June 27, 2003 RSS feed / Front Page

Planners approve 96-unit mid-rise on Clifton Avenue

Former GI housing will be cleared to make way for project
By carolyn o

A glittering, seven-story mid-rise with 96 units has received preliminary approval from the Long Branch Planning Board. More...

Fort Monmouth veterans clinic sets rules for use

Freeholder Theodore J. Narozanick has announced the rules and regulations by which veterans will be able to use the new Veterans Community Based Outpatient Clinic (VCBOC), which officially opened at Fort Monmouth last month. More...

Councilman challenges anonymous caller

By Sherry conohan
Staff Writer

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Driver who fled scene of hit-and-run sought

Witnesses able to give police partial license plate number of vehicle
By carolyn o

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Manatee matter comes to a close

Statue
By Sherry conohan
Staff Writer

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New patrolman returns force to 10 officers

By Sherry conohan
Staff Writer

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Commission considering plan to buy land for park

State money is available for purchasing property for soccer, ball fields
By Sherry conohan
Staff Writer

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Council seeking funds to repair W. Palmer Ave.

State money also sought for putting sidewalks
on Monmouth Road
By Sherry conohan
Staff Writer

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Deal Yeshiva pool plan still in debate

Objector seeks aid from community to fight school addition
By Sherry conohan
Staff Writer

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Letters

Network for women in need is outraged by budget cuts

Though I understand the difficult position of the governor for developing the state budget for 2004, the Displaced Homemakers Network of New Jersey Inc. (DHNNJ) and the people we serve are outraged. More...

Citizens have to lead the way on education funding reform

There is a revolution brewing. It is a revolt about a taxation issue More...

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Opinion

Our View

Union must consider cost of short-term gain

They might have put the matter off, but sooner rather than later, the Eatontown school board is going to have to address its budget shortfall. More...

Clarification

In the June 13 story "Same Job, Different Title for Muscillo," City Administrator Howard H. Woolley Jr. More...

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Business

Riverview regaining primacy in hospital name

Meridian sees change
as aid in effort to connect with community
By gloria stravelli
Staff Writer

Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank is stepping out from under a corporate umbrella and will re-emphasize the ties it has forged with a community it has served for more than seven decades. More...

Fromagerie receives ‘Four Diamond’ rating

Fromagerie, Rumson, recently received a Four Diamond Award rating for the year 2003 from AAA Mid-Atlantic, Hamilton. The restaurant joins only 3.87 percent of approximately 14,000 restaurants rated by the AAA. More...

Mental health volunteer named to Red Cross post

The American Red Cross, Jersey Coast Chapter, Tinton Falls, has announced mental health volunteer MaryLee Sanders, Holmdel, has accepted the volunteer leadership position of disaster mental health officer at the local chapter. More...

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Board of Ed. delays decision on layoffs

Education Association rep says suit may be filed over planned
dismissals
By sherry conohan
Staff Writer

After hearing nearly an hour and a half of impassioned pleas from parents and teachers not to act too hastily, the Eatontown Board of Education put off the decision to lay off staff until July 14. More...

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CHRIS KELLY The graduating class at Long Branch High School streams out of the ceremony after receiving their diplomas on June 20. More...

Condo given to agency

By maura dowgin
Staff Writer

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Sewerage authority chairman stepping down

Expansion construction delay may result in suit against contractor
By Sherry conohan
Staff Writer

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Matawan man brings fishing to cable TV

By josh davidson
Staff Writer

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Board lowers age limit for kindergarten

Date for test admission pushed back a month with 6-3 vote
By Sherry conohan
Staff Writer

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Elks, school district pay tribute to fallen troops

Memorial for military personnel who died in Iraq dedicated
at school
By Sherry conohan
Staff Writer

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Fans turn out for some midnight magic

Crowds pack bookstores for latest release of
By jennifer Y. Maratea

Even for Muggles (nonmagical people), it was strange behavior. More...

Z•E•S•T

FOR LIVING
Chronicling area
By gloria stravelli
Staff Writer

The sight of steamboats plying the waters of the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers was a very common one in 19th-century Monmouth County where the proliferation of steam-powered vessels surprised one historical researcher. More...

Bulletin Board

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FARRAH MAFFAI Matthew Burks, 8, is fascinated by a worm he finds while digging in the ABC garden at Meadowbrook School last week. More...

Area resident visits Trenton for Donor Day

Little Silver resident Jill Selby recently went to the Statehouse in Trenton on Donor Day to tell members of the Legislature about her need for a kidney transplant. Selby and more than 2,400 state residents are waiting for a kidney transplant. More...

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CHRIS KELLY Erin Gizzi receives her diploma from Board of Education member Rose Widdis during Long Branch High School graduation ceremonies June 20. More...

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Obituaries

OBITUARIES

EUGENE J. DENTE SR., 94, of West Long Branch died June 13 at home. Born in Staten Island, N.Y., he resided in Highlands and Neptune before moving to West Long Branch in 1950. More...

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Sports

National champions, RBR girls win distance medley

Set national record
in repeat triumph, Trotter swan song
By tim morris
Staff Writer

Perfection. Red Bank Regional More...

RBC’s Kate Marvel earns spot on the All-State team

By paul salus
Staff Writer

When the All-State girls softball team was announced last weekend, Red Bank Catholic head coach Randy Scinto was not surprised to see Kate Marvel More...

Spartans team was among state’s top offensive squads

Simmons earns
All-State nod
By doug mckenzie
Staff Writer

The Ocean Township High School baseball team entered this season with some lofty expectations. More...

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