July 24, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

City continues talks on historic preservation law

Proposal calls for sites to be designated on voluntary basis
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

Long Branch is continuing discussions on adopting a measure that would preserve historic structures in Long Branch on a voluntary basis. More...

Tips to help conserve energy and save money this summer

PSE&G is encouraging customers to save energy and money by taking steps to help keep electric bills under control as electric bills rise higher this summer due to increases in the cost of energy. More...

City seeks to remove minister from home

City expected to argue Aug. 1 for possession of Broadway building
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - The city is expected to go to court next month to seek an order to take possession of the Rev. Kevin Brown's Broadway building. The city is scheduled to appear before state Superior Court Judge Lawrence M. Lawson on Aug. More...

Construction on Greek church starts in twp.

Plans call for new church to be built on West Park Avenue site
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

OCEAN TOWNSHIP - Supporters of the Asbury Park-based St. George Greek Orthodox Church braved near triple-digit heat Saturday to attend the ground breaking for the parish's new church complex in the township. More...

Green roofs, walls becoming latest trends

BY GOTTI KELLEY Correspondent

It's not what you think and, no, you did not forget to scrape off the moss up there. Green roofs and walls are all the rage and are appearing in evergreater numbers on "green" houses, corporate headquarters and public buildings. More...

Man gets 3 years in jail for setting victim on fire

Twp. man pleads guilty to igniting New York resident at party

OCEAN TOWNSHIP - A township resident has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to lighting a New York man on fire at a party. On July 15, state Superior Court Judge Edward M. More...

Doctor offers tips to protect children's eyes from UV light

Dr. Rudolph S. More...

Campers go Caribbean

Clockwise from top right: Campers cool off in the pool during Caribbean Day at Seashore Day Camp on Second Avenue in Long Branch on July 18. The event included a nine-piece Reggae band, limbo contests, water activities and hair braiding. More...

Letters

Government's limiting of rights is offensive

The Supreme Court recently declared the Washington, D.C., gun ban unconstitutional and in the process made it clear that the rights identified in the Second Amendment were rights of the individual, just like the rights identified in the First Amend More...

Domestic ducks, geese are deserving of concern, caring

Go to any pond or lake in the summer and you will see swimming among wild waterfowl, domestic ducks and geese. These birds - often white Pekin ducks or Mother Goose-type geese - were once Easter pets or the result of school hatching projects. More...

Change 'business as usual' in L.B.

I am writing about the article I saw in your paper about the city of Long Branch owing $500,000 to the developer of Pier Village. The council OK'd this contract if the developer spent more than $8 million buying property for his development. More...

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Red State / Blue State

A call for fair play in this political back and forth

DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Red State/Blue State

A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson - a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist - and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. More...

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Obituaries

Anna E. Venezia Schibell

Mrs. Schibell, 94, of Long Branch, died July 13, 2008, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Andrew C. Schibell, in 1997; a brother, Peter Venezia; and four sisters, Philomena Anfuso, Josephine Perri, Pelligrina Rego and Vencenzia Ferrara. More...

Rita Mulroy Chamberlain

Mrs. Chamberlain, 92, of North Andover, Mass., and formerly Rumson, and Tequesta, Fla., died June 14, 2008, at Edgewood Retirement Community, North Andover. She was predeceased by her husband, Melville P. More...

Mary Rhett Boynton

Mrs. Boynton, 91, of the Elberon section of Long Branch, died July 16, 2008, at her daughter's home in Elberon. She was a driver for the American Red Cross, and worked with disabled children for 20 years. More...

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Sports

Kirchner comes up big at Shore Gridiron Classic

BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent

In his final opportunity to show just how good he really is, on as big a stage as he's been on, Rumson-Fair Haven's Ryan Kirchner did not disappoint. More...

Shore Sr. Legion squad letting younger players take over

BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent

There appears to be two trains of thought regarding how to approach the American Senior Legion baseball season. More...

Sports Shorts

Rutgers senior quarterback Mike Teel was named to the Watch List for the 2008 Davey O'Brien Award. More...

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Photo

ERIC SUCAR staff Campers of all ages take advantage of the warm weather during Caribbean Day at Seashore Day Camp on Second Avenue in Long Branch on July 18. More...

