October 25, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

Sauce maker turns up the heat on taste buds

Highlands eatery's sauce holds a world record for hottest flavor
BY JOHN SUTTON Correspondent

HIGHLANDS - - It was closing time, 2 a.m. in a bar on the Jersey Shore in 1989, and Blair Lazar was ready to pack up and go home for the night after a night of slinging drinks. More...

Trick-or-treating is tricky for kids with allergies

For many of the 3.1 million American children with food allergies, the candy they get while trick-or-treating is the spookiest part of Halloween, according to the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN). More...

American Red Cross offers Halloween safety tips

TINTON FALLS - As ghosts, pirates and princesses prepare to descend on neighborhoods across America on Halloween night, the American Red Cross offers parents some safety tips to help prepare their children for a safe and enjoyable trick-ortreat ho More...

Phone messaging alert system aids in arrest

Neptune man caught with help from boro residents
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

WEST LONG BRANCH - A new phone messaging alert system in West Long Branch was activated for the first time last week and resulted in the arrest of man who had been conning borough residents out of money. More...

Residents displaced by house fire

LONG BRANCH - City police responded to a report of a house fire at a North Fifth Avenue residence Oct.18, according to Detective Sgt. Fernando Sanders. More...

Survey respondents want fort to be pedestrian-friendly

BY CARA SCHULTZ Correspondent

TINTON FALLS - A town center, boulevards designed for walking, parks and open space, and a mix of housing options are all on the wish list of respondents to a survey on the future of Fort Monmouth's 1,100 acres. More...

Road rage leads to drug arrest

OCEAN TOWNSHIP - On Oct. 21 at 5:14 p.m, Patrolman Jeffrey Malone responded to Route 35 in reference to a road rage incident that just occurred. More...

Fort panel debates taping of meetings

Members differ on restrictions on recording meetings
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

OCEANPORT - The Fort Monmouth Economic Redevelopment Planning Authority (FMERPA) failed to take action last week on a resolution seeking to establish regulations for public recording of the panel's meetings. More...

In the Service

Army Reserve Pfc. Dominique L. Dasher has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. A 2006 graduate of Monmouth Regional High School, Tinton Falls, he is the son of David Dasher of Eatontown. More...

Three seek two council seats in West Long Branch

BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

One incumbent and two newcomers are vying for the two open seats on the West Long Branch Borough Council in the upcoming municipal election. Councilman Joseph C. More...

Letters

Vote no on bathing pavilion bond issue

It looks like Election Day is here already Nov. 6 for the voting of the Monmouth Beach Bathing Pavilion bond Issue of $3 million. I have been accused of spearheading the drive to have an election. More...

Ghost of 'Tokyo Rose'

Anyone who remembers anything about World War II, or has studied anything about World War II, will understand and remember that during the war, the Japanese invented ways to demoralize the American forces. More...

Vote yes on pavilion bond referendum

Since the early 1920s, Monmouth Beach has enjoyed a community beach pavilion. The current building was built in 1962. Deterioration from moisture, corrosive salt air and heavy winds has taken its toll on the facility. More...

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Arts / Zest

FanFest fun

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Kate Hagerman, 2, West Long Branch, rides the carousel with her mother at the Breeders' Cup Fanfest Oct. 21 at Monmouth Park racetrack. More...

IN THE ARTS

Compiled by Gloria Stravelli

The original "Jersey Boy," Frankie Valli (right), will perform Friday at 9:30 p.m. at Pollak Theatre, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, for the Breeders' Cup Charity Celebration Gala. More...

Exhibit celebrates thoroughbred racing

This weekend's Breeders' Cup has dominated conversation and the local social scene for weeks. More...

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ERIC SUCAR staff As his attorney, John Fahy (l), listens, former West Long Branch Mayor Paul Zambrano talks to reporters outside the Martin Luther King Federal Building and Courthouse in Newark following his sentencing Oct. 23. More...

Former mayor gets 366 days behind bars

FBI says Zambrano helped take down former Sen. Lynch, others
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer

After apologizing to the residents of West Long Branch for accepting bribes to feed his gambling addiction, former Mayor Paul Zambrano, 51, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in a federal penitentiary Tuesday. More...

