May 21, 2004 RSS feed / Front Page

Sending towns agree to cut $300K from SRHS budget

Boroughs unanimous on reduction
for first time
BY SHERRY CONOHAN
Staff Writer

In an unprecedented action, the four municipalities that send students to Shore Regional High School have agreed to ask the Board of Education to cut $300,000 from the school district More...

Opponents step up effort to stop fort plan

Group has rented
billboard to increase awareness about project
BY GLORIA STRAVELLI
Staff Writer

Opponents of private development at Fort Hancock are digging in. More...

Plenty of winners at second Thorne race

BY SHERRY CONOHAN
Staff Writer

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 Church has 100+ years of history — house tour keeps it going

Greg Kelly
Monmouth
Beach Life

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City rejects Brown’s latest plan for church

Minister vows a return
BY CHRISTINE VARNO
Staff Writer

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Memories, and more, on the line with loss of home

Homeowner
BY CHRISTINE VARNO
Staff Writer

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Letters

Sandy Hook is not a community in need of revitalization

In his recent letter to The Hub, Edward McKenna Jr., the mayor of Red Bank, makes a point of the fact that he is "keenly aware of the efforts that it takes to rehabilitate and revitalize a community" (emphasis added). More...

Chairwoman thanks supporters of Save Sandy Hook

To all those that attended, donated to and worked so hard to make Save Sandy Hook More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Rose A. Pable Legath

Mrs. Legath, 74, of West Long Branch died May 11 at Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Va. She resided in Clifton prior to moving to West Long Branch. Mrs. More...

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Sports

It’s back to the nationals for Brookdale women

Ninth straight Region XIX
for Scannapieco
BY TIM MORRIS
Staff Writer

Bo Scannapieco pushed his Brookdale Community College women More...

Ocean’s Sarafian destroys state pole vault record

Spartan takes
mark up to 17-4 1/2,
best in country in
BY TIM MORRIS
Staff Writer

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Dethroned

You can More...

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MTOTSA submits plan to save homes

Proposal ties streets
in with first phase
of Beachfront North
BY CHRISTINE VARNO
Staff Writer

Residents living in what is designated as Phase II of the Beachfront North redevelopment zone have come up with their own plan to revitalize their Long Branch neighborhood. More...

Photo

JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Brandon Frontera, 12, and his father, John, both of West Long Branch, take a moment to review the course for the Michael Thorne Scholarship 4-mile run before taking part in the race on Sunday. More...

Council cuts would lower school taxes

BY CHRISTINE VARNO
Staff Writer

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Gaffney offers dialogue on school’s building plans

University president
BY SHERRY CONOHAN
Staff Writer

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No end in sight to record-high gas prices

One gallon of regular
gasoline nearing $2
BY MARC CAVELLA & VINCE ECHAVARIA
Staff Writers

Travelers at the Jersey Shore will face record gas prices as they drive to their destinations this summer. More...

Governor pushes property-tax relief plan

BY COLLEEN LUTOLF
Staff Writer

In a tour to promote his new tax relief plan, Gov. James E. McGreevey last week sat with reporters to review his "three-pronged" FAIR (Fair and Immediate Relief) tax relief plan. More...

Documentarian brings air of reality to PBS series ‘Colonial House’ aims for accurate portrayal of life in 17th-century America

BY KATE PICHEL
Correspondent

Kristi Jacobson had to rough it for much of her latest project. Still, she did not have it as bad as the people on the other side of the camera. More...

Investigation into city man’s murder continues

BY CHRISTINE VARNO
Staff Writer

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Ocean explorer delivers M.U. commencement address

BY SHERRY CONOHAN
Staff Writer

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Zest

National Archive photos tell tale of 20th century
BY GLORIA STRAVELLI
Staff Writer

They are "time machines" that capture the brightest and darkest moments of our history, the breadth and depth of human imagination and inspiration, the sorrows and triumphs of a young nation, the social and political challenges of 20th-cent More...

Bulletin Board

Local artist’s work exhibited at conference

Watercolorist Thomas C. Wilczewski, Long Branch, recently exhibited his paintings at the 2004 Governor More...

Memorial Day services

Eatontown

Eatontown will hold its Memorial Day observance at 10:30 a.m. May 31 at Veterans Plaza in Wampum Memorial Park. Eatontown Post 325 of the American Legion will host a special ceremony at 2 p.m. More...

‘Step Up for The Arc Walk’ May 22

The Arc of Monmouth, Tinton Falls, will host its sixth annual "Step Up for The Arc Walk" May 22 at 9 a.m. at Bucks Mill Park, Colts Neck. Registration will be followed by a free continental breakfast, and the walk at 10 a.m. More...

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Opinion

No end of paying for parkway in sight

When campaigning for governor in 2001, Democratic candidate James McGreevey talked about eliminating tolls on the Garden State Parkway by 2007. McGreevey did not seem to have much conviction about actually eliminating tolls, however. More...

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Business

A new spin on knitting

Former tech employee opens Broad St. store to share her beloved hobby
BY GLORIA STRAVELLI
Staff Writer

It More...

Business Briefs

Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, recently presented its annual Teaching Award to Stephen Chagares, M.D., assistant director of the residency program. More...

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