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      April 23, 2009  RSS feed
      Friends play the game Frankie loved
      Inaugural Frankie and Friends Invitational held
      On Saturday, April 18, four baseball teams took the field at West Long Branch's Valenzano Park to remember one young man who touched the lives of many. Frank Caltabilota Jr. was only 18 years old when on Jan. 19, 2000, his life was cut tragically short in a fire that was set inside his dormitory at Seton Hall University in South Orange. More...
      Broadway- Gateway blight challenged
      BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

      Alawsuit filed against the city of Long Branch charges that the process used by the city to designate properties as "in need of redevelopment" in the Broadway Gateway redevelopment zone was unconstitutional and should be overturned. More...

      Dedication to Special Olympics spurs race organizer
      West Long Branch resident organizes Lincoln Tunnel Challenge
      BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

      The Lincoln Tunnel, a 1.5-mile-long subterranean stretch that connects Weehawken to midtown Manhattan, is notorious for its snarled rush-hour traffic and long gridlock delays. More...


      THE RULES OF THE GAME - Teaching young people to get the most from sports - Advertorial
      By Gloria Averbuch

      Sports participation offers a seemingly infinite number of "life lessons." The more you learn, the more you realize there is to gain. As a parent, coach, educator or other adult influencer, you can insure that your children get the most out of the game by teaching and enforcing good habits and values. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Center announces May blood drives
      Central Jersey Blood Center, Shrewsbury, has announced the following local blood drives: • May 6 from 2-4 p.m. at Buckman Buckman & Reid, 174 Paterson Ave., Shrewsbury • May 13 from 5-8:30 p.m. More...
      • Registration open for church choirs
      • Art Par Excellence exhibit opens March 22
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       Letters
      • 'Rounding' doesn't simplify things for reader
      Ihope you all remember your old high school education. You're in math class, patiently waiting for your test. You read the instructions and notice that all answers must be rounded to the nearest whole number. What's the deal with that!? More...
      • Public invited to first-ever Rutgers Day
      • Senate commended for passing Serve America Act
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image Family vacation: the good the bad and the flat ugly
      When I was a kid, family vacations were a special level of hell reserved for the worst miscreants imaginable. And it wasn't the Hades we learned about in Bible class, the kind of place you go after a long lifetime of misdeeds. Nope, family vacations were a more immediate form of punishment for every bad thing we did during the year. More...
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       Arts / Zest
      • IN THE ARTS
      The Monmouth Players will present "Night of One Acts: Stranger Things Have Happened." The plays, directed by Paul and Lori Renick, are a mix of comedy and drama. Some of the pieces are just a step outside the norm, while others take you somewhere nearer to the twilight zone. It's a fun and diverse evening with something for everyone. More...
      • article has image 'Making Trouble'
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       Obituaries
      • Barbara J. Robertson
      Mrs. Robertson, 66, of West Long Branch, died April 1, 2009, at home. She had resided in Oceanport before relocating to West Long Branch in 1998. She was predeceased by her husband, George "Bucky" Robertson. Mrs. Robertson is survived by two sons and one daughter-in-law, John M. and Donna Robertson of Ocean, and Michael A. More...
      • Carolyn M. Eatinger
      • VickiLea Kammler Giebler
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       Sports
      • article has image Photo
      Left: Long Branch's Jennifer Ramirez (l) tries to elude Red Bank Catholic's Colleen O'Leary. Above: Long Branch's Maggie Brockelbank (l) takes a shot on the Red Bank Catholic goal during the second half of the game at Long Branch High School on April 17. More...
      • Colts poised for another run at Shore supremacy
      • BCC is playing quality baseball
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