July 9, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

Injunction is denied in Loch Arbour school budget suit

Village of Loch Arbour officials are pushing forward with a legal challenge to the Ocean Township Board of Education's 2009-10 budget, despite a setback in state Superior Court. On June 30, Superior Court Judge Thomas W. Cavanagh Jr. More...

Oceanfest 2009

Clockwise from top: Perfect summer weather drew crowds to the Promenade in Long Branch for the city's annual Oceanfest celebration on July 4. More...

Ocean Grove house tour to be held on July 17

The Historical Society of Ocean Grove will hold its 41st annual House Tour on Friday, July 17, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The tour is a self-guided walking tour within this seaside Victorian community. More...

Lifeguard tourney July 31 at Seven Presidents Park

LONG BRANCH —The area's finest lifeguards will compete in the 10th annual Monmouth County Park System Invitational Surf Relays on Friday, July 31, at 6 p.m. More...

Mayor: Wal-Mart eyes mall anchor space

Boro wants new tenant in roller rink site

EATONTOWN — Mayor Gerald Tarantolo said recently that two empty commercial spaces in the borough are on track to be filled by new tenants. More...

NOTES

The 53rd Friendly Fair will be held 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. July 11 at Manasquan Friends Meeting (Quakers), 2257 Meetinghouse Road, Manasquan. More...

Letters

2NDFLOOR is a place to reach out for help

A preteen girl feels like her friends do not want her around anymore When a teenager discovers that her friend is being abused by her mother, she wants to know how she can help. More...

Parents should use caution during summer months

For parents and children, one of the great joys of summer is the fun of floating, splashing and playing in the cooling water of a swimming pool. More...

Obituaries

Thomas A. Finnegan

Mr. Finnegan, 81, of the Belford section of Middletown, died June 30, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was a land surveyor and planner with his father, J. More...

Coy L. Snow Sr.

Mr. Snow, 74, of Eatontown, died June 30, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He resided in Shrewsbury prior to relocating to Eatontown 17 years ago. He was a dye maker at Molecu Wire, Farmingdale, retiring in 1989. More...

The Rev. Vernon Lee Buntin

The Rev. Buntin, 56, of Eatontown, died June 29, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was a mental health nurse and director of mental health nursing at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. More...

Sports

At the finish

ERIC SUCAR staff Luciano De Oliveira of Long Branch crosses the finish line as the winner of the four-mile Woodbridge Run for Pizza held through downtown Woodbridge on July 1. More...

Going to the hoop

CHRIS KELLY staff Red Bank's Eric Jones tries to score against Lincroft's Bryan Boyle in a 3-on-3 basketball tournament during Long Branch's Oceanfest celebration on July 4. More...

Sports Shorts

The Frank Budd Track and Field Meet, a Shore Athletic Club sanctioned meet, will be held July 25 at the Frank Budd Track and Field Oval at Asbury Park High School Stadium. Age divisions will be seniors 19-36, 37-50 and up and youth ages 6-18. More...

Photo

CHRIS KELLY staff Matt Deibert, Smithville, sculpts a sand castle replica of Monmouth University on the beach in Long Branch during the city's annual July 4 Oceanfest celebration. More photos, page 3. More...

Site sought for third Takanassee building

Port Huron house will become a museum

Agroup interested in preserving the historic Takanassee buildings in Long Branch met last week to find a new location for the third and smallest of the buildings. More...

County's 'crown jewel' reopens to public

Open house, dedication of Visitor Center set for July 12

The Monmouth County Board of Recreation Commissioners and park system staff will host a public celebration to mark the grand reopening of the Visitor Center with an open house on Sunday, July 12, at Thompson Park, Newman Springs Road/Route 520, Lin More...

Council meeting broadcasts debated

Mayor says benefits of televising sessions unclear

LONG BRANCH — With talks underway for a new cable contract between Long Branch and Comcast, one Long Branch councilman wants the negotiations to include an agreement to broadcast City Council meetings. More...

A historical place to call home

Museum headquarters open at Woolley house

OCEAN TOWNSHIP — After years of hard work and determination, members of the Township of Ocean Historical Museum finally have a new place to call their home. More...

In the Service

Navy Ensign Vanessa M. Nieves, Long Branch, has graduated from the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., and was commissioned to her current rank in the United States Navy. More...

Flex your flower power

The Long Branch Concordance Family Success Center invites the community to enter the Flex Your Flower Power 2009 Planter and Window Box Competition. More...

Bulletin Board

Society meeting, 'Show and Tell,' July 19

The Monmouth County Genealogy Society will host its traditional meeting and "Show and Tell" 1:30 p.m. July 19 at Eatontown Community/Senior Center, 72 Broad St. More...

Columns

Legislation would help some returning veterans

This Fourth of July was certainly a bittersweet holiday in our home. Those who know me know that our son Coleman, an Army sergeant who served two tours in Iraq, took his own life last September. More...

Arts / Zest

'Jersey Shore' reads like the cat's meow

The 1920s roar to life in local author's new book

Flappers, diving horses and, yes, ladies and gentlemen, even Al Capone can be found in the 100-plus-page coffee-table book spanning the Roaring '20s as chronicled by local author and historian Karen L. Schnitzspahn. More...

Slocums of New Jersey plan 2009 reunion

LONG BRANCH — The Slocums of New Jersey have planned their annual family reunion for Sunday, Oct. 4, at The Ocean Place Resort, Long Branch. All interested parties are welcome to attend the event, which will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. More...

'Nine' at Art Alliance

Nine mid-career and emerging artists are showing new work at the Art Alliance of Monmouth County in Red Bank. More...