Category: Independent News

  • No charges filed in twp. shooting

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer ABERDEEN — Following a struggle, two men were shot at the Ken Gardens apartment complex last Tuesday night. Police said around 10:30 p.m., Joseph Kungel, 24, called local authorities to North Concourse, where he lives. He said that he had gone to the apartment complex, located…

  • ‘Tax Free Ball’ to raise funds for ill newborns

    Michael’s Feat, a local nonprofit organization, will host a benefit ball at historic Gibbs Hall, Fort Monmouth, Eatontown, April 15 from 7-11 p.m. The Michael Gerard Puharic Memorial Fund Inc. (Michael’s Feat) is dedicated to local families carrying and caring for seriously ill newborns. The proceeds from the event will be earmarked for Jersey Shore…

  • “They’re crafty”

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Left, Michelle Kettle, of Wall, looks through a table full of custom candles at the CBA Arts and Crafts Show on March 5. Inset, stained glass that was for sale. Right, Dennis Balbach, of Summit, paints at his stand.

  • 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…

  • Photo

    PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff A compact car crashed with a van carrying senior citizens on Route 35 in Hazlet on Friday afternoon. The accident occurred near the Hazlet-Holmdel border. The driver of the car was injured and several seniors were also taken to the hospital. Below, seniors wait on their van after the accident.

  • Out of loss, woman founds cancer support program

    The Wellness Community will provide free help for patients, families BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Ilene Winters (l) celebrated the 65th birthday of her mother, Cissie, in New York City in March 2002, four months before Cissie was diagnosed with cancer. Like so many people, Ilene Winters’ first job was not…

  • Comfort for families caring for sick babies

    Michael BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Betsy Giordano (l-r), Michael’s Feat board of directors member; Dana Puharic, Michael’s Feat founder and chairwoman; Dr. Frank Vozos, executive director of Monmouth Medical Center; and Louis Napolitano, member of Amerigo Vespucci Society, meet to discuss the future site of the family resource and respite…

  • Aeromarine future ready for takeoff

    Board recommends redevelopment at historic aircraft plant BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer JACK JEANDRON/KEYPORTHISTORICALSOCIETY The history of Keyport turned a page Thursday night with the redesignation of the old Aeromarine site. Aeromarine Plane & Motor Co., once a prominent aircraft production company that supplied the U.S. government with planes…

  • County dept. reports solid economic growth

    Monmouth County again was among the nation’s leaders in job growth and nonresidential development, according to the Monmouth County Department of Economic Development and Tourism. The county’s nonresidential construction totaled $34,311,681 in the fourth quarter of 2004, marking the 12th straight quarter of $30 million-plus growth. That makes Monmouth County one of the fastest-growing and…