August 24, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

Prosecutor alleges 'horrific' sex crimes

Handyman accused of using job to assault, film children in two counties
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer

The videotaped footage found in the home of a local handyman was enough to "test the sensibilities of some of the most hardened police officers," according to one veteran law enforcement official. More...

Concordance taps faith-based groups as partners

Community group encourages collaboration among faith communities
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - The Long Branch Concordance (LBC) is turning to faith-based organizations to play a role in the ongoing effort to meet the needs of Monmouth County residents. More...

Agencies seek source of creek contamination

DEP: Racetrack may not be sole source of high fecal count
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is working with county and local health officials, including Monmouth Park Racetrack, to determine the source of bacteria polluting Branchport Creek, which runs through Oceanport and Long Branch. More...

City Council approves RCA with Colts Neck

Portion of $2.9M will help fund new Seaview Manor complex
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - The City Council has authorized an interlocal agreement between the city and the Long Branch Housing Authority (LBHA) to support the construction of an affordable housing complex. More...

Two chances for public comment at fort meetings

Comment at beginning and end; meeting schedule adopted
BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer

WEST LONG BRANCH - The chairperson of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority says he welcomes public input at the panel's monthly meetings. More...

Fort panel to apply for $1.35M in federal aid

BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer

WEST LONG BRANCH- The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority is applying for $1.35 million in federal funds to start up business. More...

Letters

Questioning politicians is the American way

Ever since the August council meeting in West Long Branch where Councilman Joseph Woolley quit his post ... or maybe not, I have seen my name and motivations for attending council meetings twisted and debased by our current mayor and council. More...

Why was Farber in office?

I feel that retired Judge Richard J. Williams did not go far enough as Attorney General Zulima V. ("Free the Guilty") Farber should have been terminated and fined for having her live-in boyfriend, Hamlet E. More...

Citizens' group touts tax reform proposal

(Response to letter by John Hendrickson) While I'm sure I'm not alone in sharing your frustrations over the current New Jersey tax mess, I would like to offer you some hope of a citizen-based solution. More...

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Arts / Zest

Plein Air Painters of the Jersey Coast

There's nothing plain about "Impressionism to Realism," the exhibit of more than 200 paintings done en plein air (French for in the open) currently at the Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury. More...

With a little improvisation, 13 can be a lucky number

Improv Jam's Summer League preps up-and-coming comics
BY KELLY RIZZETTA Correspondent

Allowing rival groups of adolescents to spend a warm evening loitering in the parking lot of a local strip mall usually doesn't lead to behavior that serves the public interest. More...

In the Arts

Red Bank-based Phoenix Productions will host "A Tribute to Elvis" starring Rick Alviti and the Rick Alviti Showband at the Strand Theatre in Lakewood on Saturday, Aug. 26 at 8 p.m. Alviti, who is one of the country's foremost More...

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Biddle takes oath as L.B. councilwoman

Members of Latino community laud appointment
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

Long Branch City Council chambers overflowed last week with supporters as the city's first Hispanic councilwoman was sworn in to office. More...

Photo

David Dabbah, 15, Eatontown, executes a skateboard flip Sunday at SkatePlex, the Monmouth County Park System's skateboard park in Long Branch. More...

Investigation into homicide ongoing

LONG BRANCH - Neptune City resident Herbert Hoover Lambert Bell, 30, was shot just before 2 a.m. Saturday outside Murphy's bar on Division Street in Long Branch, according to Monmouth County First Assistant Prosecutor Peter Warshaw. More...

Planning Board approves Sapphire Beach project

Resubmitted plan calls for six-unit townhouse development
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH -- The applicant for the Sapphire Beach project got the go-ahead from the city Planning Board last week to construct a luxury townhouse project on Ocean Boulevard. More...

Long Branch beach project to begin in fall

Pallone secures $3M for replenishment
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin a multimillion-dollar beach replenishment project on the city shoreline this fall. More...

Suspect kept low profile in former neighborhood

Elberon shocked to learn of allegations against Bilski
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - The upscale Elberon section of Long Branch is comprised largely of expensive summer homes, and many residents are wealthy people from out of state. More...

Bulletin Board

Notes

Assemblyman Sean T. Kean (R-11) will host a town meeting on Monday, Aug. 28, at 7 p.m. at the Monmouth Beach Cultural Center at 128 Ocean Ave. More...

Community Bulletin Board

Registration under way for adult diploma program

The Educational Services Commission/Monmouth Adult Education Commission (ESC/MAECOM) Adult High School, 100 Tornillo Way, Tinton Falls, is now holding registration for its free adult high school diploma program that offers students a locally issued d More...

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Opinion

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Correction

The amount property taxes would increase if voters in four sending towns approve a $49.8 million referendum for upgrades to Shore Regional High School was incorrectly reported in the Aug. 17 More...

For the Record

In the Aug. More...

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Schools

Monthly tab for SRHS referendum $16 - $21

Residents of district's four sending towns to go to polls on Sept. 26
BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer

WEST LONG BRANCH -- The monthly tax hike that property owners in the Shore Regional High School District would see if voters approve a $49.8 million bond construction referendum next month More...

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Sports

The end of an era? Wood vs. nonwood bats Nonwood bat debate split near the middle

BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer

A few weeks ago I wrote a column discussing Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan's proposed legislation that would return New Jersey's youth and high school baseball and softball leagues to wood-bat-only status, removing from the dugout the expensive high-tec More...

Diegnan has his reasons for introducing bill

Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan didn't start thinking about introducing Assembly Bill 3388 last month when 12-year-old Steven Domalewski, of Wayne, was struck in the chest with a batted ball. More...

Necessity of bill at the heart of the debate

BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer

Nobody questions Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan's motivation for introducing legislation that would require wood bats to be used from Little League through high school levels throughout the state. More...

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