March 23, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

Fort reuse bills pass in Senate, Assembly

If the Eatontown Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority, established via two bills passed by state lawmakers this week, meets in Trenton during daytime hours, Tinton Falls Mayor Peter Maclearie is concerned that he and local residents might More...

Boro in line for $1.3M loan for lake dredging

Mayor: DEP expected to notify town by July

WEST LONG BRANCH - By July, the borough may know if Trenton will lend over $1 million to help preserve the treasured, but troubled, Franklin Lake. More...

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Colks Neck High School student Evan Taravocchia, 18, watches his ball head toward the pins as he More...

Ocean Township library programs for April

The Ocean Township Branch of the Monmouth County Library, 701 Deal Road, will present free programs for children and adults during April. More...

Schneider team is long on experience

LONG BRANCH - Mayor Adam Schneider has kicked off his re-election campaign for a fifth term as mayor of the city. More...

Police arrest underage drinkers

Police reported that more than 20 underage drinkers were arrested last week at a party in the Wanamassa section of Ocean Township. More...

Teens the arts

2006 Monmouth County Teen Arts Festival draws 1,500 students

You don%27t have to be an aspiring visual or performing artist to enjoy, appreciate and participate in the annual Monmouth County Teen Arts Festival. More...

Indie film festival opens March 31

The fourth annual Garden State Film Festival (GSFF) showcasing film, video and animated works by independent filmmakers, will run through April 2 at the Paramount Theater/Convention Hall, Berkeley Carteret Hotel and Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park. More...

Artists at work

"Under Construction," an exhibit featuring the works by Isidro Blasco, Annabel Daou, Rachael Faillace, Angus Fairhurst, Carlo Ferraris, Claude Simard, Rob Wynne and Holly Zausner is currently at the Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts (SICA) in More...

Long Branch Council approves special officers

LONG BRANCH - At the March 14 municipal meeting, the City Council approved the appointments of 16 Special Police Officers Class 1 to patrol the oceanfront during summer events. More...

Dems announce choices for freeholder, surrogate

McMorrow, Inzerillo, Bova-Scarano will seek county office

Two Middletown residents and one Freehold Township resident will be the standard bearers as Monmouth County Democrats attempt to break Republican control of county government in the November general election. More...

Letters

Letters

Save Monmouth County before it%27s too late More than half the people in the United States live within 50 miles of the ocean, and as this national shift continues, coastal environments like Monmouth County are expected to deteriorate from o More...

Obituaries

Obituaries

Barbara A. Dean Mrs. Dean, 77, of Middletown, died March 20 at Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation of Red Bank. Born in Belmar, she resided in Monmouth Beach before moving to Middletown several years ago. Mrs. More...

Schools

District cheers approval $29.8M referendum

Superintendent: Children of Eatontown will benefit

EATONTOWN - By sometime in 2007, students at Memorial School might be able to walk their building%27s hallways without dodging each other, and open locker doors. More...

Talks ongoing between Board of Ed., teachers

Second meeting with state mediator set for April 12

EATONTOWN - The local teachers%27 union and school board are closer to a contract than they have been, but are still hammering out the details. More...

MTOTSA hearing set for Friday

Court will hear arguments on motion to dismiss condemnations More...

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Ocean Township High School students Ricky DePalma, Danielle Recchia and Ellpetha Tsivicos rehearse a scene from the musical "A Chorus Line" which will be presented by the high school%27s West Park Players on March 30, 31 and April 1. More...

County awards grants for this old house& that old church

Towns that own historic buildings are always seeking funds to help preserve the past for the future.In order to help with those preservation projects, about 19 projects in Monmouth County are to receive grants from the Monmouth County Historical Comm More...

Newspapers announce nominees in Greater Women of Central NJ

Greater Media Newspapers is pleased to announce the list of nominees for the second annual Greater Women of Central New Jersey award. This year, 108 women were nominated in the categories of business, health care and nonprofit. More...

City bonds additional $1.3M for new park

Council previously bonded for $5.2M for property acquisition

LONG BRANCH -- The City Council introduced an ordinance last week to bond an additional $1.3 million for the Manahassett Creek Park project. More...

Concordance will again sponsor community fair

Grassroots group seeking partners, volunteers, donations

LONG BRANCH - The Long Branch Concordance (LBC) will host its second annual "Cherish the Children, Celebrate Long Branch" fair this summer. More...

Police arrest drug suspect

A monthlong investigation by the Special Assignment Unit of the Ocean Township Police Department led to the arrest of a township man for possession of controlled dangerous substances and possession of CDS with the intent to distribute. More...

In The Arts

Friends of Photography will hold its monthly meeting at the Monmouth Beach Cultural Center, 128 Ocean Ave., tonight at 7:30 p.m. Photos signifying The Month of March, the club%27s monthly assignment, will be critiqued. More...

New paintings by Cunningham

"A Generalist Painter: Still Life, Landscape and the Figure," an exhibit of recent paintings by Francis Cunningham, is on exhibit at Laurel Tracey Gallery in Red Bank. More...

WLB council OKs changes in rental law

Registration fee to decrease from $250 to $100 as of May 1

WEST LONG BRANCH - Thanks to some tweaking of the borough%27s rental law, landlords in town will be able to spend less time and money at town hall. More...

Grant for boat ramp cause for controversy

MONMOUTH BEACH - A grant for $137,000 for construction of a boat ramp at Sea Crest Road will be returned, borough Commissioner Kimberly Guadagno said at the commissioners%27 meeting last week. More...

M.B. hires administrator

MONMOUTH BEACH -- After a prolonged and sometimes contentious public meeting, the borough commissioners voted 2-1 to hire a part-time borough administrator. More...

Former teacher admits to improper relationship

WEST LONG BRANCH - A former Shore Regional High School teacher and coach will be giving up his teaching certificate after admitting in a Freehold courtroom recently that he engaged in an improper relationship with a female former student. More...

Bulletin Board

Notes

The 1st Annual Atlantic Highlands Health Fair will be held on March 25. The free event will take place from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Atlantic Highlands Wellness Center, 68 First Ave. A gift raffle and silent auction will take place at 4 p.m. More...

Community Bulletin Board

Bingo, dinner, craft show slated at IAMA

The Italian American Memorial Association (IAMA), West End and Indiana Avenues, Long Branch, has announced bingo is now under way at the facility at 7:30 p.m. More...

Opinion

There's a word for that, and the word is ...

Coda

My son was looking for some important paperwork recently when my aging brain went into full-tilt freeze mode. It not only temporarily erased one word I was looking for in my memory bank, it erased two. More...

Sports

Hoffman, DeFilippis win St. Paddy's 10-Mile Race

Former Christian Brothers Academy star Bill Hoffman still knows how to win races. More...

CBA's Werner is Shore Coaches Player of the Year

Host of local stars recognized for their exploits

Christian Brothers Academy%27s all-everything Dan Werner was the boys Player of the Year. More...

Freehold Twp. hosting Shore Coaches all-star games tonight

The basketball stars will be out and shining brightly tonight. More...