Category: Independent News

  • Some county employees barred from local offices

    Freeholders pass two resolutions as part of BY KARL VILACOBA Staff Writer BY KARL VILACOBAStaff Writer BRIELLE — A day after being jolted by news of corruption charges against a former member, the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders enacted new reforms designed to help restore public confidence in county government. The board passed a resolution…

  • County plans advocacy center for children

    Officials say increased caseloads have made central facility necessary BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer DAN NEWMAN MIDDLETOWN — With more than 600 cases of child abuse reported in Monmouth County each year, it has become a time-consuming task to handle everything that needs to be done concerning these matters. “It is…

  • Holmdel school budget easily makes the grade

    BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer HOLMDEL — Proving that the third time is a charm, voters passed the first school budget in three years, and re-elected two incumbents and one newcomer to the Board of Education April 19. The $44.2 million school budget was passed by 510 votes, with 1,678 supporting…

  • Mat-Ab voters elect 2 newcomers, incumbent

    BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer Voters in Aberdeen and Matawan have re-elected one incumbent and voted two newcomers on the Board of Education. Aberdeen voters opted to keep incumbent Jan Rubino on for a second term, and give the other open seat to newcomer Kenneth Aitken. Rubino and Aitken received 870…

  • ‘The world is a better place because he lived’

    Red Bank dentist, athlete remembered at memorial service BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer About 300 people crowded the Earth Room of the Unitarian Universal-ist Congregation of Monmouth County (UUCMC) in Lincroft on April 13 to celebrate the life of Dr. James Alvin “Moose” Parker Sr., who died Feb. 3 at the…

  • Giving a voice to Earth’s creatures

    Monmouth U. professor relates eco-adventures of a 300 lb., cobalt blue fish BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer PHOTO BY JIM REME, Monmouth University Author John Morano, whose latest novel is about undersea creatures, writes about nature and endangered species. There are many ways to spotlight the plight of endangered species. For…

  • Off-duty cop hit in face

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — An off-duty Atlantic Highlands police officer was punched in the face outside the Dante Tuxedo store on Route 35 last week. Kevin Brady, 30, of Red Bank, was arrested for an aggravated assault on Atlantic Highlands Police Officer Bryan Lang on April…

  • County will discuss deer report in May

    The Monmouth County Park System has released its “Deer Management Background Report” and “Deer Management Program Annual Report” and has scheduled public information sessions related to the report. The reports contain information about the program as administered by the park system during the 2004-05 deer hunting season and staff recommendations for the 2005-06 season. Complete…

  • New trial begins on town center zoning

    Two rulings issued regarding Middletown development last week BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Nine years and many rulings, lawsuits and injunctions later, the town center saga survives another day with the arrival of a new trial and another pair of rulings by state Superior Court Judge Lawrence Lawson. Both…