• Section of trail has been closed

    The Monmouth County Park System has announced that a section of the Henry Hudson Trail Southern Extension (Aberdeen to Freehold) will be closed for 18 months as of Sept. 14, 2009. The section of the trail from Texas Road (Matawan) to Greenwood Road (Marlboro) will be impassable due to environmental cleanup of contaminated soil from…

  • Paleontologists to discuss geology of Holmdel

    HOLMDEL — Holmdel Historical Society will be presenting two experienced fossil collectors and paleontologists, Wayne Callahan and Carl Mehling, who will give a presentation on “Prehistoric Holmdel: Fossils Found in Ramanessin” on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. in the Holmdel Senior Community Center on Crawfords Corner Road. Callahan and Mehling will talk about…

  • Grant funds firefighting equipment

    A Hazlet firefighter demonstrates on Sept. 10 how to use a bailout kit, which allows firefighters to lower themselves to safety from burning buildings. HAZLET — Hazlet Fire Company No. 1 received a $7,500 grant for fire equipment and training from a local insurance company Monday. Township-based Statehouse Casualty Managers and Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company…

  • Cleanup of Pew’s Creek slated for Sept. 26

    The NY/NJ Baykeeper, Bayshore RegionalWatershed Council, and Middletown Environmental Commission, will hold a cleanup of Pew’s Creek 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 26 in the general area of Bray Avenue in the Port Monmouth section of Middleown. Volunteers are being sought to remove the garbage and floatables that have accumulated along Church Street to prevent this…

  • Sports Shorts

    Monmouth University Athletics is now selling season tickets and new MAC Packs for the men’s and women’s basketball seasons, currently the only way to get tickets for games in the new Multipurpose Activity Center, scheduled to open this fall on the campus of Monmouth University in West Long Branch. Ordering now guarantees seats for the…

  • Columnist provided balanced account of governor’s race

    Iwant to compliment Managing Editor Mark Rosman on a good analysis of the election for New Jersey governor (“Corzine and Christie: A Couple of Characters”). His column was fair and balanced – a great breath of fresh air from Greg Bean’s ultra-liberal and extremely biased opinions. I understand an opinion column is not obligated to…

  • Newspaper’s health care reform coverage praised

    The Sept. 3 issue of the Independent contained more useful information about the health care reform issue than I have seen anywhere else in the last six months. Thank you for including explanations from our representatives about the intent and content of HR 3200 — this is the type of news coverage I would love…

  • Brookdale soccer looks formidable

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Two soccer teams that are looking to go places in 2009 are on the campus of Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. Left: Brookdale Community College’s Megan Lepkoski (13) saves a ball from going out of bounds during a home game against Bergen College on Sept. 10. Above: Alyssa Fiorilla (6) sends…

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