October 22, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

Forum examines future of boro library

Fate of library will be determined by referendum
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

West Long Branch residents will weigh in on the controversy over the future of the West Long Branch Public Library in a nonbinding referendum on the Nov. 3 general elections ballot. More...

Lawson will decide if blight challenge can proceed

Fuschia Triangle suit hinges on expanding time for legal redress
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH — After hearing oral arguments on Oct. 14, a state Superior Court judge will decide whether a challenge to the city's blight designation of a lower Broadway property can be brought 13 years after the fact. Judge Lawrence M. More...

Ocean Twp. seeks grant funds for Poplar Village

Plans call for demolition of units within flood plain, rebuilding away from brook
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Township officials are preparing a grant application for submission to the Federal Emergency ManagementAgency (FEMA) in the hope of receiving federal aid to mitigate flooding issues at the Poplar Village senior housing comple More...

'Reckless Steamy Nights' presents Mike Barris & Friends on Oct. 30

RED BANK — A salute to Louis Armstrong, Django Reinhardt, Bessie Smith and other giants of prewar jazz and blues is on tap on Friday, Oct. 30, at a Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation-sponsored concert with Mike Barris & Friends. More...

Junior League will host Holiday Market

The Junior League of Monmouth County (JLMC) will hold its fifth annual boutique market, Home for the Holidays, Friday, Nov. 20, through Sunday, Nov. 22, at the Elks Lodge located at 40 West Front St. in Red Bank. More...

NOTESAround Town

The Ocean Township Historical Museum at the Eden Woolley House, 703 Deal Road, will host a ghost walk at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 25 (rain date Nov. 1). More...

Aaaah . . . early fall!

"One of the most delightful things about a garden is the anticipation it provides." W.E. Johns I plan out my gardening chores like army maneuvers, inching up, day by day, to the final battle scene: fall cleanup. More...

Letters

Celebrate the arts for Arts & Humanities Month

Although this year is mostly described as an off-year election in most of the country, here in New Jersey it's an important election year, as three very different candidates vie for the governor's office. More...

Vote 'no' to preserve West Long Branch Public Library

West Long Branch voters, on Nov. 3, please vote "no" on the public question. More...

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Columns

One more failing grade on the federal math test

Coda • GREG BEAN

Iwas in my senior year of college when I got called to the administrator's office for some bad news. Seems that in almost four years of higher education, I had managed to avoid passing a single math class. More...

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Sports

Hawks romp Sacred Heart, prepare for the champs

Monmouth University Hawks take Sacred Heart 42-20
BY DOUG MCKENZIE Staff Writer

One week after losing a heartbreaking 27-24 contest to Wagner, the Monmouth University football team was in desperate need of a pick-meup game. That is exactly what they got on Saturday, as the Hawks traveled to Fairfield, Conn. More...

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ERIC SUCAR staff Christian Brothers Academy's Matt Gragnano (l-r) and Marlboro's Vito Amato battle over the ball during the second half of a game held at the Marlboro Recreation Center Oct. 13. The Colts shut out Marlboro by a score of 2-0. More...

Altland shines at Princeton x-country race

Christina Altland didn't let the conditions hold her back. More...

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CHRIS KELLY staff Monmouth University student Jamie Kinard, of East Brunswick, serves lunch during Meals at Noon at Second Baptist Church in Long Branch on Oct. More...

Arbiter: Developer lacks funding for fort project

BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent

The National Park Service (NPS) announced Monday that the arbiter agreed upon by the park service and Rumson developer James Wassel has upheld the park service's cancellation of Wassel's 60-year lease to renovate and commercially develop at least 3 More...

Community service at center of 'The Big Event'

Monmouth University's Student Government Association hosted a oneday community service project designed to tap into the services of Monmouth University students to meet the needs of the local community last week. On Oct. More...

Mayor defends finance director's contract

Citizens group criticizes payout for unused vacation, sick days
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH — Mayor Adam Schneider last week came to the defense of city Finance Director Ronald Mehlhorn Sr., who is under fire for contract provisions that allow him to cash out unused sick and vacation days. More...

Scarecrow contest

Clockwise from top: JoAnn Ruta (l) and nephew Andrew Giordano collaborate on the design of their entry in a scarecrow building contest held at Pier Village in Long Branch on Oct. 10. More...

Incumbents challenged for 11th District Assembly seats

Dems Bishop and Bolger seek to unseat GOP's Angelini and Rible
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

With Election Day less than two weeks away, the four candidates seeking two seats representing the 11th District in the state Assembly are continuing to reach out to voters. More...

Keeping Monmouth green since 1977

MCF looks forward to passing ballot, preserving Keris Tree Farm in U.F.
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

What a long, strange trip it's been. The acronym Walstib, created from those Grateful Dead song lyrics, is the name of the Middletown farm where Monmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF) held its 32nd annual dinner dance Sept. 26. More...

Bulletin Board

Park system programs for Nov.

The Monmouth County Park System, will present "Sit Thee Down, Chairs That Furnished Walnford" an exhibit Nov. 1-30 at Historic Walnford, Walnford Road, Upper Freehold. More...

Guild selling tickets for handmade quilt

Rebecca's Reel Quilters Guild of Poricy Park, 345 Oak Hill Road, Middletown, will hold a handmade quilt raffle to benefit the park, with the drawing 8 p.m. Nov. 5 at Poricy Park. More...

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Obituaries

Elsie J. Schlechtweg

Miss Schlechtweg, 78, of Ocean Township, died Oct. 12, 2009, at home. She was a beautician at Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital, Marlboro, for 42 years, retiring in 1993. Mrs. Schlechtweg was predeceased by two sisters, Helen S. Brown and Ruth S. More...

Ralph Wade Flannery

Mr. Flannery, 57, of Neptune, died Oct. 13, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He resided in Long Branch and California prior to relocating to New Jersey in 1990. Mr. More...

Robert E. Cuje Jr.

Mr. Cuje, 52, of Long Branch, died Oct. 8, 2009, at home. He was a structural foreman at NJ Transit for 33 years. He is survived by his wife, Daniella Korb Cuje; his parents, Barbara and Robert E. Cuje Sr. More...

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