Category: Independent News

  • New Jersey gets its first ‘Parade of Ponds’

    Public invited to tour water gardens at 18 homes Saturday A brass heron looks over a water garden that includes two waterfalls, fish, aquatic plants and a meandering stream with a stepping stone path. The eco-system pond is among 18 open to the public as part of this Saturday’s “Parade of Ponds.” Call it an…

  • Spalliero pleads not guilty to kidnap try

    Developer accused of pulling gun on female student at Brookdale BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer FREEHOLD – Anthony Spalliero pleaded not guilty to attempted kidnapping charges on Monday after two previous arraignments were postponed for health reasons. The wheelchair-bound Monmouth County developer finally answered charges of attempted kidnapping stemming from an…

  • Corzine enacts tan ban for minors

    Local salon workers view new law positively BY JESSICA SMITH Correspondent BY JESSICA SMITHCorrespondent “There are some indications that it could be harmful to individuals of that age; that ultraviolet radiation could pose a greater threat to them.” – Sam Thompson Gov. Jon Corzine signed legislation July 19 prohibiting the use of tanning salons by…

  • A roundabout way to Brookdale is approved

    County accepting bids for $1.27 million traffic projec FILE PHOTO t BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – They’ll be coming around the roundabout when they come to Brookdale next year. Students at Brookdale Community College, Newman Springs Road/County Route 520, will soon enter and exit campus via a new roundabout, a type of…

  • Matawan approves $250K to begin reval

    BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer MATAWAN – The Borough Council approved a special appropriation of $250,000 to conduct a borough-wide revaluation of property with the intent of “putting everybody on the same level playing field,” according to Borough Tax Assessor Eric Zanetti. Revaluation is an assessment of each of the borough’s…

  • Greetings from the Jersey Shore Postcard Club

    Group collects ‘little pieces of history’ that come with a stamp BY DANIELLE MEDINA Correspondent BY DANIELLE MEDINACorrespondent PHOTOSBY CHRIS KELLY staff Above, Bob Randolph (l), of Wall Township, and Joe Torrence, of Middletown, flip through postcards for sale at the Jersey Shore Postcard Club’s monthly meeting at Brick Civic Plaza July 11. At left,…

  • A watershed moment

    Aussie shatters 81-year record for NYC-Sandy Hook swim BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Tammy van Wisse is greeted by members of the Middletown Swim and Tennis Club after arriving in Sandy Hook following her 22-mile swim from Battery Park. Summertime traffic on a Friday? Tammy van Wisse just…

  • Holmdel teacher transfers reversed

    High school principal terminated, assigned as athletic trainer BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer “I don’t make these decisions lightly.” – Barbara Duncan superintendent of schools After a scant 21/2 weeks on the job, Holmdel Superintendent of Schools Barbara Duncan recommended that the Board of Education overturn the transfer of 10 district…

  • 59 graduate annual Sheriff Youth Week

    FREEHOLD – Fifty-nine “recruits” who participated in Sheriff Youth Week marched into the gymnasium at the Monmouth County Police Academy for graduation ceremonies attended by approximately 200 friends and family on Friday. Sheriff Youth Week provides Monmouth County students of high school age or above the opportunity to explore interests in law enforcement through police…