Category: Independent News

  • Holmdel board appoints interim assist. principal

    Search begins for permanent principal at high school BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer HOLMDEL — The Board of Education appointed a new interim assistant principal for the high school, and discussed their plans to hire a permanent principal at the Feb. 9 meeting. The board unanimously appointed David J. Bowman to…

  • Holmdel teen prepares for the ride of her life

    Alyssa Ricker will bike from Providence to Seattle for charity BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer Alyssa Ricker HOLMDEL — This summer, 19-year-old Alyssa Ricker will be doing much more than sitting around soaking up the sun; she’ll be biking almost 4,000 miles across the country to benefit affordable housing. Ricker, a…

  • Tsunami victims get help to rebuild their lives

    Congregation raises funds for survival kit for families in India BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Andrew J. Krieger sits with a family in Pudupattinam, India, in front of the home that was part of their Save the Family Life Starter Kit. A local congregation is helping families devastated by the Dec.…

  • Retiree proves she’s not too old to play with dolls

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Lilly Roberts likes to get dolled up from time to time. And the 65-year-old grandmother of three isn’t about to let a little thing like a debilitating back injury get in her way. “I go to nursing homes and senior facilities and…

  • Spotlight Players’ latest a ‘whosdoinit’

    BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Judy Spiegel (l-r)of Marlboro, Steve Boyd of Matawan, Thea Dagano Bedad of Little Silver, and Jacqui Donnelly of Hazlet rehearse a scene from “Murder, My Sweet Matilda” at the First Presbyterian Church, Matawan, on Sunday. MATAWAN — A local theater group is getting…

  • Police arrest one, seek second man in burglary

    BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer ABERDEEN — Police say they arrested a Union Beach man after catching him red-handed during the burglary of a local residence, and are on the lookout for another individual in connection with the crime. Paul Oviatt, 41, was found by township police on Friday rummaging through…

  • Aeromarine study gets public hearing March 3

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KEYPORT — The redevelopment study of the Aeromarine area will be finished and on file at borough hall in less than two weeks, according to study planners. The Unified Planning Board voted unanimously Thursday night to adopt a resolution that recommends the borough continue…

  • PBA offers reward for info on bomb threats

    BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer HOLMDEL — The township’s Police Benevolent Association (PBA) is offering a $1,000 reward for information on the two recent bomb threats at St. John Vianney High School. The PBA decided to offer the reward based on its strong relationship with the high school, Detective Sgt. Lou…

  • Keyport 2.5-cent open space tax to be activated

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KEYPORT — A 2.5-cent open space tax assessment will finally be implemented after being shelved for two years. “We haven’t started paying this tax yet?” asked resident Michael Lane at the Borough Council’s Feb. 1 meeting. “No, but you will be soon,” said Councilman…