June 11, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

New Jersey preps study of school consolidation

12 school 'clusters' to be studied in Monmouth
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

The State Department of Education is moving forward with plans to study the consolidation of school districts and will work with a handful of public colleges and universities to assess its controversial school consolidation feasibility studies. More...

Ocean Twp. schools monitor flu cases

Pagano: Cluster of intermediate students have symptoms
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Officials with the Ocean Township school district are calling on parents to closely monitor their children for any flu-like symptoms after the Monmouth County Regional Health Commission confirmed that a township student was i More...

Antique clock returns home to Oceanic firehouse

BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH — A vintage clock completed a decades-long journey last month, ending up in the local firehouse where it originally hung more than a century ago. On May 6, Irven Miller Jr. More...

A day to share smiles and some waves

Life Rolls On returns to Long Branch June 28
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH — People with limited mobility will enjoy a day of surfing at the Jersey Shore June 28 when The Life Rolls On Foundation holds its annual "They Will Surf Again" [TWSA] event at Pier Village in Long Branch. More...

Fights disrupt O'port festival

Police investigate two incidents; one tied to gang activity
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer

OCEANPORT — Borough police, with the assistance of neighboring township police departments, took immediate steps to stop two separate incidents at the annual Lions Club Strawberry Fair, which led to three arrests. More...

Photo

PHOTOS BY FRANK GALIPO Above: Maeve Cowley performs in"Who Let the Folks Out?" at Ocean Township Intermediate School June 3. Students perform a song and dance routine in the school musical production. More...

OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND ONTO THE PLAYGROUND - Advertorial

By Gloria Averbuch

Just as learning is not confined to a classroom, neither are sports and fitness confined to organized teams and programs. You can do a lot to promote children's fitness, and at a formative time when they can develop a habit to last a lifetime More...

Letters

'Anti-MOM' line is unacceptable

By now, everyone should know all the reasons for building the MOM rail line, but here is the explanation again: Taken together, Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex counties are home to more than one in five New Jersey residents. More...

Good-government advocate doesn't get facts right

In typical fashion, the letter from Diana Multare, Long Branch Citizens for Good Government, June 3, "City budgets with public be damned attitude" relies on false and inflammatory information and innuendo. More...

Public now well informed about LNG proposal

Iam writing this letter to inform you of the very pressing issue of off-shore liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities being proposed off our coast in three different locations such as Sea Bright and Asbury Park. More...

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Obituaries

Janice Hirschorn-Unger

Mrs. Hirschorn-Unger, 61, of Long Branch, died June 5, 2009, at home. She taught elementary school in Elizabeth and Asbury Park public schools, and Hillel School, Ocean Township. She was a former member of the Long Branch Zoning Board. More...

Janet Throckmorton Anderson

Mrs. Anderson, 88, of Tinton Falls, died May 31, 2009, at Renaissance Gardens, Tinton Falls. She was a secretary in the guidance department at Long Branch High School, and Monmouth Regional High School, Tinton Falls, retiring in 1969. More...

Michael McLaughlin

Mr. McLaughlin, 53, of Monmouth Beach, died May 30, 2009, at St. Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Long Branch. He resided in Red Bank, prior to relocating to Monmouth Beach three years ago. More...

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CHRIS KELLY staff Young fishermen just had to bring fishing poles and tackle to the youth fishing derby at Wampum Park in Eatontown on June 6; worms were supplied by the Eatontown Recreation Advisory Committee. More...

Coastal evacuation plan coordinates exodus

Plan will give county tools in event of natural disaster
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

Monmouth County has unveiled a draft plan for coastal evacuation that takes a comprehensive look at the facilities necessary to move residents safely away from coastal areas. More...

Seeing is believing: the awful toll of war

Boots signify lives lost at war
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer

The financial cost of war is often spelled out for the public, tallied in the billions of dollars spent on weapons and technology, but how is the human cost of war illustrated? More...

Lead-free agreement combats poisoning

Long Branch becomes Model Lead-Safe City
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH — The City of Long Branch has joined the growing list of New Jersey municipalities to sign an agreement with the New Jersey Public Advocate to aggressively respond to and prevent the problem of childhood lead poisoning. More...

Sheehan Classic race weekend coming up

RED BANK — The George Sheehan Classic 5-Mile Run is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 13. More than 3,000 runners from around the world are expected to participate in what has become one of the Jersey Shore's most popular road races. More...

Oceanport asks for $1M more for creek cleanup

BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

OCEANPORT — Mayor Michael Mahon has requested $1 million in federal appropriations to dredge the Branchport Creek and remove fecal contamination. Mahon made the request in a letter addressed to Rep. More...

New superintendent named at Monmouth Regional H.S.

BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

TINTON FALLS — Monmouth Regional High School will have a new superintendent on July 1. The Monmouth Regional Board of Education approved the hiring of Charles Ford at the May 5 board meeting. More...

BOE mourns loss of board member

OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The township Board of Education will begin making preparations to appoint a new member next month following the passing of James Wagner last month. More...

NOTES

ONE-USA Walk for Juvenile Cancer to help and assist The Valerie Fund will take place 9 a.m.-noon June 13 beginning at Seven Presidents Park, Long Branch and ending at the West End section of Long Branch. More...

Bulletin Board

'Good Scout Award' reception June 11

Monmouth Council, Boy Scouts of America, will host a "Good Scout Award" reception 5:30 p.m. June 11 at Shadowbrook, 1 Obre Place, Shrewsbury. Recognized will be Monmouth County Sheriff Kim Guadagno, and Brian J. More...

Audubon bird walk at Sandy Hook June 11

Monmouth County Audubon Society will hold evening bird walk to look for nesters and shorebirds 6 p.m. June 11 at Sandy Hook (rain or shine). The free walk will be led by society members, and begin at the visitors center. More...

Chorus to hold open house in June

The Heart of New Jersey Chorus, a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, will hold an open house at 7:30 p.m. each Wednesday during June in the Marlboro area. More...

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Columns

In Bizarre World, movie popcorn is a bargain

Coda • GREG BEAN

Iread the most curious story in the newspaper recently, and it still has me scratching my head. More...

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Sports

Pre-Father's Day 5K

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Chris Ross, Manchester, finishes first during a Pre-Father's Day 5K run in Wannamassa on June 6. Left: Ocean's David DeMonico is the third to cross the finish line. More...

Shuler Foster, Bellin third in MOC track

Both run personal bests
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

Long Branch High School's sprint tradition is in good hands. Following in the steps of recent stars Mike Bland and Damier Johnson, sophomore Miles Shuler Foster has established himself as one of the state's supreme dashmen. More...

Go Go Shoot runs away with Longfellow Stakes

BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer

Repole Stable's Go Go Shoot was certainly ready for Saturday's $70,000 Longfellow Stakes at Monmouth Park in Oceanport. More...

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