• YMCA tweaks contract for school child care programs

    Program will be provided at district schools based on need BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Middletown School District Board of Education has amended its contract for preschool services with the Community YMCA in line with concerns voiced by parents. The board was expected to vote on an updated contract with the YMCA…

  • To escape, just step out of the last two centuries

    Coda • GREG BEAN Iguess nearly everyone has a side of their life that they tend to keep private because they think nobody would understand. I know I do, and for more than 30 years of writing columns, I’ve never written about it. I guess it’s time. Fact is, I’m a historical re-enactor, and so…

  • For the Record

    An article about a tour of affordable housing sites in the May 14 edition of the Independent incorrectly attributed statements to Joanne Conroy of the Monmouth County Association of Realtors. The statements should have been attributed to Joan Lorwey, a member of the association.

  • Restrictions put in place on grass clippings disposal

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Temporary assistance for residents who want to dispose of their grass clippings is being offered by municipal officials. Concerns about the disposal of grass clippings were raised at the May 12 Township Council meeting regarding the closure of the yard waste transfer facility on Kierych Drive. “The money…

  • Women of Today install officers

    JACKSON — The Jackson Women of Today celebrated the accomplishments of the past year and the beginning of a new year at their installation banquet on May 1, according to newly installed President Suzanne Rogalsky. Past officers of the group as well as the many successful projects for the 2008-09 year were recognized at the…

  • Adult homes plan rejected

    JACKSON — An application filed be Diamond Developers at Miele Farms LLC has been denied by the Planning Board. The application proposed the construction of a 315-home adult community on South Hope Chapel Road near the intersection of Ridgeway Boulevard. The application has been in front of the board for almost two years. The board’s…

  • Plaintiff lauds ruling on govt. records requests

    The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court ruled on May 21 that people requesting access to government records under New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA) are not required to obtain, fill out or submit government agencies’ official request forms. To be valid, the request need only be in writing, including letters, faxes…

  • Court ruling ends housing restrictions

    Municipalities are told that N.J.’s Megan’s Law is the final word on subject BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Four years ago local elected officials in communities throughout New Jersey began enacting laws that limited the places in town where a convicted sex offender could live. The thought behind the laws was to prohibit convicted sex…

  • Pair charged with car burglaries in Jackson neighborhood

    JACKSON — Two individuals have been arrested and charged with multiple counts of burglary, theft of moveable property and conspiracy. Police identified the individuals who were arrested and charged as Michael Carrier, 18, of Jackson, and a 17-year-old juvenile male from Jackson. “On May 18 at 1:45 a.m., Police Officer Mitchell Kafton and Police Officer…

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