short are each running for one vacant seat on…

  • Local band ‘kissed’ by fame, 30 years later

    Mortimer Snerd officially recognized as first tribute to Kiss BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer Clockwise from top: Mortimer Snerd perform, circa 1975. The story of the band and the first of countless Kiss tribute shows by bands all over the world is featured on the official Kiss Web site at www.kissonline.com.…

  • Two charged in burglary at gas station

    ABERDEEN – Two men were arrested on Thursday in connection with the burglary of a gas station on the corner of Route 34 and Lloyd Road, according to Aberdeen police. Brian C. McGurk, 18, of Hazlet, and Kyle T. Hanvey, 19, of Aberdeen, were found loitering in the parking lot of the Stop and Shop…

  • Teen to run marathon for cancer charity

    BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer MATAWAN – Many people run marathons to support finding a cure. But one borough native is running to fund the care. Dan daCosta, 18, will tackle the 26.2-mile ING New York City Marathon on Nov. 5 as a member of Team Continuum, a charity that raises…

  • Man faces several charges after chase

    MIDDLETOWN – A Cliffwood Beach resident was arrested last week after leading police on a high-speed chase through the township. On the morning of Oct. 9, Officer Thomas Meckler attempted to pull over a red Honda driven by Clifford Walton, 24, on Route 36 in the Port Monmouth section of the township. Walton reportedly eluded…

  • Freeholders criticized for high legal expenses

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer FREEHOLD – Despite recently adopted measures aimed at cutting legal expenses, several residents sounded off last week, complaining the county is still spending too much on lawyers. At Thursday’s Monmouth County Freeholders meeting, members of the public criticized the freeholders for spending more on…