Building a better straw man

ERIC SUCAR staff Eleven-year-old Emily Ellison of Oakhurst and other contestants work on their scarecrows during a scarecrow-making contest organized by Girl Scout Troop 880 at the Ocean Township Library on Oct. 16. More...

Medals, memories are part of firefighters' ceremony

On Oct. 7 the Monmouth County Fire Marshal's Office held the 2007 Monmouth County Medal Day and Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service at the Ocean Grove's Firefighters Park in Ocean Grove. More...

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ANDREW MILLER staff The Long Branch Green Wave Marching Band performs during the Old Bridge High School Marching Knights Home Show in Old Bridge on Oct. 20. More...

County's first female attorney dies at 99

Red Bank attorney Florence Forgotson Adams had an enduring connection with the Monmouth County Bar Association throughout her long career. Forgotson, who died at her home Oct. More...

Doctor, assistant indicted for unlawful distribution

Alocal doctor has been charged in a federal indictment with prescribing controlled substances, including the powerful painkillers oxycodone and morphine sulfate, without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the usual course of professional prac More...

Developer gets 2 yrs. for bribery

Monmouth County developer Moshe G. Gohar was sentenced Oct. 17 to 24 months in federal prison for making a $50,000 corrupt payment to former Ocean Township Mayor Terrance D. Weldon to gain zoning approvals for a development project, U.S. More...

All dressed up

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above, Charles Rogers, 10, of Eatontown sits in his "Rubik's Cube" costume as he participates in the Eatontown Halloween parade Oct. 20. Right, a costumed Connor Kragh, 4, of Eatontown is all smiles at the parade. More...

Banners benefit seriously ill children

LONG BRANCH - The Long Branch Chamber of Commerce has sponsored a total of 42 officially sanctioned Breeders' Cup banners and has been awarded 10 tickets to the Breeders' Cup race to be held Friday and Saturday at Monmouth Park racetrack. More...

Bulletin Board

NOTES AROUND TOWN

The Ocean Township Library, 701 Deal Road, will host a Harry Potter's Hogwarts Halloween Party for wizards and muggles grades 3-7, Oct. 25, 4:15-5:30 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 27, 12:45-2 p.m. More...

IAMA gift auction slated for Nov. 3

The Italian American Memorial Association (IAMA), 195 West End Ave., Long Branch, will hold a gift auction Nov. 3 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Snacks and desserts will be available. Attendees must be age 18 or older. Cost is $10 per person. More...

Audubon walk, meeting slated during November

The Monmouth County Audubon Society will hold a walk Nov. 3 at 9 a.m. at Island Beach State Park. Island Beach contains examples of sand dunes, a thicket community, freshwater wetlands, maritime forest and tidal marshes. More...

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Opinion

Will the last person in N.J. turn out the lights?

GREG BEAN Coda

There was an interesting poll released last week that found 49 percent of the people in New Jersey would like to leave the state and move someplace where they can afford to live. More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Maureen Farmer Campbell Mrs. Campbell, 75, of Middletown, died Oct. 22, 2007, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Newark, she resided in Kearny prior to relocating to Middletown 36 years ago. More...

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Schools

District targets test-taking skills

Classes reverse high failure rate among seniors on state tests
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - A summer program teaching test-taking skills to Long Branch High School students was so successful the lessons have been incorporated into everyday curriculum. Long Branch Superintendent of Schools Joseph M. More...

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Sports

Green Wave takes out previously unbeaten RBC

After narrow loss last week, Long Branch bounces back
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent

While the Red Bank Catholic football team has been busy bullying lesser teams this year, the Long Branch Green Wave has been facing what some consider the toughest schedule in the Shore. More...

Anglers locate some serious weakfish action

RON NUZZOLO Fish On

My trip on the Island Girl this week resulted in an all-out blitz on some nice-size weakfish. In two hours, Rich Nuzzolo, Bill Lee, Frank Iannone and crew maxed out on weakfish. More...

Area teams get ready for postseason play

BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent

It's tournament time around the Shore Conference, and plenty of local soccer and field hockey teams are in the mix for some hardware this fall. More...

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