• Frank Talk to host Jazzy Father’s Day Brunch

    RED BANK — Frank Talk Art Bistro and Books will host the third annual Jazzy Father’s Day Brunch and Celebration of Men on Sunday, June 19, at the Two River Theater in Red Bank. DarrylWillis, a member of the faculty at Brookdale Community College, will be the keynote speaker. Music will be provided by The…

  • Fort Hancock buildings continue to deteriorate

    NPS preparing new management plan for historic base BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent SANDY HOOK — Change is coming again to historic Fort Hancock as the National Park Service prepares to release a Draft General Management Plan due to be made public this fall. The plan will outline a proposal to preserve the buildings at the…

  • Resident says raiding sewer surplus was wrong

    Thank you, Mayor [Patrick] Impreveduto and Committeeman [Rocco] Pascucci, for the sewer rate hike that I received in last month’s bill. I’m being sarcastic, of course, because I consider this an outrageous hike that could have been avoided if the Republicans in charge of the Holmdel Township Committee had been more fiscally responsible. Five years…

  • An independent sees problems on both sides

    I am neither a Republican nor a Democrat; I am an independent. There is no hidden agenda here. Just common sense. I don’t understand the brouhaha being made regarding Gov. Chris Christie’s use of a State Police helicopter to see his son play baseball. He is the governor, after all. One of the perks that…

  • Mayor responds to letter on solar project

    I n response to the letter printed in the June 9 edition of the Independent, titled “Spend to save is not the answer,” I feel it necessary to address Mr. Bill Clerico’s concerns on the Middletown Township Solar Initiative. Through thorough study and financial analysis, Middletown Township has decided to enter into what is called…

  • Holmdel HS wins state safe driving campaign

    Holmdel High School is the winner of the U Got Brains Champion Schools Project and will be awarded a driving simulator valued at approximately $10,000. The district was one of two winners of the contest, in which New Jersey high schools competed to create a winning campaign to promote safe driving among students. The project,…

  • Outcry over DEP plans to extend sewers in Holmdel

    BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Township officials are weighing their options to counter the state’s plans to extend sewer lines to the Alcatel-Lucent and PNC Bank Arts Center sites in Holmdel Township. The concern, Holmdel Mayor Patrick Impreveduto said, is that the new sewer lines will spur development and have a negative impact…

  • Their ‘Best Day’ is riding a wave

    Camp offers fourth summer of surfing, water sports BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Above: Brandon Kane, Freehold Township, is ready to catch a wave with the help of a volunteer at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park on June 12 during Best Day at the Beach, a program that makes it possible for youths with special needs to…

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