Category: Independent News

  • Aeromarine developer must resubmit proposal

    Board declines to review use variance application due to technical flaws BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KEYPORT — Who should have legal jurisdiction over the Aeromarine site: the Borough Council or the Planning Board? That was one of two questions up for discussion on Sept. 29 at a special…

  • Schools locked down during police chase

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — What appeared to be a routine traffic stop last week turned into a manhunt by several state and local police agencies. It all started at 6:30 a.m. Sept. 27 when State Trooper Douglas Kaczor stopped James Johnson, 23, of East Orange for speeding on…

  • Woman arrested in fraudulent receipt scam

    HOLMDEL — Police arrested a 38-year-old woman in connection to a scam that cost T.J. Maxx $86,000. Natalie Kossova, 38, of Staten Island, N.Y., was arrested Sept. 22 and charged with theft by deception, a third-degree crime, Detective Sgt. Lou Torres said. Kossova was arrested following an investigation that began in August 2004. The investigation…

  • Grasping at straws

    CHRIS KELLY staff Freddie Schaeffner, 8, Hazlet, from Cub Scout Pack 137, stuffs an old pair of pants to make a scarecrow at Hazlet Day, held in Veterans Park on Oct. 1.

  • Event helps conservation foundation raise $150,000

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Monmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF) recently held its 28th annual dinner dance on the latest addition to the Monmouth County Park System. The event, which raised about $150,000 for land preservation in the county, took place on the Fisher-Stern tract on Sept. 17. Drew…

  • Soccer team requests lighting for practices

    Holmdel parents say car headlights have been used to illuminate field BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer HOLMDEL — The Stallions Soccer Club is heading to the community swim club, but it’s not for swim practice. As a result of the days getting shorter, the club is in need of a lighted…

  • New candidate readies for short election cycle

    Kolibas fills vacant spot on Hazlet GOP ticket BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HAZLET — With the recent decision by Committeeman Scott Broschart not to run for an unexpired term on the committee, resident William J. Kolibas Jr. has thrown his hat into the ring. Kolibas, 34, was a former Republican…

  • Water-use restrictions announced in 28 towns

    Middletown water main break, dry weather blamed for shortages BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer Twenty-eight local municipalities are under strict water restrictions as the result of a water main break and the recent hot and dry weather, said a representative from New Jersey-American Water. The Monmouth County Office of Emergency Management…

  • Aberdeen adopts sex offender ordinance

    BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer ABERDEEN — The township is the latest in the Bayshore area to pass an ordinance placing restrictions on where convicted sex offenders can reside. The Township Council voted 4-0 in the absence of Mayor David Sobel, Deputy Mayor Owen Drapkin, Councilman Nicholas Minutolo and Councilwoman Wilhelmina…