Category: Independent News

  • Citizen committee forming to study proposed rail line

    Red Bank spur would bring trains through four area towns BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer District 12 assemblymen are looking for people to become part of a committee of residents informed on the issues of two alternative train lines being considered by NJ Transit. Assemblymen Michael J. Panter and Dr. Robert…

  • Holmdel budget could carry 7.9-cent hike

    Board schedules March 30 public hearing on plan BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer HOLMDEL — The Board of Education unanimously approved the introduction of the 2005-06 school budget, which would increase the tax rate by no more than 7.9 cents. Of the $44.2 budget, $40.6 million would be raised through local…

  • Nonprofit adoption agency reaches milestone

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HAZLET — The adoption process is never an easy one. Between the paperwork that must be filled out and approved, and then the actual waiting time to get custody of the child, it can feel like an eternity for prospective parents. But thanks to one local…

  • Middletown school tax rate could rise 7.5 cents

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Board of Education proposed a $125.2 million budget for the 2005-06 school year that would carry a 7.5-cent hike to the school tax rate. The proposed budget, which will go before voters on April 19, would carry an increase of $5.6 million from…

  • Increased DWI patrols planned for St. Pat’s

    MIDDLETOWN — The Bayshore Task Force will be on the lookout for drunken drivers during the St. Patrick’s Day holiday Thursday. “Every town in the Bayshore area has experienced the trauma of innocent people being killed or seriously injured in drinking-and-driving-related crashes,” Middletown Police Officer William M. Colangelo said in a press release. “Speed is…

  • ‘Spring Eggstravaganza’ in Middletown March 19

    The Middletown Township Department of Parks and Recreation will hold its annual “Spring Eggstravaganza” March 19 at 10 a.m. on the great lawn at Croydon Hall, Leonardville Road, Leonardo section of Middletown. The free event is open to Middletown Township residents only and will feature clowns, a petting zoo, an egg hunt, and pictures with…

  • Aberdeen introduces $13M municipal budget

    BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer ABERDEEN — The Township Council voted 4-to-0 to introduce a $13.1 million 2005 municipal budget during a special budget meeting Thursday. Mayor David Sobel and councilmen Thomas Perry, Joseph Raymond and Vincent Vinci all voted in favor in the absence of the other members. The township…

  • Holmdel hopes state butts in on smoke ban

    Township Committee prepares resolution urging Legislature to act BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer HOLMDEL — If the Township Committee had its way, lighting up a smoke in a public place would be illegal throughout the state. The committee recently authorized Township Attorney Duane Davison to prepare a resolution to be sent…

  • Auditions

    Eatontown Playhouse will hold auditions for its “Youth Talent Showcase,” for ages 7 and up, March 13 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the playhouse, 37-13 Route 35 north, Eatontown. Acts will be 2.5 to 3 minutes each. For musical auditions, bring CDs (including group dance numbers, all vocal numbers, and background music for…