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October 26, 2005
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Volunteers unsuccessfully try to move a large piece of wood during the Clean Ocean Action’s beach cleanup at Keyport Beach on Saturday. More...
Keyport adopts Aeromarine plan
Permits commercial uses, 310 homes and landfill rehabilitation
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer

A plan that allows moving the old garbage dump at Aeromarine to make way for construction has been passed by Keyport officials. More...


Man charged with murdering wife
Holmdel police find body, car on PNC Bank Arts Center grounds
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer

Following a search that lasted more than 24 hours, a Holmdel woman was found murdered near her home, and authorities have taken her husband of 13 years into custody. More...


Who ya gonna call? (The N.J. Ghost Hunters Society)
BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer

Th ey’ve seen ghosts, but they’ve never been slimed. And when it comes to apparitions, they want to be taken seriously. More...


Merla: Wedick ‘unfit to serve’ as councilman
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer

KEYPORT — Mayor John Merla counterattacked political rival Joseph Wedick last week, calling the councilman “psychologically unfit to serve.” More...


 Bulletin Board
•Community Bulletin Board
‘Haunted Woods’ at Tindall Park Oct. 29
The senior class at Middletown High School North will present “Haunted Woods” Oct. 29 from 6-10 p.m. at Tindall Park, Tindall Road, across from the high school. More...
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 Letters
•Letters
Matawan Republicans are ‘bright, hard-working newcomers’
I’m writing in support of the Matawan Republican ticket of Bea Duffy, Sharon Roselli, Bob Kee and Vicky Allen. While none of the Matawan Democrat ticket has any experience at any level of government, Bea Duffy and Sharon Roselli are experienced, steady hands. And I think it’s no small coincidence th More...
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 Editorials
•Middletown joins pedophile-free towns
Middletown last week became the final municipality in the Independent’s coverage area to adopt what have been dubbed pedophile-free zones. Although there may be slight differences between the ordinances of Aberdeen, Hazlet, Holmdel, Keyport, Matawan and Middletown, their basic tenets are the same — More...
•CARTOON
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 Obituaries
•Obituaries
Liam C. McClelland Mr. McClelland, 26, of Toms River, died Oct. 17 at home. Born in Red Bank, he resided in Middletown Township prior to moving to Toms River three months ago. He was a carpenter and commercial fisherman at MI-JO, Atlantic Highlands, as well as several other area boats. He was More...
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 Sports
•Hawks in battle for first place in NEC
The Monmouth University football team (5-2, 3-1 NEC) accomplished a feat Saturday at Kessler Field on Homecoming Day that only two other teams were able to do when the Hawks shut out Robert Morris University (2-5, 1-3 NEC). More...
•Colts march on, capture another county XC title
•Parks comfortable and playing well at Villanova
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 Business
•Business Briefs
Congregation B’nai Tikvah, North Brunswick, has announced Lisa Mason, Monroe Township, has joined its staff as the new program director. She will be responsible for reaching out to the area communities to inform various groups of the availability of the temple’s newly expanded facilities. Prior to j More...
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