Category: Independent News

  • Concert proceeds to help upgrade Keyport parks

    Musician Jon Caspi will hold CD release party at McDonagh’s BY JESSICA SMITH Correspondent BY JESSICA SMITHCorrespondent KEYPORT – Customers at McDonagh’s Pub will have an opportunity to enjoy local music, food and drink while making the town a better place on Saturday. Keyport native and musician Jon Caspi is donating the proceeds from his…

  • A night when police are just the neighbors

    National Night Out gives residents chance to meet local officers BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer MATAWAN – Doo-wop filled the air and classic cars lined the streets as the community came together for a night on the town Aug. 1. Sponsored by the Matawan Police Department with help from the Matawan…

  • Volunteers take public service door to door

    Meals on Wheels seeks help from Bayshore residents BY JESSICA SMITH Correspondent BY JESSICA SMITHCorrespondent There is a group of Monmouth County residents who take time out to help those in need. They range from high school students to senior citizens. They come from all backgrounds and areas, but have at least one thing in…

  • How feminist artists shook up the art world

    In art, women’s movement gave rise to Postmodernism BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer “Lady Genji’s Mazes” by Miriam Schapiro The art world today is a very different scene than the one that existed before the early 1970s. Back then, art exhibitions were dominated by male artists and it appeared that women…

  • Keyport landmark destroyed by flames

    Cigarette apparent cause of fire; owners plan to rebuild BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KAREN E. BOWES The Keyport Fishery on West Front Street caught fire Saturday night, destroying the 100-plus-year-old building’s roof. At left, firefighters battle a quick spreading blaze at the Keyport Fishery. Authorities said the building…

  • State aid cuts Keyport tax hike in half

    Municipal rate will rise 12 cents under new budget BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Keyport’s municipal tax rate will rise 12 cents, according to the borough’s finalized budget, half the originally estimated increase. The last-minute budget, delayed due to the state’s shutdown in July, was announced Aug. 1. Back…

  • Officials say question may expose boro to lawsuits

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KEYPORT – It’s a ballot question that will make voters think, something lawmakers are fearful will lead to lawsuits. The burning question – to continue allowing new multifamily housing or to stop building the units – was up for discussion at the Aug. 2…

  • Officer struck by car; reward offered for info

    BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer MATAWAN – A police officer making a routine traffic stop was struck by an oncoming car on Matawan Road near the Garden State Parkway Exit 120, according to Detective Sgt. Ben Smith. Smith said that at 12:45 a.m. on Aug. 2, Officer Joseph Lavallo was conducting…

  • Man stabbed outside boro liquor store

    MATAWAN – A homeless man stabbed a Perth Amboy resident at the Jonathan Ron Wine and Spirits on Main Street Aug. 2, according to police. Hugo Torres, 27, originally of Perth Amboy, stabbed Salomor Salinas, 47, with a screwdriver after an altercation in the liquor store parking lot, Detective Sgt. Ben Smith said. Police responded…