Category: Independent News

  • BCC’s Marsch glad to be along for the ride

    Jersey Blues win district, head back to national championships BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer BY WAYNE WITKOWSKIStaff Writer When the Marsch family moved from Brick to Boca Raton, Fla., last summer, son Jordan had to make a tough decision to join them and attend a college there or to stay in New Jersey. Marsch decided…

  • Input sought on Bayshore’s final draft

    HAZLET – The Monmouth County Planning Board invites members of the general public to participate in the next Bayshore Regional Strategic Plan meeting. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on May 24, at the Cullen Center, 1776 Union Ave., Hazlet. The purpose of the meeting is to provide members of the public an opportunity…

  • Sports Shorts

    The N.J. Mid-State Golden Blades Girls Ice Hockey Club is looking for players for the 2006-2007 girls travel season. The team has roster spots on all of its teams (girls from age 6-19 years old), and is looking for all levels of talent. Those who play inline will be taught to ice skate. The coaches…

  • A day at the races

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Christopher Repman, 4, of Middletown, takes off with his mother Karen’s encouragement at the Spring Into Summer 5K and Kids’ Races in Middletown on Saturday.

  • Park system takes over more of Chase tract

    BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer HOLMDEL – The Monmouth Conservation Foundation has handed over its 10 percent share of the Chase tract, a section of Holmdel Park, dedicated to passive recreation and wildlife preservation to the county, according to the Board of Chosen Freeholders. The 416-acre section of land, once considered…

  • Home sweet Holmdel

    Saturday event to celebrate the history of Holmdel High School BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer HOLMDEL – Little do most know, but Holmdel High School has an alma mater. The song written for and about the high school by its first graduating class will be resurrected on Saturday as part of…

  • Emergency drill Thurs. in Keyport, Middletown

    FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Health Department, in conjunction with the Monmouth County Office of Emergency Management, will be participating in two exercises this spring to test the county’s reaction to a state of emergency following a bio-terrorism attack. The objective of these exercises is to test the ability to move medical supplies using alternate…

  • Grassroots effort mounts for reusing dredge spoils

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KEYPORT – Citizens, not politicians, are banding together to pass legislation to protect the Bayshore way of life. Led by environmentalist Joe Reynolds, co-chairman of the Bayshore Regional Watershed Council, a grassroots group of local residents wishes to improve the way Bayshore municipalities dredge.…

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    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Violinist Regina Carter plays a duet with pianist Kenny Barron during the All-Star Jazz Concert at the Matawan Regional High School on Thursday.