October 29, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

District aims for all students to have health insurance

BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

While the national health care debate is raging, the Long Branch School District is taking steps to ensure that all students have health insurance coverage. More...

Incumbents unopposed in West Long Branch

BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

WEST LONG BRANCH — The upcoming Borough Council election is all but locked up for the municipality's two incumbent candidates who are running unopposed in their bid for re-election. More...

Family Promise honors Castellano

LONG BRANCH — Family Promise of Monmouth County held its second annual Fall Fundraising event Oct. 4 at McLoone's Pier House in Long Branch. In a surprise ceremony, Art Castellano, retired Long Branch teacher and N.J. More...

Shana Foundation presents meningitis treatment plaques

The Monmouth-Beach-based Shana Foundation has presented a Meningitis Treatment Protocol Plaque to the Emergency Department's at Jersey Shore University Medical Center (JSUMC) in Neptune and to the K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital at JSUMC. More...

Autumn Tea to celebrate Mary Todd Lincoln

Event will benefit Church of the Presidents exterior restoration

LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch Historical Museum Association (LBHMA) is celebrating Mary Todd Lincoln — the first First Lady to vacation in Long Branch — at an Autumn Tea to be held from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. More...

100th anniversary gives retailer P.C. Richard reason to celebrate

BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer

In a year of economic turmoil that has taken a toll on many businesses throughout the United States, one company found reason to celebrate. P.C. More...

O'port, Deal school districts to share child study team

BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer

OCEANPORT — A win-win situation. That is how Board of Education members and school administration are describing the proposed shared service agreement for the school district's child study team services with the Deal School District. More...

NOTESAround Town

The Township of Ocean Cultural Committee will present an exhibit of watercolors and oils by Jim Ferrier and Bob Herbert at Terner House Gallery, Deal Road, Ocean Township. A reception will be held 2-4 p.m. Nov. 1. More...

'Take a Walk in My Shoes' tells stories of courage, growth, inspiration

Exhibit features shoes decorated by domestic violence survivors
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent

Through shoes decorated with items such as buttons, ribbons, beads and words, stories of domestic abuse and, finally, freedom from it come to life in a traveling exhibit titled "Take a Walk in My Shoes." A program and reception attended by more th More...

Letters

Runaway city taxes must be addressed

Being analytical about the huge property tax issues affecting our city and state is necessary for an eventual solution. More...

Approve proposition 1, preserve natural resources Nov. 3

Here is a question all New Jerseyans should ask: "Where are we going?" New Jersey's voters should ponder this when picking a governorNov. 3. More...

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A county ethics board and code are needed now
Guest Column • Arthur Z. Kamin

It is sad to watch members of the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders quibble over how to get a much-needed county governmental ethics structure up and running. At the heart of it, Republican Freeholder Robert D. More...

The vote goes to…

In the News • MARK ROSMAN

So here we are less than one week from Election Day, Nov. 3, and the time is growing near for people to make their decision about who they want to lead New Jersey for the next three years. More...

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Sports

McNamara, Capozzi lead RBC to county title

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

Red Bank Catholic High School's girls cross country team delivered a message at the Monmouth County Championships. "There's been speculation about the top teams for the MOC [Meet of Champions]," said RBC's Molly McNamara. "We're right up there. More...

Local gridiron teams eyeing postseason berths

BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer

The scramble is officially on for high school football teams jockeying for a spot in the upcoming state tournament. More...

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Photo

CHRIS KELLY staff Phoebe Woolley, portrayed by Heather MacDonald, leads a group during the Ocean Township Historical Museum's Ghost Walk held at the Eden Woolley House on Oct. 25. More...

Beck: State withholding info on new fort authority

Host towns seek major role in implementing fort reuse plan
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

State Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-12th District) is calling out state officials for their failure to share information about proposed legislation establishing an authority to implement the Fort Monmouth reuse plan with Monmouth County legislators. More...

Three seeking seats for freeholder

BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer

T hree Monmouth County residents are seeking a threeyear term on the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders in the Nov. 3 election. Republican John P. Curley, 56, is a resident of Middletown. More...

Long Branch takes steps to 'go green'

City applies for DEP grants to reduce carbon footprints
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH — Energy-saving traffic signals, pocket parks and a proposal for a trolley are among the "green" initiatives the city is pursuing to promote sustainability. More...

Fall Food Drive at Ocean Township Library

OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Ocean Township Library is hosting a food drive to benefit the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. More...

Beach Sweep

Clockwise from top: Volunteers pick up litter along the beachfront in Long Branch during the 24th annual Fall Beach Sweeps held at more than 60 sites along the New Jersey coast on Oct. 24. More...

Trick or Trot

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Rosevelyn Medvigy, Keyport, participates in the Trick or Trot 4-mile race held in Long Branch on Oct. 25. More...

Spooky stories

CHRIS KELLY staff A tour group listens to ghost tales told by Enid Annenberg Haupt, portrayed by Madison Spoonire, Oakhurst, and a companion, portrayed by Sarah Grace Nutter, Wayside, at the Ocean Township Historical Museum's "Ghost Tour and Ghost St More...

Scholarships offered for blood drives

With the school year under way, New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), a division of the New York Blood Center, is encouraging students, teachers and faculty to organize blood drives and to present related educational programs that teach leadership skil More...

Bulletin Board

Residents earn prizes in senior art contest

Six Monmouth County residents have been named winners in the 2009 statewide senior citizen art contest sponsored by the New Jersey Association of Area Agencies on Aging, Freehold. More...

Lymphedema support group to meet Nov. 3

Pea Pod lymphedema support group will meet at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 3, and the first Tuesday of each month at Norton Clinic for Lymphedema and Physical Therapy, Suite 100, 240 Wall St., West Long Branch. More...

Audubon meeting Nov. 11 in Red Bank

Monmouth County Audubon Society will meet 8 p.m. Nov. 11 at Trinity Episcopal Church, White Street. Photographer Art Peslak will present "Bird Photography Techniques, Tips and Equipment" at the meeting, which is free and open to the public. More...

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Arts / Zest

SCAN hosts exhibit of mixed media

An exhibition of mixed media works by Christine Dolinich-Matuska will be at the SCAN Learning Center through Nov. 12. The exhibition includes collages, mixed media, paintings and monoprints. More...

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Obituaries

Dorothy A. Boylan

Mrs. Boylan, 80, of Monmouth Beach, died Oct. 19, 2009, at home. She was a retired reading coordinator with the Lakewood School System. She was predeceased by her husband, William T. Boylan; and a brother, William Hauer. More...

Gabriella "Ella" M. Cowley

Mrs. Cowley, 91, of Eatontown, died Sept. 14, 2009, at St. Barnabas Hospice at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. She was predeceased by her husband, Ret. Lt. Col. James E. Cowley. More...

Susan Sciorsci

Mrs. Sciorsci, 60, of Keyport, died Oct. 17, 2009, at home. She resided in Monmouth Beach prior to relocating to Keyport six years ago. More...

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