Category: Independent News

  • Beach walk will benefit autism research

    Thousands of Jersey Shore residents touched by the effects of autism will join together at the inaugural New Jersey Shore Walk for Autism Research. The walk will take place on Sept. 30 at Manasquan Beach in Manasquan. Check-in time is at 10 a.m. and the walk will begin at 11:30 a.m. Participants in the New…

  • In the worst of times, M’town ‘showed our best’

    Hundreds gather to remember victims of 9/11 attacks BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer Clockwise from top left: Sgt. Fred Deickmann of the Middletown Police Depart-ment salutes during the playing of the national anthem at the township’s Sept. 11 memorial service. Family, friends and loved ones who lost someone in the attacks…

  • County helps Trailblazers connect paths in Millstone

    New route around golf course good for horseback riding, mountain biking BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – The Monmouth County Park System (MCPS) has opened up a new, multiuse trail near the Charleston Springs Golf Course, thanks in part to a local equine trail advocacy group. Ken Thoman, a manager…

  • Council defers Uptown license decision to state

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KEYPORT – Six months, two public hearings and one pair of split pants later, bar patrons will still have to wait for their drink orders on the outdoor deck at the Uptown Bar & Grille. The lower Broad Street bar, owned by Mayor John…

  • Show always goes on in ‘circus life’

    Performers say the constant tour is both difficult, rewarding BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Jacob Gold, 19 months, of Monmouth Junction, gets an autograph on his cast from Cole Brothers Circus clown “Parollito” before the Labor Day performance in South Brunswick. It’s five stories tall and squats upon…

  • Two Rt. 36 businesses burglarized

    MIDDLETOWN – Local authorities are still on the lookout for suspects behind two burglaries early last week. The first incident took place during the overnight hours of Sept. 3-4 at the A&P supermarket on Route 36 in the Navesink section of town. The burglary was discovered when a store employee came in on the morning…

  • Former Republican may run on Democrat ticket

    Residency issues could block Cannon from running this year BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer Matawan MATAWAN – One week after Democratic Borough Council candidate Robert Bunyon withdrew from the race, Monmouth County Democratic Chairman Victor Scudiery filed an endorsement of Michael Cannon to fill the vacant spot on the ballot. Cannon,…

  • New administrator will be first engineer director

    Dual position will pay salary of $119,000 BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KEYPORT – The new borough administrator is also the borough’s first-ever engineering director. Peter Valesi, Howell, will earn a salary of $119,000, according to Councilman Robert Bergen. “We’ll be splitting that salary approximately $65,000 towards administrator and…

  • Court: Arts center owes Holmdel taxes

    Judges unanimously agree venue should no longer be exempt BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer The New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division upheld the state Tax Court’s ruling awarding back taxes and the payment of future taxes by PNC Bank Arts Center to Holmdel. In a Sept. 5 decision, a three-judge panel…