Category: Independent News

  • Keyport man shot at home

    KEYPORT — Two masked men shot a 30-year-old borough man several times in the stomach on Saturday, according to police. The shooting took place around midnight at the victim’s apartment on Atlantic Street. Prior to the shooting, the victim was fighting the two men outside his home. The fight progressed inside the victim’s apartment, where…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Rumson’s Joe Ross, 19, rocks out with Skip Byrnes, 19, of Long Branch, as their band Avatar competes in the Keyport Battle of the Bands on Saturday.

  • Court rules taxes must be paid on Arts Center

    BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer HOLMDEL — A recent decision by a New Jersey Tax Court judge has Holmdel awaiting a lot of money. Judge Harold A. Kuskin decided that the PNC Banks Arts Center, which is owned by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and sits on Holmdel property, is responsible…

  • Vacant council seat filled in Matawan

    Allen BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer Matawan MATAWAN — After a year of changes, the Borough Council is once again complete. The council unanimously appointed Victoria Allen, 35, of Aberdeen Road, to fill an open council seat at the July 19 meeting. “I’m so excited and happy to work with them…

  • Mid’town to create ethics officer post

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — An “ethics hot line” for township employees to report the suspicious activities of their peers will soon be manned by a new township employee. Mayor Thomas Hall announced the decision for the hire of an ethics officer on July 15 in a…

  • Sheriff Youth Week program graduates 49

    With the command, “Drill sergeant, present the class for graduation,” 49 “recruits” who participated in Sheriff Youth Week marched into the gymnasium at the Monmouth County Police Academy, Freehold Township, for graduation ceremonies attended by approximately 200 friends and family on July 22. Sheriff Youth Week provides Monmouth County students of high school age or…

  • Driver escapes serious injury in crash with pole

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer Scene of a one-car accident on Route 35 near Hazlet Avenue and Holmdel Road that slightly injured one man. HAZLET — Following a one-car accident that snarled traffic on Route 35 for more than a day, police say one young man is lucky to be alive.…

  • Inside the actors studio

    CHRIS KELLY staff Sixth-grader Vincent Morris rehearses with his fellow campers at Summer Arts Camp held at the Bayshore Middle School July 22.

  • County prepares for battle with gypsy moths

    Area residents urged to report large masses of crawling caterpillars Monmouth County officials have asked residents for help in combating the spread of gypsy moth caterpillars in the area. FREEHOLD — The ravenous gypsy moth caterpillars that feed on leaves and destroy forests have been spotted in numerous locations around Monmouth County and elsewhere, and…