October 5, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

Motion filed to force city to move on condemnation

Attny. asks court to order city to move or dismiss action
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

A motion to compel the city of Long Branch to move forward with the condemnation of a home in one of the city's beachfront redevelopment zones was filed in state Superior Court Tuesday. More...

Free to read: Banned Books Week a reminder

Libraries tell patrons attempts still made to remove books from shelves
BY SARAH CHOI Correspondent

When it comes to reading, there are as many different opinions about the contents of a book as there are readers. What one person thinks is perfectly acceptable for the shelf of a public library, another considers inappropriate. More...

Save Sandy Hook seeks to continue suit

Developer secures financing for first phase of project
BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent

Save Sandy Hook (SSH) is scrambling to find an attorney to continue its fight to block commercial development on Sandy Hook. More...

Unger calls for eminent domain moratorium

LONG BRANCH - Council candidate Brian Unger held a press conference on the steps of city hall last Tuesday at which he called for a moratorium on the city's use of eminent domain for redevelopment. More...

City denies request for debate at City Hall

Community group seeks alternate venue for council candidates debate
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH -- A community-based organization is seeking a venue to hold a debate among candidates for City Council in the upcoming November municipal election. More...

Photo

Clockwise from top right, Alona Sunger (r-l), 7, Ariel Sunger, 12, and Michelle Clark, 12, Ocean Township, watch as Bubbles (Lin Magner) puts the finishing touches on a balloon hat at the third annual Ocean Township Fall Festival held Sept. More...

Monmouth, Ocean councils of Girl Scouts will merge

Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts and Girl Scouts of Ocean County have announced that they will be joining forces to form one Girl Scout council serving approximately 18,000 girls throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties. More...

Three arrests at day spa on prostitution charges

OCEAN TOWNSHIP - For the second time within a one-week period, township police arrested individuals on charges of engaging in prostitution at a day spa located in the township. More...

Letters

Eatontown ordinance protects tenants

For almost a quarter of a century, the borough of Eatontown has had a Rent Stabilization Contract to protect landlords and tenants of the many apartment complexes and mobile home parks with issues of tenancy. More...

Bumbling, head-in-sand bureaucracy in Eatontown

I am writing to express my views and those of other Eatontown residents on the bumbling, head in sand bureaucracy at work in Eatontown. It appears the mayor and council have completely lost touch with the pulse of the taxpayers. More...

Too little, much too late

Sandy Hook Partner's (SHP) long-awaited source of financing has finally been made known. But as all know, except for the NPS and its adherents, it is nearly seven years too late, since it was required of all offerors on Nov. 8, 1999. My Goodness! More...

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Schools

Shore Reg'l mulls options after referendum defeat

Voters in four sending towns overwhelmingly rejected building plan
BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer

WEST LONG BRANCH -- The Shore Regional High School District is wrestling with ways to fund renovations officials believe are needed to bring the 44-year-old school up-to-date. More...

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Sports

Rumson girls are first at cross country invitational

RBC girls third in championship division
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

Rumson-Fair Haven had a dilemma.Three of its top seven scorers are freshmen, and at Friday's New Balance Jersey Shore Cougar Invitational, coach Tim McLoone decided to let them run in the Freshman division race, leaving the varsity without its regula More...

Sports Shorts

Fair Haven Cross Country had great performances in the New Jersey Grammar School Cross Country Championship. Nine members of the Fair Haven Cross Country Team participated in the NJ Grammar School Championship at Allaire State Park on Sunday. More...

Bowled over

Long Branch's Andrew DeNardo runs over a would-be tackler during the Green Wave's loss in Matawan on Saturday. More...

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Activist arrested at fort reuse meeting

Wants veterans, environment, homeless in the plans
BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer

Environmental and peace activist Tom Mahedy was arrested last week after persistent questioning of members of the panel charged with charting the future of Fort Monmouth once it ceases operation as a military base. More...

Photo

CHRIS KELLY staff

Patricia Bosko, 5, Belmar, decorates a pumpkin during the third annual Ocean Township Fall Festival held Sept. 30 at Joe Palaia Park. More...

NAACP seeks dialogue on gang presence in city

Prosecutor will meet with community leaders to discuss gangs Oct. 11
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - The president of the Greater Long Branch NAACP said last week there is a gang presence in the city and called on local and county officials to address the violence in the city's neighborhoods. More...

Eatontown council approves rent control

Tenants cheer as council sets yearly rent hike ceiling
BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer

EATONTOWN - For $1,600 a month, you might be able to rent a three-bedroom apartment in Manhattan ... or Eatontown. More...

Biddle's focus on housing, jobs in Long Branch

Council candidate says eminent domain should be last resort
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - During her initial two months on the governing body, Councilwoman Jackeline Biddle said she has heard the same concern over and over again from residents: affordable housing. More...

Connector roads ease traffic in Eatontown

BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer

EATONTOWN - Former Mayor Joseph Frankel said it hasn't yet sunk in that his one-time colleagues in borough hall have named a new thoroughfare in his honor. More...

Welcome mat out at Shore's 'green' houses

Open house event Oct. 7 will showcase sustainable features
BY KATHY HALL Correspondent

Jersey Shore home and business owners who use renewable energy sources will open their doors to the public as part of a Green Buildings Open House on Saturday, Oct. 7. More...

Three youths charged in assault on city man

BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH -- Members of a group of juvenile males ranging in age from 13 to 16 years old are facing charges for allegedly robbing a Long Branch man last week. More...

Bulletin Board

Notes Around Town

The Monmouth County Business and Professional Women's Council will celebrate its 56th anniversary at the annual Scholarship Luncheon on Oct. 21 at Gibbs Hall at Fort Monmouth in Tinton Falls beginning at 11:30 a.m. More...

Community Bulletin Board

Museum's Harlem Renaissance trip Oct. 19

Monmouth Museum on the campus of Brookdale Community Campus, Lincroft section of Middletown, is offering a "Harlem Renaissance" trip Oct. 19 from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. More...

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Opinion

Coda

Even if we build it, they'll still come
Greg Bean

As communities in central New Jersey like Freehold Borough and Lakewood struggle with the thorny problems arising from illegal immigration, about the only solace we can take is that the federal government is doing an even worse job of finding a solut More...

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Arts / Zest

'Butterfly Kisses and Wishes on Wings'

Book helps children cope when someone they love has cancer
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer

Take heart. There's hope. And help for anyone who has to explain to a child that someone they love has been diagnosed with cancer. More...

In the Arts

The Arts Coalition of Asbury Park (ArtsCAP) is featuring Asbury Park's own Ray Sternesky in a solo show at the John C. Conover Real Estate Agency, 200 Main St. (corner of Cookman) Oct. 7-14. More...

Watercolor society exhibit at museum

The 64th annual Open Juried Exhibition by the New Jersey Water Color Society will run through Oct. 29 at the Monmouth Museum and Cultural Center. More...

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