Study calls for Eatontown to absorb O'port P.D.

Mayor: Police merger could be cost-saving, but hard to implement
BY DANIEL HOWLEY & JENNA O'DONNELL Staff Writers

A joint police department shared by Oceanport and Eatontown, with Eatontown as the lead agency, is one of the recommendations made in a recent study on sharing emergency services at and around Fort Monmouth following the fort's closure. More...

Summer days

MATT DENTON Haley Gavin, 7, wears as much ice cream as she is eating at the Blues on the Beach event. More...

City park site was once a railroad repair yard

Contaminated areas at Cherry Street Park to be cleaned
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - The city is working on plans to remediate contaminated sections of a local park after learning that the site was once used as a railroad locomotive repair yard. More...

City man charged with organizing drug network

Jury indicts 42 on drug distribution and racketeering charges
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - A city man is facing life in prison for acting as the leader of a drug-distribution network that was dismantled after a joint investigation by several law-enforcement agencies. More...

City cuts costs for small redevelopment projects

BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - The City Council approved a measure last week that will make it more viable for smaller redevelopment projects to be constructed within the city. More...

Pallone to FEMA: Treat Bayshore same as D.C.

Freeholders say input needed from Army Corps of Engineers
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer

Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6th District) wants the federal government to put revised flood maps for the Bayshore area on hold, just as it did in the nation's capital. More...

Township teens arrested for stealing from pool club

OCEAN TOWNSHIP - Three area teenagers are facing theft charges for allegedly stealing money from the township pool complex where they worked. Police arrested James E. More...

Athletic director steps down after 19 years

LONG BRANCH - More than 30 administrators, managers and directors of the Long Branch Public Schools gathered last week to say farewell to a longtime coworker and friend. Charles B. More...

NOTES AROUND TOWN

The Shrewsbury Chorale will hold a gift raffle fundraiser at 7 p.m. tonight at the Radisson Hotel, 50 Gibson Place, Freehold Township. Admission is $30 and includes desserts, entertainment and a set of raffle tickets. More...

Blues on the beach

PHOTOS BY MATT DENTON Top: (l-r) John Hawken, Billy Hunt, Steve Brown, Mike Lampi and Vic Cappetta, of the Rocketmen, play for the crowd at the Blues at the Beach event at West End Park in Long Branch on July 20. More...

Bulletin Board

Entries now accepted for Rock'n Music Idol

Entries are being accepted for Rock'n Music Idol, a search for musicians in the categories of guitar, bass, drums, keyboard/ piano, vocals and vocals/instrument. Auditions are Oct. 18, and form and fee must be submitted prior to that date. More...

Foundation to hold Kids Activities Day July 26

The nonprofit All Neighbors Foundation, Long Branch, will present Kids Activities Day from noon-5 p.m. July 26 at Jerry Morgan Park, Liberty Street, Long Branch. More...

Walk for Autism kick-off barbecue July 29

The autism advocacy organization Autism Speaks will hold a kickoff barbecue for its third annual New Jersey Shore Walk Now for Autism event 7 p.m. July 29 at Jenkinson's Inlet North, Point Pleasant Beach. The walk will be Sept. More...

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Opinion

In some marriages, there's nothing like a close shave

GREG BEAN Coda

Today, as part of my occasional series of columns on marital relationships, I'd like to discuss an issue of some interest to both sexes. Specifically, I'd like to talk about shaving. More...

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Arts / Zest

'Road Shrines: A Peripheral Blur'

BY MARIE MABER Staff Writer

You've seen them and wondered - or you've passed them with a chill. Road shrines seem to have proliferated over the past few years. More...

Transforming Heaven and Earth

Large-scale paintings by artist Joan Hierholzer are currently featured in an exhibition titled "Transforming Heaven and Earth: Artistic Visions of Technology" at the Monmouth Museum in Lincroft. The exhibition, which runs through Aug. More...

IN THE ARTS

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey'sNext Stage Ensemble presents a free performance of "Richard II" at 7 p.m. July 23 at the Middletown Main Library, 55 New Monmouth Road. For information, call 732-671-3700 or visit www.mtpl.org. More...

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