April 5, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

School budget would raise tax rate 5 cents

$30M tax levy would add $20 per month to avg. More...

Jake's friends: 'We've got your back'

Grateful family of Jake Healy thanks boosters

OCEAN TOWNSHIP - Suzy Healy wants very much to show her appreciation to all the people who have lent their support to her family throughout the health challenges of her oldest son Jake, 11, who is battling leukemia. More...

DeLisa sentenced to prison term, $5K fine

Former councilman pleaded guilty to taking cash bribe

WEST LONG BRANCH - Former Borough Councilman Joseph DeLisa was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison last week for accepting a cash bribe in 2003. U.S. District Court Judge William J. More...

Boro school district proposes $10.8M 2007-08 budget

WEST LONG BRANCH - Borough voters are being asked to approve a 2007-08 school spending plan that calls for increasing taxes by 3.41 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. More...

High school girls urged to enter political arena

TINTON FALLS - - Although women make up 51 percent of the population of this country and have had the right to vote for the past 86 years, they still hold only a small percentage of elected positions. More...

Police 'raid' benefits families

MONMOUTH BEACH - Borough police "raided" the upscale Channel Club Tower, confiscating and removing new and used clothing and toys collected by the condominium residents. More...

Woolley House 5K set for May 12

OCEAN TOWNSHIP - - The township Historical Museum, in partnership with the Ocean Township PTAs, will sponsor the second annual Woolley House 5K Walk/Run Saturday, May 12. More...

Dems host forum for twp. candidates

OCEAN TOWNSHIP - The Greater Township of Ocean Democratic Club (serving Ocean, Allenhurst, Deal, Interlaken and Loch Arbour) will present a forum featuring members of the Township Council up for re-election May 8. More...

Marshal chosen for Memorial Day parade

The Community Celebration Committee of Ocean Township has announced that Mary Pat Napolitano has been chosen as the parade marshal for the 2007 Memorial Day parade. More...

Letters

Dedicate WLB police building to 9/11 heroes

I have been very pleased to see the progress being made by Mayor Janet Tucci and our Borough Council on the new police building for West Long Branch. More...

$3M pavilion redo will cost taxpayers

I have just received my application for the bathing pavilion from Monmouth Beach. What a surprise. Trying to compare to the beach and pool rates of the area, you can't. They are private beach clubs; they are a business. More...

Seniors close to having voice in governance

Senior citizens across the state should know that their collective voices, represented by the Organization of Residents Associations of NJ (ORANJ), have taken another major step in their long road to rightful representation on their governing More...

Sports

Jersey Blues finding their groove on diamond

Johnson expects big things from young team

Johnny Johnson used the first 20 games of Brookdale Community College's baseball season like a laboratory experiment. More...

Scannapieco encouraged by team's progress

Blues finding their form as GSAC begins

Bo Scannapieco is a very patient coach.He knows that championship softball teams are not built overnight. More...

Despite loss, Caseys among Shore's elite

Beyond the typically outstanding pitching of sophomore Brittany O'Donnell, the Red Bank Catholic girls softball team didn't look too good against rival St. John Vianney on Monday. More...

Photo

CHRIS KELLY staff Eric Pietz, 4, Eatontown, snags an Easter egg during Eatontown's annual Easter egg hunt held March 31 at 80 Acres Park. More...

Interest high in keeping fort veterans clinic open

FMERPA Veterans Affairs Committee head submits NOI for clinic BY LINDA DENICOLA Staff Writer A number of people who attend the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority meetings have repeatedly requested that the au More...

Panel presents differing views on eminent domain

Schneider: City of Long Branch 'is a destination again'

It's been said that Long Branch has become the poster child for eminent domain abuse, but last week Mayor Adam Schneider offered another perspective. More...

Neighbors oppose sale of borough-owned tract

Mayor: Proceeds would help offset tax-rate increase

EATONTOWN - Residents of Fieldstone Court spoke out at last week's Borough Council meeting against the mayor's plan to sell two acres of borough-owned property at the end of their cul-de-sac. More...

Monmouth Regional H.S. tax levy up 4%

Voters in the Monmouth Regional High School District will vote on a tax levy of $18,427,809 to support the 2007-08 proposed spending plan, a 4 percent increase over last year. More...

New sheriff in town could be a woman

Guadagno promises fiscal responsibility, revenue generation

For the first time in the history of Monmouth County, a woman has been nominated to run for the office of county sheriff. More...

'Eggs-treme' fun for all

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff 'Twas the week before Easter and all through the land, there were Easter Bunny sightings and children hunting eggs with baskets in hand. More...

Genetic science & healing art at JCC

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Monmouth County in Deal will present complementary programs on the topic of women and cancer from a scientific and artistic perspectives. More...

Notes

Temple Beth Miriam, 180 Lincoln Ave. in Elberon will host "The Art of Giving," an art auction, Saturday, May 5. Previews will begin at 7 p.m. and the auction will begin at 8 p.m. More...

Bulletin Board

Alzheimer's support meetings slated for April

The Alzheimer's Association Support Group will hold local caregiver support group meetings during April beginning April 11 at p.m. and April 23 at 10:30 a.m. at Kensington Court, 864 Shrewsbury Ave., Tinton Falls. More...

Job fair at vocational rehab center April 11

The Center for Vocational Rehabilitation, 15 Meridian Way, Eatontown, will host a job fair April 11 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free fair is for the public. More...

Opinion

Greg Bean

Coda Sometimes, it's the small things that save a marriage Last weekend, my stepfather got married to a wonderful woman, and I couldn't be happier. More...

Arts / Zest

In the Arts

Over The Rainbow productions opens James Goldman's "The Lion in Winter" Friday. More...

Watercolors by Lynn Nordt

An exhibit of watercolor paintings by Little Silver artist Lynn Nordt will open at the Monmouth Beach Cultural Center today. An opening reception will take place Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. More...

Arts Education Awards nominations

The Monmouth County Arts Council (MCAC), Red Bank, invites nominations for the 2007 Arts Education Awards. More...