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      February 21, 2008  RSS feed
      City couple fights to keep mini horse as pet
      Horse owners scheduled to appear in court March 4
      ALong Branch couple is expected to appear in municipal court next month after receiving summonses for violations associated with Cocoa Puffs, their pet miniature horse. More...
      Transitional home in boro seeking to expand
      Council to vote on zoning change at Spring House site on March 12
      BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

      Atransitional home for single women with children in Monmouth County is expected to undergo an expansion project to better serve the community. Plans to add eight units to the already nine-bedroom Spring House facility on South Street in Eatontown are expected to appear before the Borough Planning Board for approval. More...

      Church to open at new site in Ocean Township
      Plans call for Greek Orthodox church facility to double in size
      BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

      OCEAN TOWNSHIP - The six-decadeold St.GeorgeGreekOrthodox Church ofAsbury Park is expected to open at a newsite in Ocean Township. The church opened its doors at 700 Grand Ave. in Asbury Park in 1949 and is planning to move to a new facility in Ocean Township because the current structure no longer supports the growing parish, according to the Rev. More...


      Mon. U president speaks at Vietnam veterans' lecture

      WEST LONG BRANCH - The New Jersey VietnamVeterans'Memorial Foundation hosted a lecture and oral-history discussion this month titled "In the Navy, in Vietnam," delivered by retired U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Paul G. Gaffney II, president of Monmouth University. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Monmouth Beach teacher is finalist for NEA award
      Karen Ginty, a kindergarten teacher at Monmouth Beach Elementary School, is one of five national finalists for theNational EducationAssociation (NEA)Member Benefits Award for Teaching Excellence. The winner will be announced at a gala in Washington, D.C., during which football legend Tiki Barber will also be honored. More...
      • Housing alliance offering counseling for residents
      • article has image NOTES AROUND TOWN
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       Letters
      • Hunters are egotistical people
      With reference to the letter printed in your Jan. 23 paper written by Mr. Joseph P. McAleer of Aberdeen in support of deer hunting I would like to say: there is no need to hunt deer or any other animal! I am so tired of hearing people like Mr. More...
      • Black men urged to recognize risk of stroke
      • Bad housing policies are profoundly immoral
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       Editorials
      • article has image Coda
      Lions and tigers and coyotes… oh, my!
      Ihad to laugh last week when a friend sent me the link to an article that appeared in a local paper out West. It seems that a guy who lives in Hoback Junction, Wyo., went out to the driveway recently to brush the snow off his boat and saw a big pair of eyes looking out at him from under his car in the garage. More...
      • Red State/Blue State
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       Arts / Zest
      • article has image CVA gallery: Making their marks
      Fifty artists create works for exhibit showcasing drawings
      As county residents well know, Brookdale is a community college. It stands to reason that the art gallery located at the front of the art building, the Center for the Visual Arts (CVA), is a center for teaching and learning. Exhibitions that draw ideas from the minds and imaginations of visitors are instructive. More...
      • article has image IN THE ARTS
      • article has image Special Eyes on the Environment
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       Obituaries
      • Suzanne Michelle Chevalier Shanley
      Mrs. Shanley, 34, of Fair Haven, died Feb. 9, 2008, at home, following a lengthy battle with cancer. She owned and operated Seven C's Café, Monmouth Beach, until 2001. She was predeceased by hermaternal grandparents,Margaret and Charles Diebold; and her paternal grandfather, Thomas Chevalier. More...
      • June E. Rose
      • Donald Sutherland Jr.
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       Schools
      • High winds cause school windows to shatter
      Ocean Twp. School uses CodeRED system to alert parents of incident
      OCEAN TOWNSHIP - Two physical education classes at the Ocean Township Elementary School were interrupted last week when high winds caused two windows in the school's gymnasium to be blown out and crash into the gym. More...
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       Sports
      • article has image Shore Conf. hoops tourney action heating up
      Boys and girls finals scheduled for Saturday night
      This year's Shore Conference Basketball Tournament certainly has its share of local flavor. With a pair of local girls teams advancing to the semifinals, along with one local boys team, local high school hoops fans may very well have someone to cheer for once again during Saturday's boys and girls finals a the Ritacco Center in Toms River. More...
      • L.B.'s Johnson leads parade of champions
      • article has image Fish On
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