Category: Independent News

  • Filmmaker documents history of city being reborn

    BY KATHY HALL Correspondent BY KATHY HALLCorrespondent The boardwalk in Asbury Park is a vantage point for Christina Eliopoulos, who is filming “Greetings From Asbury Park,” a documentary that traces the city’s history. Above, with Palace Amusements in the background, the filmmaker interviews Louise and Bob Sugarman. Christina Eliopoulos knows that Asbury Park’s first boardwalk…

  • Same-sex marriage suit fails in court

    Aberdeen couple optimistic on chances with their appeal BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer FILE PHOTO Karen (l) and Marcye Nicholson-McFadden are one of seven couples in New Jersey fighting to have same-sex marriage legalized in the state. The legal battle over same-sex marriages will move up to the state Supreme Court,…

  • ‘Sister’ to play benefit for a brother in arms

    Charlie Barreca was longtime sound man for popular rock band BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer BY MARK ROSMANStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Charlie Barreca, who was the sound board operator for Twisted Sister for more than two decades, shows an award that he and the band received for the album “Stay Hungry.” Twisted Sister will…

  • Two different plans for Aeromarine unveiled

    Hearing on former aircraft plant scheduled for tomorrow night BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KAREN BOWES Terry Musson and Ed Burlew of Keyport, along with Century Land Group architect Terry Parker, look over Century’s plans for the Aeromarine area in a park on West Front Street, Keyport. KEYPORT —…

  • PETA calls for jail time for groundhog killers

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Two Middletown teens accused of torturing and killing a pair of groundhogs are “cowards,” according to PETA officials. Top officials from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have sent a letter to Monmouth County Prosecutor John Kaye asking that 18-year-old…

  • Holmdel considers pedophile-free zones

    BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer HOLMDEL — Convicted sex offenders may soon have a hard time finding a place to live in Holmdel. At the June 13 meeting, the Township committee voted 5-0 to have Township Attorney Duane Davison review legislation from other municipalities in order to create an ordinance for…

  • Hazlet officials defend new town hall location

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HAZLET — Although the old town hall at 319 Middle Road was demolished less than a year ago, a new one has been a topic of discussion for longer than most township residents even realize. “It’s been talked about for about 12 years now,” Mayor Michael…

  • Navesink towns resolve to keep bridge at 50 ft.

    Rumson, Fair Haven, Little Silver call for similar span BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff The Oceanic Bridge, as viewed from the Rumson side, is a historical site, and several area towns have passed resolutions to see that it is replaced with a bridge of similar design. RUMSON —…

  • Local churches sponsor charitable work camps

    Local teens to perform repair work in county towns in early July BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — There’s always an event in people’s lives that changes the way they think about the world around them. For some, it was the Vietnam War. For the current generation growing up, it…