May 4, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

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PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above Gov. Jon S. Corzine sits next to U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone and Rep. Rush Holt at a news conference prior to the bill signing of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Act into law. More...

No increase in cost of beach fees this year

LONG BRANCH - An ordinance introduced by the City Council at the April 25 meeting calls for no increase in beach fees over last summer's rates. More...

Eatontown adopts $19.8M 2006 budget

Average property tax rate will be 40.4 cents per $100 of assessed valuation
BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer

EATONTOWN - Property owners here will pay an average of $158 monthly in municipal taxes under the 2006 municipal budget adopted last week by the Borough Council. More...

Mayors react to fort redevelopment bill

Heads of host communities seek smooth transition
BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer

EATONTOWN - Mayor Gerald Tarantolo has invited the soon-to-be formed Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority to use this community's borough hall as its venue for forthcoming meetings. More...

Greater Media Newspapers wins 42 NJPA awards for 2005

With a total of 42 editorial, photography and advertising awards, Greater Media Newspapers had its best showing ever in the weekly division of the New Jersey Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest for 2005. More...

Long Branch expands rules for public events

Ordinance requires events to be sponsored or sanctioned by city
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - Much more will be involved to obtain approval to hold a rally or demonstration or other public event in the city under new rules adopted by the City Council. More...

No Cinderellas show up to claim prom gowns

BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH -- You can lead Cinderella to the closet but you cannot, apparently, get her to buy a prom gown. More...

Polling places, candidates in municipal election

The Long Branch municipal election will be held on May 9 and polls will be open at the following locations from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.: More...

Letters

Board prez defends center against criticisms

As the president of the Long Branch Senior Center Advisory Board, and a 14-year member of this center and one of the 1,200 registered members, I would like to respond to the comments made by a candidate at the debate held April 24. More...

Budget cuts, 'fire sales' threaten open spaces

Although most Americans want parklands and open spaces, seemingly unrelated events will eliminate or drastically alter many of our parks and public lands that we once thought were safe from development. More...

Web site a resource for young people

In the past few weeks, there have been two foiled high school shootings, one in Camden and the other in Washington State. More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

James F. Ventresco Mr. Ventresco, 72, of Long Branch, died April 25 in Long Branch. Born in Long Branch, he was a lifelong resident of Long Branch. More...

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Schools

School board reorganizes with one new member

Failed budget to go before Borough Council for review
BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer

EATONTOWN - Even if its nearly $18.2 million budget bit the dust last week, the local school board still celebrated other victories at its annual reorganization meeting. More...

Latino students skip school on day of protest

Absentee rate higher than normal at Long Branch schools
BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - A higher than average number of Latino students skipped school last Monday, apparently in protest of pending new immigration laws. More...

Shore Reg'l H.S. board reorganizes

WEST LONG BRANCH - The Shore Regional High School Board of Education elected Anthony F. More...

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Business

It's a small (but stylish) world, after all

Mother/daughter team open Lulu Rose Children's Boutique
BY JULIE KIRSH Staff Writer

LITTLE SILVER - Everything's coming up roses - Lulu More...

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Corzine signs fort redevelopment bill

Holt urges focus on job creation, with land use to follow
BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer

The bill creating a new reuse panel for Fort Monmouth in Eatontown was actually born in a missive between a U.S. congressman and the state's former acting governor. More...

Hotel campus zone plans unveiled

Redevelopment calls for Broadway to be extended to oceanfront More...

Renovations continue to historic church

Second phase of work will secure exterior of 127-year-old structure
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH -- The second phase of a multiphase renovation project to restore the Long Branch Historical Museum will get under way sometime this month. More...

Center announces blood drives scheduled for May

Central Jersey Blood Center, Shrewsbury, has announced the following local blood drives: More...

In the Service

Navy Hospitalman Recruit Jesse Canaris recently graduated from the Basic Hospital Corps School at Naval Hospital Corps School, Great Lakes, Ill. His first assignment will involve direct patient care. More...

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SCOTT PILLING staff Four-year-old Juan Castro takes a seat on a 1941 tractor at the Old Eatontown Museum during its open house on April 29. More...

Mother's Day tea at Asbury UMC May 6

Asbury United Methodist Church (UMC), 61 Atlantic Ave., Long Branch, will hold a Mother's Day tea May 6 at noon. More...

Borough approves another study of police building

Costs of renovating, adding on or moving to new site to be explored
BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer

WEST LONG BRANCH - Architects will likely come to study the aging police station building - again. More...

Hearing on MU arena could start on May 25

Application for proposed activity center is complete
BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer

WEST LONG BRANCH - What promises to be a lengthy application for Monmouth University's plan to build an indoor sports arena is expected to start unfolding later this month. More...

On Campus

The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders recently honored several students at art and science competitions held during its Earth Day Fair at the Monmouth County Library, Manalapan. More...

Bulletin Board

Salvation Army online auction now under way

The Salvation Army's New Jersey Division is conducting an online auction through May 24 in an effort to fill its fundraising goal deficit from the 2005 kettle season. More...

Notes Around Town

Students at the township of Ocean Intermediate School will present a musical comedy tribute to the 1960s titled "Groovy." Tickets are available at the door for $5 and performances are Thursday, May 4, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m. More...

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Opinion

Greg Bean

Coda Residents need more info about evacuation More...

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Arts / Zest

In the Arts

"From Plein Air to the Studio," a solo show of works by landscape artist Anthony Migliaccio, is on exhibit at the Jewish Community Center in Deal. An artist's reception will be held today, 6:30-8 p.m. More...

Worlds collide at the Guild of Creative Art

If artists were asteroids there would be a high probability of meteor showers in May at the Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury. More...

SICA issues call for help

SICA, the Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts in Long Branch, will get by with a little help from its friends. More...

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Sports

Marathoners tour Long Branch, Monmouth Beach

Marathon runners from across the state and beyond converged on the Ocean Promenade in Long Branch on Sunday for the 10th anniversary edition of the New Jersey Marathon. More...

Trotters add to their history at the Penn Relays

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

Amanda and Katy Trotter will forever be linked with the Penn Relays, and they wouldn't have it any other way. More...

Brookdale tennis team is back among Region's best

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

Brookdale Community College's men's tennis team may not be all the way back, but they have rebounded strong enough to be a player in this weekend's Region XIX Tournament. More...

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