June 1, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

July 1 deadline looms for Beachfront South

K. Hov spokesman: Developer will do what's needed to make deals
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

Property owners in one of Long Branch's redevelopment zones will have one more month to negotiate purchase prices for their homes before the city can use eminent domain to acquire the properties. More...

Council meets in closed session on redevelopment

BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - The City Council was expected to meet in closed executive session last Wednesday to discuss redevelopment plans for the Broadway Gateway zone. More...

Affordable housing $$ goes to Seaview Manor

Resident says city should use funds to build additional units
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - The City Council approved a $1 million Regional Contribution Agreement (RCA) last week to help fund a Long Branch Housing Authority (LBHA) affordable housing project. More...

City Council hires bands for summer series

The city council adopted two resolutions at the May 23 meeting to hire bands to provide musical performances for summer events. More...

Dwek loses control of 60 percent of properties

Court hearing June 8 to hear defendant's uncle, other investors
BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer

FREEHOLD - Many of the financial constraints imposed against 60 percent of properties partially owned by area real estate investor Solomon Dwek have been lifted by a state Superior Court judge. More...

Letters

Letters

Fight goes on to block development at Hook

The fight to prevent the National Park Service from leasing for 60 years Fort Hancock properties to a for-profit, private developer for use as a commercial business park still is unresolved. More...

Click here for all stories

Opinion

Your Turn

City must heed advice of public advocate
William D. Giordano Guest Column

On Thursday, May 18, the Department of the Public Advocate issued a report regarding the use of eminent domain for private redevelopment to the Legislature and governor. More...

Coda

Advocate's report is cause for optimism
Greg Bean

You have to wonder if Long Branch municipal attorney James Aaron was reading the same report on the woeful inadequacy of New Jersey's eminent domain laws that everyone else was reading. More...

Click here for all stories

Sports

Cox, Davis, Nembhard, Grant, among CJ winners

Shore's Pierce, boys 1,600 relay team also win track titles
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

Nothing can stop Charles Cox and the Monmouth Regional Express. More...

Resilient Blues finish second in the nation

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

What Bo Scannapieco will remember most about the 2006 Brookdale Community College women's softball team was its mettle. More...

Ocean playing for two titles in three days

Handful of local teams still alive in state tournament play
BY VIN RAPOLLA Staff Writer

It's survive and advance time for high school baseball and softball teams, and the list of local teams still fighting to reach their championship aspirations is shrinking with each passing day. More...

Click here for all stories

West End residents oppose hi-rise project

Plan would raze Beachside Manor, build 58 residential units
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

Residents are expected to crowd a special Zoning Board meeting at city hall Monday night to oppose an application for a luxury condominium complex in the West End section of the Long Branch. More...

Photo

Evan Hubbard, Long Branch, surfs off the beach in West End on May 28. More...

Sailability: Making sailing accessible to all

Rumson couple founds N.J. chapter of international sailing nonprofit
BY KATHY HALL Correspondent

An alliance between the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association and Sailability New Jersey will give disabled members of the community the same access to recreational sailing that their able-bodied counterparts now enjoy. More...

Neighbors to monitor seasonal rentals

Township organizing program for reporting code violations
BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer

OCEAN TOWNSHIP - A neighborhood watch to monitor code enforcement violations may be the next step in the ongoing conflict between residents of the township and seasonal renters. More...

Photo

Area residents listen to Monmouth University President and retired Vice Adm. Paul Gaffney III speak at Italian American Memorial Association's Memorial Day service in West End, Long Branch, May 28. More...

Zoners get first look at MU's arena plans

Special hearing June 15 on multipurposeactivity center
BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer

WEST LONG BRANCH - A Grateful Dead reunion concert will never be scheduled inside Monmouth University's proposed on-campus multipurpose activity center. More...

Bulletin Board

Notes

Christin Vivona, Joanna Pagones and Frank Pobtkiewicz, students at Shore Regional High School in West Long Branch, were among a group 15 New Jersey high schoolers who traveled to Washington, D.C., to lobby Congress on the No Child Left Behind Act in More...

N.J. Seafood Festival to be held June 10 & 11

The 20th annual New Jersey Seafood Festival, hosted by the Belmar Tourism Commission, will take place in Belmar's Silver Lake Park on Saturday and Sunday, June 10 and 11. More...

Support groups, tours at center during June

Monmouth Medical Center, 300 Second Ave., Long Branch, will host the Mother-to-Mother free support group June 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 from 10-11:30 a.m. More...

Click here for all stories

Arts / Zest

Finding the artist within

RBR seniors exhibit work from portfolios at SICA through Sunday

Four years of growth and development as artists culminate this week in the annual Senior Art Show, showcasing works from the portfolios of seniors at Red Bank Regional High School's Visual and Performing Arts Academy. More...

In the Arts

"An Evening of Opera Favorites" will be presented by the Shrewsbury Chorale on Friday at 8 p.m. More...

Gallery showcases 2 artists

The Frederick Gallery in Allenhurst is featuring two artists this month. More...

Click here for all stories