February 8, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

Seashore Day Camp & School to offer new theater camp

This summer, Seashore Day Camp & School in Long Branch will give children interested in the performing arts a chance to spend summer days "On Broadway." Seashore will offer a specialty camp called "On Broadway" in its new theater, which More...

'Give Kids a Smile Day'

LONG BRANCH - Monmouth Medical Center's Dental Residency Program hosted "Give Kids a Smile Day" for the third year at the Monmouth Family Health Center Dental Center. The program provides free dental care to underserved children. More...

Notes

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Children's Festival was held Jan. 30 at the Rebecca Stafford Student Center at Monmouth University in West Long Branch. More...

Holy Trinity hosts dinner for needy

LONG BRANCH - The St. Vincent de Paul Society of Holy Trinity Church, Exchange Place in Long Branch, will host a Christmas in February Feast on Feb. 18 at 1 p.m. in the Parish Hall. The dinner, held with the assistance of St. More...

Family Friends program helps special-needs kids

The Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey (EFNJ) will implement Family Friends, a service program established in 1984 by the National Council on the Aging (NCOA). More...

Oceanport opposes bill to end RCAs

Chaump: Bill would undermine affordable housing
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

The Oceanport Borough Council is opposing a proposed reform that would end the practice of municipalities transferring their fair share housing obligations to towns outside their towns' borders. At the Jan. More...

Resident: Access to beaches is inadequate

Cites lack of access points for seniors, those with disabilities
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - Redevelopment of the city oceanfront has not brought improved access to beaches for people with disabilities and the elderly, according to a resident. At the Jan. More...

City's ratable base more than doubles

Average assessment jumps to $469K from $248K
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

A county-ordered reassessment of all taxable properties in Long Branch has resulted in a doubling of the city's ratable base, according to the city tax assessor. More...

Letters

Can Smart Growth help control taxes?

Everyone in New Jersey agrees that property taxes are too high, but what most people don't realize is that the damage goes far beyond our wallets. More...

Legislation would help paramedic programs

Susan Van Orden's letter "New Jersey First Aid Council opposes legislation" (Jan. 5) does not address the root causes of the paramedic funding issue that prompted the introduction of the paramedic transport bills, S-2302 and A-3749. More...

Corodemus' shoes will be difficult to fill

Monmouth County and the people of New Jersey lost a true leader with the retirement of Assemblyman Steven J. Corodemus. More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Evelyn Bloodgood Crowhurst Mrs.. Crowhurst, 86, of North Hutchinson Island, Fla., and formerly Monmouth Beach, died Jan. 31, 2007, in Florida. More...

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Sports

Monmouth Regional boys win county indoor title

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

Despite all of Monmouth Regional's success during the relay season, coach Jim Calvert still wasn't quite sure what to expect Saturday at the Monmouth County Indoor Championships. "We've only had the relays," noted Calvert. More...

Fish On

Shad lures taking local anglers by storm
Ron Nuzzolo

Put away the diamond jigs: a new era has begun.The era of the shad has taken anglers by storm. With the fall bass run continuing into January, I was fortunate enough to take a trip with my father on Capt. More...

Sports Shorts

The Jersey Shore Thunder Green 13U boys travel baseball team, based in the Rumson/Fair Haven area, is seeking players for the spring and summer season, including a weeklong tournament in Delaware at the end of July. More...

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City seeks $220K for Broadway UEZ

Jones: Funds would be used to market, attract business
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - - The City Council has asked the state Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) board to authorize funds for a business development project in the downtown Broadway area. The council approved resolution 21-07 at the Jan. More...

Siperstein's opens at new location

LONG BRANCH - Siperstein's Paint & Decorating Center is open for business at its new location at 700 Route 36 in the former site of Brunswick Lanes. More...

Boro swears in new officer

The West Long Branch Police Department sworn in its 21st police officer Jan. 17 Borough Council meeting. Brian C. More...

Auction will benefit Michael's Feat

BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

WEST LONG BRANCH - The Student Government Association of Monmouth University is hosting its sixth annual charity auction Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Anacon Hall. More...

A lifetime of friends rally around injured resident

Friends and family of Carl Lawson will host fundraiser March 3
BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer

EATONTOWN - Following a catastrophic accident in the life of one of the borough's hometown sons, the community is rallying to the aid of Carl Lawson and his family. More...

ANF seeks to serve community

The Long Branch-based All Neighbors Foundation (ANF) nonprofit organization held its first meeting on Jan. 17 at the Brookdale Community College Learning Center on Broadway. More...

Court to DEP- how much beach?

Judge rejects beach clubs' motion to dismiss access suit
BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent

SEA BRIGHT - - A judge has ordered the state Department of Environmental (DEP) Protection to provide more information to the nine Sea Bright beach clubs it is suing to force them to provide more public access to their beaches. More...

Coastal study unveiled to local stakeholders

County study divides region into four subgroups
BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer

WEST LONG BRANCH - A planning study divides the Monmouth County's Coastal Region into four sub-regions and focuses on the commonalities among those subregions, according to the project's supervising planner, Joseph Barris. More...

Man found critically injured in city

Prosecutor, police investigate cause of WLB man's injuries
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - The Mon-mouth County Prosecutor's Office is investigating the circumstances that left a West Long Branch man in critical condition on Chelsea Avenue last week. On Feb. More...

Polar-icing

CHRIS KELLY staff SueAnn Ng, Old Bridge, reacts to the frigid waters, while Pennsylvanian Sarrin Goldman wades into the ocean during the first annual Long Branch Polar Plunge Feb. 3. More...

Bulletin Board

R.S.V.P. for 'Charity Anti-Ball' by Feb. 12 Ocean Place Resort and Spa, Ocean Avenue, Long Branch, will host a "Charity Anti-Ball" Feb. 17 from 7 p.m.-midnight to benefit the United Way of Monmouth County. More...

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Arts / Zest

A difficult child becomes a woman of substance ... and writes a book

BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer

Every life is full of stories - and of ironies - as Leslie Morris, a Long Branch native, knows very well. More...

Art inspired by music

"At the Piano" by Clarence Mather

'Music as Muse," a print exhibit, is at the Center for the Visual Arts (CVA) Gallery at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. The exhibit, on loan from the Printmaking Council of New Jersey, will run through March 7. More...

East Asian film series at Brookdale

The International Center at Brookdale Community College will host an East Asian Film Series. Screenings are free and will be held Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., MAN building, Room 105, at the Lincroft main campus. More...

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Business

Oceanport will share CFO with Eatontown

Interlocal agreement gives boro time to replace finance chief
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

Oceanport will share a chief financial officer with neighboring Eatontown while the borough looks for a replacement for its CFO, whose contract was not renewed. At a special meeting Jan. More...

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