• Bullying, violence plunge in Mat-Ab school district

    Benchmark assessments show improvement district-wide BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The correlation between a positive school environment and student achievement is being realized in the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District, where administrators say acts of violence and bullying are dropping while standardized test scores are improving. District administrators reported at the Feb. 25 Board…

  • Register for classes at Temple Shalom

    The Early Learning Center of Temple Shalom, 5 Ayrmont Lane, Aberdeen, will hold open registration for its Mommy & Me class, its summer camp, and all of its 2013-14 classes. To take a tour and learn about the program, call Cindy Terebush, director of schools, at 732-566-2961.

  • Creationism and evolution are both theories

    This is in response to letters to the editor and Greg Bean’s article, “What Will You Be Doing on Darwin’s Special Day,” in the Feb. 7 Independent. Our scientific knowledge comes [through] understanding information gathered through various scientific methods. This, by definition, is the recognition and formulation of a problem, the collection of data through…

  • Reader questions mayor’s view of septic systems

    The article in the Feb. 21 Independent, “Residents Protest County Plan for Lucent Sewers,” by Keith Heumiller, was very much appreciated. It was educational and included some information that is extremely disturbing. First, I would like to follow up with my comments, which were quoted in the article, at the Feb. 13 meeting of the…

  • Photo

    The great egret, seen here at the Forsythe National Wildlife Reserve, Oceanville, carries a burden none of us can comprehend. Just imagine how it makes its cousin, the mediocre egret, feel. BILL PATRICK/www.maiseyimages.com

  • Bringing concussions into focus

    Masking injuries to get back in the game can be a life-changing decision BY TIM MORRIS & KENNY WALTER Staff Writers Metuchen High School’s Sean Haugh wears a protective headband that soccer players use today to help prevent concussions. ERIC SUCAR staff Marlboro’s Niki Popyer certainly understands the consequences of concussions. By the count of…

  • Sandy Hook will open to the public May 1

    Three of six beaches will be accessible Memorial Day weekend BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer KEITH HEUMILLER A beachside recreation pavilion at Sandy Hook in December, after the park was devastated by superstorm Sandy. Three Sandy Hook beaches will open to the public Memorial Day weekend as park employees continue repairs throughout the summer. Though…

  • Hellenic dancers ‘Journey to Greece Through Dance’

    HOLMDEL — The renowned Hellenic Dancers of New Jersey (HDNJ) will present “Journey to Greece Through Dance,” 3-5 p.m. on Sunday, March 17, at Holmdel High School, 36 Crawfords Corner Road, with a performance of traditional Greek folk dance. Part one of the program will showcase traditional folk dances of Ionian Islands such as Rouga,…

  • A playground begins the rebirth of Sea Bright

    Playgrounds in Union Beach, N.Y. and Conn. to follow BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer As the sun rises, children stand at the Sea Bright shoreline, poised to empty buckets of sand into the ocean during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new beachfront playground on March. 1. Twenty-six buckets are lined up on the beach, one…

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