January 19, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

Council votes funds for reassessment

Tax assessor: Property values expected to rise, not necessarily taxes
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

The City Council approved funds last week to support a county-ordered reassessment of all taxable properties in Long Branch for the 2007 tax year. More...

Hook advocates ask court to deny suit’s dismissal

BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent

TRENTON More...

City man killed while crossing train tracks

MIDDLETOWN More...

Conservation District to offer three scholarships

Freehold Soil Conservation District will award three $1,000 scholarships to college students majoring in a conservation-related field. The deadline for applications is April 7. More...

It’s my body and I’ll laugh if I want to

Body stories told with a mix of humor and pathos
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer

Piece by piece, story by story, readers who have volunteered to tell a revealing story about life in their individual bodies came forward and read their monologues during a rehearsal for More...

‘New Beginnings’ shelter calendar is now on sale

SPCA

Ever since its introduction three years ago, the Monmouth County SPCA More...

City opts for public bids on contracts

The Long Branch Council agreed last week that all public contracts in the city will be awarded through the More...

Police seek suspects in theft from teen

OCEAN TOWNSHIP More...

Minister: King’s dream of equality will come true

Rubin tells YMCA
BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer

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Letters

Letters

The best act in town

New Jersey More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Betty Loomis Smith Mrs. Smith, 79, of Monmouth Beach, died Jan. 4 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., she resided in Larchmont and Staten Island, N.Y., and Rumson, prior to moving to Monmouth Beach. More...

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Sports

Rutgers gives state something to talk about

Local coaches, players chime in on progress of RU football program
BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer

Why not Rutgers? That More...

Defense, team play fuels BCC’s winning streak

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

With a six-game winning streak, the Brookdale Community College men More...

Blue Devils roll through the first half of season

BY VIN RAPOLLA Staff Writer

Rich Sherman and his Shore Regional boys basketball team have a lot to be happy about midway through the season. More...

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Kyrillos intros fort redevelopment bill

S-1049 is in committee, not on
BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer

True to his word, state Sen. Joseph M. Kyrillos Jr. (R-13) last week introduced a bill designed to ensure that the federal government will recognize a new multi-jurisdictional entity charged with overseeing future uses of Fort Monmouth More...

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Jackie Van Wagner, as Miss Hannigan, and Lauren Brown, who stars in the title role, rehearse on Friday for a performance of More...

New library combines best of modern and traditional

Expanded facility is branch of the county library system
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer

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Hollis Cooper leads a group in song during a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the MLK monument on Atlantic Avenue in Long Branch on Jan. 16. Below, Police Officer Bruce Johantgen speaks during the tribute. More...

In the Arts

The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts (SICA) will debut a monthly More...

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Students in the Monmouth Conservatory of Music More...

School traffic prompts Bath Ave. parking ban

BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH More...

Suspect sought in armed robbery

BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

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Police interrupt melee, arrest township man

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Bulletin Board

Notes

The Long Branch High School Visual and Performing Arts Program will present its third annual Concert for Kids on Jan. 21 at 3:30 p.m. at the high school auditorium. More...

Support groups, baby fair slated at Monmouth

Monmouth Medical Center, 300 Second Ave., Long Branch, will host the More...

Sites sought for life jacket loaner program

BoatU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety & Clean Water, Alexandria, Va., is seeking new locations to act as lending sites for its free life jacket loaner program. More...

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Business

Building a business that’s good for the planet

Blackwell
BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer

Lots of small businesses start out with ambitious plans generally focused on profitability and market share. More...

Business Briefs

Central Jersey Bank, Long Branch, which recently merged with Monmouth Community Bank, Long Branch, and Allaire Community Bank, Sea Girt, has announced James S. Vaccaro has been named president and CEO. More...

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