March 9, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

Council OKs taking of Broadway Arts properties

Building owners: We want right to develop our own properties
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

An overflow crowd filled Long Branch City Hall last week as residents and business owners pleaded with the City Council to vote down an ordinance that would allow the city to acquire properties in the Broadway Arts Redevelopment Zone. More...

Two River Theater celebrates Beckett centennial

Festival events include 'Godot,' short plays, films, panels, concert
BY KATHY HALL Correspondent

%27Waiting for Godot" was so popular in the 1960s that theaters programmed it whenever they wanted a hit. More...

Landscape exhibit by Migliaccio

An exhibit of landscape paintings by Anthony Migliaccio will open March 11 at Architectural Accents Past and Present in Long Branch. More...

Turntablist spins vinyl in new music series

The Black Box of Asbury Park continues its Music of Invention, a monthly series of new music events, on March 16 at 8 p.m. More...

Greater Media Newspapers to feature Future Leaders

In the week of May 31, Greater Media Newspapers, which publishes the Atlanticville, will present a very special section honoring and showcasing young people from our circulation areas. More...

Council approves UEZ funds, new police car

BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - The City Council adopted several resolutions at last week%27s council meeting, including an administrative budget for the city%27s Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ). More...

Fed: Conflicts rare over control of closing bases

Cites California, New Hampshire, South Carolina cases
BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer

EATONTOWN - A federal official working with the local Fort Monmouth Reuse Committee (FMRC) says he has seen fierce battles between local and state governments over closing military bases. More...

Letters

Letters

Teen alcohol abuse focus of town meeting

Alcohol is the most abused drug by children in our community, more than tobacco or any other illicit drug. In fact, 49 percent of seventh- and eighth-grade students have used alcohol, according to the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey. More...

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Opinion

Board member calls for MacInnes' resignation

Your Turn
Avery W. Grant Guest Column

Assistant State Education Commissioner Gordon A. MacInnes was quoted in the newspapers as follows, "Critics are right in saying that a lot of time and money has been wasted. That%27s a crime. You don%27t get that time back." More...

Park there, buddy, and she'll see you in court

Coda
Greg Bean

By recent accounts, it looks like lots of people in Glassboro, N.J., think Maryann Cottrell is a real pain in the patootie. More...

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Sports

Falcons make it two in a row in CJ Group III

BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer

There certainly seems to be something about the Central Jersey Group III tournament that brings out the best in the Monmouth Regional girls basketball team. More...

Werner leads CBA into sectional finals

The Monsignor Donovan boys basketball team entered last night%27s South A sectional championship game with just one loss on the season. More...

Atlantic City next for Region's top grapplers

BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer

When the state%27s top wrestlers converge on Atlantic City this weekend seeking individual state champions, several of the local area%27s top grapplers will be among them. More...

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Kyrillos, Karcher intro revised fort reuse bill

GOP state senator says new bill mirrors Assembly bill
BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer

Yet another piece of legislation regarding the eventual reuse of Fort Monmouth%27s infrastructure has been introduced in the New Jersey state Senate. More...

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Angel Ruiz, a third-grader at Holy Trinity School in Long Branch, sings along with classmates as they entertain residents at Monmouth Care Center in Long Branch on March 6. More...

Lenkiewicz announces slate for L.B. council

Platform includes working with schools, anti-gang initiative
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - Mayoral candidate Alfred "Alfie" Lenkiewicz announced the names of five council candidates Monday night who will run on his ticket in the May election. More...

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Holy Trinity School third-grader Ben Brizuela, 9, Long Branch, reads to Mary Poll, a resident at Monmouth Care Center, on March 6 during a celebration of the birthday of Dr. Seuss. More...

In the Arts

Tony Todesco will be the host of SICA%27s Open Mic Music Night at the Canning Co. Friday, 8-11 p.m., at the Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts, 20 Third Ave. in Long Branch. On Saturday 8-11 p.m., SICA%27s Canning Co. More...

Solo exhibit by Harger opens

McKay Imaging Photo Studio and Gallery in Red Bank presents the exhibition "Breaking Away," featuring "Round," a showing of two- and 3-D works by Red Bank artist Don Harger. More...

Authors set out to explain mysterious faces of Mars

Author and artist George J. Haas hopes his new book will offer readers a new perspective on our solar system%27s fourth planet from the sun. More...

Boro council revises rental ordinance

Registration fee cut from $250 to $100 for changing tenants
BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer

WEST LONG BRANCH - Landlords in town will have a little more money in hand if changes proposed for the borough%27s nearly two-year-old rental laws go through. More...

Home alone: Teens' parties lead to arrests

Thirty-five teenagers were arrested for underage drinking at two parties in Ocean Township over the weekend. More...

On Campus

Jonathan G. Ritacco, Ocean, a senior majoring in psychology, was named to the dean%27s list for the fall semester at the College of Science at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg. More...

Bulletin Board

Notes Around Town

Eatontown Memorial School will hold its 50th anniversary celebration on March 31 at the Sheraton, Route 35 and Industrial Way east. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. and includes a reception dinner and dancing to a DJ. Reservations are due by Wednesday. More...

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Long Branch resident Dorothy Ronca marked her 90th birthday recently at a party held at the Deal County Club. More...

Community Bulletin Board

Spaghetti dinner at Asbury UMC March 24

The Youth Program at Asbury United Methodist Church (UMC), 61 Atlantic Ave., Long Branch, will hold a spaghetti dinner March 24 from 5-7 p.m. Price is $7, and $3 for children younger than age 5. More...

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Schools

Students get help prepping for SATs

R.B., L.B. students get boost for college entrance exams
BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer

WEST LONG BRANCH - As a matter of choice, some area high school students are rising early on Saturday mornings to go to college. More...

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Business

Cask 591 soaks entrees, Long Branch with flavor

Upstairs Broadway Blues Lounge features live entertainment
BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - The secret behind the delicious food served at the new Cask 591 restaurant lies not in the wine, but in what holds the wine. More...

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