July 12, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

Housing authority, bldg. manager trade charges

Conditions at Grauman Tower, $400K debt unresolved issues
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

Long-disputed issues over upkeep and management of Grauman Towers took a turn last week as the Long Branch Housing Authority (LBHA) pulled out as manager of the senior complex. More...

Oceanport homeowners oppose new rail station

Boro's plans for reuse of fort land call for school, hotel
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

An Oceanport homeowners group is opposing a tentative proposal to locate a new train station on the Fort Monmouth property that falls within the borough. More...

'Green' bldg. sites wanted for open house

The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) is seeking owners of "green," energy-efficient buildings to participate in a Green Buildings Open House Saturday, Oct. 6. More...

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Summer campers at Seashore Day Camp use a bucket cutout to make sand castles on the beach in Long Branch on July 5. More...

Police bust man for lewdness

LONG BRANCH - A 10-month investigation into reported lewdness acts in Long Branch concluded last week with the arrest of a city man. More...

Notes Around Town

Former Long Branch High School student Stephen M. Ellis received two awards at the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. More...

Arts / Zest

In the Arts

The Village at Chapel Hill, Middletown, a luxury townhome development, will host a "Home of the Arts" weekend event, Saturday, July 21, and Sunday, July 22, noon to 5 p.m. More...

Mean streets to rustic villages

'Circles of the Heart, A Photographer's Journey Through Time & Place" is at McKay Imaging Studio and Gallery in Red Bank. More...

Photography, ceramics at the Gallery on Grant

A dual exhibit of photography by Judith Mamiye and ceramics by Susan Perl is at the Gallery on Grant at the Jewish Community Center in Deal. More...

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Business

A whole lot of fun is better than a hole in the water

Freedom Boat Club provides alternative to boat ownership
BY LORI ANNE OLIWA Correspondent

MONMOUTH BEACH - Summer has arrived and so have the boaters. The cascade of sails rising and falling with the tides and the humming of boat engines are common sights and sounds along the Shrewsbury and Navesink Rivers. More...

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ERIC SUCAR staff Spectators watch from the Promenade as sand sculptor Mark Chapman creates a tableau on the beach during the 17th annual Oceanfest celebration in Long Branch July Fourth. More photos, page 3. More...

Bridge advocates go to court to save span

Sea Bright, Highlands, citizens group file appeals
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

A citizens group, joined by the boroughs of Sea Bright and Highlands, has gone to court to block the state's plan to replace the historic bridge that links the two Shore communities. More...

Ocean Grove House Tour takes place July 20

The Ocean Grove Historical Society will hold its 39th annual house tour Friday, July 20. More...

Funding secured for Garfield Court rebuild

LB Housing Authority receives $4.4M for 140-unit project
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - The Long Branch Housing Authority (LBHA) was awarded funds last week to support its third affordable housing project in the city. More...

Pallone seeks inquiry into fort lease

U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6) has called on the inspector general of the U.S. More...

Oceanfest

PHOTOSBYERIC SUCAR staff July Fourth in Long Branch is marked by Oceanfest, a beachfront celebration of Independence Day. More...

Creating bridges, one bead at a time

Linda DeNicola My Take

There is so much need in Africa, and when I see mothers unable to feed their children it brings me to my knees. So I decided to do something. I decided to sell jewelry for a nonprofit called Bead For Life (BFA). More...

Letters

Fort closure timetable must be extended

On Aug. 24, 2005, the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders took a very strong position on the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission's decision to close Fort Monmouth. More...

Restore 'oasis' on Ocean Avenue

My family spent summers here in Long Branch since the early 1940s and purchased property on Cottage Place in the early 1950s. At that time, Ocean Avenue was a wide street. The big hurricane changed that. More...

Ode to eminent domain

First they came and took the Pit, Nobody spoke up, Not a bit! Then they came for Bruce McCloud, Nobody spoke up, At least not very loud! More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Lois L. Nicola Mrs. Nicola, 67, died June 26, 2007, at Meridian Nursing & Rehabilitation at Red Bank. Born in Brewer, Maine, she had resided in Brick before moving to Long Branch two years ago. More...

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Sports

Goodes share father/son bond and Shore records

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

Marcus Goode likes to needle his dad about his athletic career.He'll tell his dad, Milt Goode, that his paper clippings are yellow and have 19 in front of the year. That's old to the Freehold Township High School senior-to-be. More...

Jersey Shore team wins a Carpenter's Cup title

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

Score one for the Shore.Anyone who has been watching Shore Conference softball over the last few years knows the overall talent in the area has improved dramatically. More...

English Channel wins United Nations once again

Bravo gets win No. 4,000 on July 4

OCEANPORT - Jim Scatuorchio's English Channel broke his own course record at Monmouth Park Saturday as he powered his way to a one-length victory in the 54th running of the $750,000 United Nations Stakes Presented by TVG (G1). More...

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