January 31, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

Twp. museum to open at new site this year

'Buy a Brick' campaign to support restoration project at Woolley House
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

OCEAN TOWNSHIP - The Township of Ocean Historical Museum is offering area residents the opportunity to make their mark on township history by participating in the "Buy a Brick" campaign. More...

Mayor casts tie-breaking vote to adopt contracts

GOP and Dems disagree on contracts of two municipal employees
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

EATONTOWN - Mayor Gerald Tarantolo was called on last week to cast a vote after council members voting down party lines landed in a 3-3 deadlock over renewing the contracts of two borough employees. More...

Corzine plan may take heavy toll on local traffic

Plan to increase tolls may lead vehicles to take side roads instead
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer

Gov. Jon Corzine's plan to dramatically increase tolls on the Turnpike, Parkway and Atlantic City Expressway, as well as placing a toll on Route 440, has some people worried about the impact the proposal might have on nearby nontoll roads. More...

Suspicious acts lead to arrest of Ocean man

OCEAN TOWNSHIP - A township man is facing charges for possessing burglary tools after a police officer observed the accused acting suspiciously last week. On Jan. More...

City tables measure to acquire Keelen property

Public hearing and final vote on $2.2 million bond ordinance set for Feb. 13
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - The public hearing and final vote on a $2.2 million bond ordinance to support the acquisition of property in the Broadway Corridor redevelopment zone was tabled last week due to a lack of a quorum on the City Council. More...

Local health center donates school supplies in city

LONG BRANCH - A school supply drive by the Natural Healthcare Center in West End was an "overwhelming" success with over 1,800 school supplies collected for the Long Branch School District, according to a press release from the health-care center More...

Letters

Thanks extended to donors of Rwanda Project

On behalf of Brookdale faculty member Professor Terry Konn and the Brookdale Community College International Education Center, I would like to thank all those that made donations to the Rwanda Project campaign and to the Kigali Health Institute. More...

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Opinion

Candidates must look at big picture

Guest Column
JOAN FUSCO

As a health insurance broker, I join millions of Americans in closely watching the United States' presidential debates to hear the many proposed solutions to solve our country's health insurance crisis. More...

Coda

Toll hikes the last trick of a very desperate man
GREG BEAN

To understand just how confused many New Jersey residents are over Gov. Jon Corzine's plan to dramatically increase the fees on the New Jersey Turnpike and other toll roads, take a look at the man on the street interviews in the Jan. More...

Are We There Yet?

She's right, he says, and she's always right
LORI CLINCH

My beloved spouse and I have our very own and unique way of hashing out our differences. More...

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Obituaries

Venese "KiKi" E. Septen

Miss Septen, 93, of Keyport, died Jan. 28, 2008, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Before her retirement, she was an executive secretary at Ganshire Manufacturing, Keyport, and a teacher at Drake Business College, Perth Amboy. More...

Nancy Mason deBoer

Mrs. deBoer, 73, formerly of Red Bank and Brick, died Jan. 1, 2008, at Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shrewsbury. She was born in Dundee, Mich. Before her retirement, Mrs. More...

Joseph P. Addonizio

Mr. Addonizio, 58, of Ocean Township, died Jan. 1, 2008, at home. Born in Newark, he resided in Ocean Township for 20 years. Before his retirement, Mr. More...

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Sports

Battle on the mat

PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Left: Red Bank Regional's Nick Letteri (r) tries to break free from the hold of Shore Regional's Tyler Kimble (l) during their 125-pound bout during a match held at Shore Regional High School on Jan. 26. More...

State, Shore Conference tourneys rapidly approaching

Teams scramble to make the cut in the final days of regular season
BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer

With the postseason rapidly approaching, this week is an extremely important one for those teams currently on the bubble. More...

Rutgers roundup

Rutgers freshman guard Mike Coburn has been named the BIG EAST ConferenceMen's Basketball Rookie of the Week for his play in wins over No. 18 Villanova and No. 13 Pittsburgh. More...

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ALEX TOWLE Chris Kautz (r), 10, of Wanamassa and Ryan Huntley, 11, of Oakhurst use fruit and vegetables to create electricity at the fifth-grade science fair at the Ocean Township Intermediate School on Jan. 23. More...

COAH calls for more affordable housing units

Mayor: Proposed housing obligation is 'unrealistic' in Eatontown
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

The third round of regulations proposed by the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) calls for Eatontown to more than quadruple its affordable housing obligation. More...

City residents to receive work-force training skills

State awards LBHA $97,800 grant for schooling at Brookdale
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - Residents of the Long Branch Housing Authority (LBHA) are being offered an opportunity to improve their skills in the work field. More...

Fire destroys two units at apartment complex

OCEAN TOWNSHIP - An early morning fire at the Middlebrook at Monmouth apartment complex on Deal Road destroyed two apartment units and displaced several residents last week. More...

2 women suspected of stealing at mall

EATONTOWN - Borough police arrested two Lakewood women last week for shoplifting over $3,700 worth of merchandise from the Monmouth Mall on Route 35. Police arrested Alice Ann Morgan and Liz Deleon, both 19, of Lakewood, on Jan. More...

New affordable home unveiled for city family

Interfaith Neighbors constructs two-story home on Norwood Ave.
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - A Long Branch family achieved the dream of homeownership last week when they became firsttime homebuyers in a city neighborhood. The seven-member Pothier family purchased a newly constructed home at 40 Norwood Ave. More...

$564K federal grant will fund 180's programs

BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer

HAZLET - The nonprofit 180 Turning Lives Around now has 564,000 more ways to help end domestic violence and sexual assault in the community. More...

Bulletin Board

Chamber of Commerce to hold awards dinner

The Greater Long Branch Chamber of Commerce will honor John and Linda Brockriede at its 74th annual Business Awards Dinner on March 1 at the Ocean Place Resort & Spa on Ocean Boulevard. The Long Branch couple will receive the chamber's Louis G. More...

Tourette Syndrome Assoc. offers scholarship

The Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey (TSANJ), Somerville, is accepting applications for the 2008 TSANJ ScholarshipAward, with application deadline March 28. More...

Notes

Area restaurants will be offering a culinary tasting as part of the "Taste of the Shore" event on Feb. 11 at the Sheraton Eatontown from 6-10 p.m. The event is being hosted by St. More...

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Arts / Zest

When railroads crisscrossed Monmouth County

A brief history in photographs of riding the rails
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Correspondent

You don't have to be a railroad enthusiast to appreciate "Railroads ofMonmouth County." With a modicum of imagination and romanticism, readers are ready to ride the rails along with Tom Gallo and William B. More...

Call for EyeSights 2008

The call for submittals is open for EyeSights 2008, the fifth annual Open Juried Photography Show and Exhibit presented by the Guild of CreativeArt in Shrewsbury. More...

IN THE ARTS

Auditions for Brookdale Community College's upcoming production of "James and the Giant Peach" have been scheduled at the Performing Arts Center Main Theater for three sessions; Jan. 31 from 6-8 p.m., Feb. 6 from 6-8 p.m. and Feb. 7 from 6-7 p.m. More...

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Schools

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ALEX TOWLE John Butler, 9, (l) of Ocean Township, watches as Kevin Davis, 11, of Oakhurst, powers his windmill using fuel cell efficiency at the fifth-grade science fair at the Ocean Township Intermediate School on Jan. 23. More...

Lawmakers pass new school funding formula

BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer

Lawmakers in the state Senate and General Assembly narrowly passed a bill that would radically alter the way that state aid is apportioned to local school districts, after a tooth-and-nail struggle that, as one assemblyman observed, fell mostly alo More...

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