May 16, 2003 RSS feed / Front Page

WLB council trims school budget

K-8 district
By sherry conohan
Staff Writer

The West Long Branch Borough Council and the Board of Education have reached an agreement to cut $86,000 from the school district More...

Field, scholarship named for fire victim

West Long Branch teen lost his life in tragedy at Seton Hall University
By Sherry conohan
Staff Writer

WEST LONG BRANCH More...

New signs pointing the way to city beaches

The signs, designed by Carl Turner, will sit at
17 beach access points
By carolyn o

LONG BRANCH More...

Festival slated for Sunday

The 2003 Oceans of Rhythm Festival will take place in Long Branch Sunday for the 10th year. More...

Stafford to be honored at university graduation

By Sherry conohan
Staff Writer

WEST LONG BRANCH More...

Z•E•S•TFOR LIVING

Captivated by ocean
By Sherry conohan
Staff Writer

To Barbara Cocker, the ocean is poetry in motion. More...

Letters

Second traffic study is the same farce as the first

Once again a traffic study was trotted out at a public hearing held on April 12 (comments limited to three minutes per person). And once again it was a farce with glaring omissions and no traffic expert to explain his conclusions. More...

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Opinion

Our View

Shore Regional
is not the problem

Pity the poor Sea Bright property taxpayers. They carry what people keep telling them is an outsized burden to support the Shore Regional High School District, and worse, foot the bill for their own inept and inefficient municipal government. More...

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Business

Sign ordinance tabled for more changes

Real estate agents remain unhappy with some aspects of new law
By carolyn o

OCEANPORT More...

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Sea Bright thinking big on SRHS budget cut

Borough may seek as much as $3 million in
district spending cuts
By sherry conohan
Staff Writer

Chafing under a per-pupil cost of $44,500 for its students, Sea Bright is calling for a reduction of at least $3 million in the $11.1 million budget of Shore Regional High School, West Long Branch. More...

Photo

CHRIS KELLY Long Branch More...

LBHA recognizing unique situation for military

Answering call of duty could put housing at risk under existing rules
By carolyn o

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10 arrested for role in brawl

By carolyn o

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Freeholders approve benefits

The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has approved a policy to increase benefits to county employees called into military service as a result of the war in the Middle East. More...

Decorated trio newest Police Dept. sergeants

By carolyn o

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EATONTOWN More...

Newspapers’ reporters, photographers win awards

By Sherry conohan
Staff Writer

Reporters and photographers for two Greater Media Newspapers, the Atlanticville and The Hub, have recently been recognized for exceptional work in 2002. More...

Bulletin Board

Jersey Shore Rose Society to meet May 24

Jersey Shore Rose Society will hold its next meeting May 24 at 1:30 p.m. at Hamilton First Aid Building, 3600 Route 33 east, Neptune. More...

Food safety facts now on Red Cross Web site

The American Red Cross Jersey Coast Chapter, Tinton Falls, recently posted on its Web site information and instructions pertaining to the safety of perishable foods after a power outage. More...

Tickets available for house tour, boutique

Tickets are now available for the 13th annual house tour and boutique sponsored by the Rosary Altar Society of the Church of the Precious Blood, Monmouth Beach. The event will be held June 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and tickets are $25. More...

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Obituaries

OBITUARIES

THOMAS A. McGUIRE, 54, of Middletown died May 9 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., he resided in Middletown the past 30 years. More...

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Sports

Trotters, Bland star at county track championships

RBR girls repeat
as Katy Trotter
sets meet records
By tim morris
Staff Writer

If Red Bank Regional More...

Ocean girls quietly keep winning lacrosse games

By doug mckenzie
Staff Writer

The Ocean Township girls lacrosse team may be undefeated, but head coach Donna DeNoble is still talking about the team More...

Green Wave persevering over a variety of issues

By doug mckenzie
Staff Writer

The Long Branch High School girls lacrosse team has had a lot to overcome this season. More...

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