ABERDEEN - The township will play host to the Monmouth County Spring 2009 Paper Shredding Event May 9. Residents and community members are invited to bring their old documents and confidential files, free of all metals and binder clips, to Aberdeen Town Hall from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. More...

Middletown Deputy Mayor Gerry Scharfenberger and Michael Vitkansas tried launching a 1-2 punch at New Jersey Democrats in the April 30 edition of the Independent, but they were weak jabs, and here's why. They're right that New Jerseyans pay a lot in taxes, but they forgot to mention that the publ... More...

Mr. Santelle, 93, of New Port Richey, Fla., died April 12, 2009, at Community Hospital, New Port Richey. He resided in Red Bank, and Little Silver, prior to relocating to New Port Richey. More...

HAZLET — As the school year winds down, the school district is closer to initiating the new Early Childhood Learning Center and the process of converting Sycamore School to become preschool-ready. More...

SEAN BRADY staff Half-marathon firstplace runner Craig Segal, of Holmdel, crosses the finish line during the New Jersey Marathon held in Long Branch on May 3. More...