December 10, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

Court rules blight challenge is too late

Fuschia Triangle attny. and clients weigh appeal
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

Astate Superior Court judge ruled last week that time has run out for a legal challenge to Long Branch's designation of a property as blighted, or in need of redevelopment. After a month and a half of deliberation, Judge Lawrence M. More...

Council rejects rental housing for golf center site

Developer says plan for upscale town homes no longer viable
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

EATONTOWN — The Borough Council last week rejected a revised development plan that called for high-density rental housing at the former site of Mr. B's Golf Center on Route 35 south. At the Dec. More...

Council votes down Husky Brook project

Opponents cite wetlands, finances; mayor says politics killed park
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

EATONTOWN — After months of heated debate, the Borough Council voted last week to cancel the controversial Husky Brook Park project. The move came during the council's Dec. More...

VNA extends community-based services to North Jersey

Central Jersey VNA partners with Newark nonprofit
BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer

RED BANK — The Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ), long known for delivery of home- and community based health care services to the Monmouth County community, has expanded its outreach to northern New Jersey, where it will b More...

Local church opens doors to those in need at Christmas

BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH — A city church will once again be helping to ease the burdens of those who are struggling and in need this holiday season. St. James Church, 300 Broadway, is hosting its seventh annual Christmas Dinner from 4-7 p.m. More...

Dec. 13 all-ages show at Pony will benefit Samaritan Center

Greater Media wants to fuel the holiday spirit by providing good music and a way to help the hungry at Greater Media's Good Samaritan Holiday Bash to be held Dec. 13 at the Stone Pony, 913 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park. More...

Crackdown on impaired drivers

LONG BRANCH — The Police Department announced that it has begun a crackdown on drunken drivers during the annual year-end holiday season. The "Over the Limit, Under Arrest" 2009 year-end statewide crackdown will run through Jan. 3. More...

Letters

Alliance wants all people to stand, be counted

There is a debate under way in some segments of the Latino community about whether to participate or boycott the 2010 Census. More...

Public encouraged to honor vets at BCC commemoration

I will be emceeing the Dec. 12 65th anniversary commemoration honoring four veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, December 1944: three local men, Robert Godfrey, Charles Nelson and Edward Turrell, and one woman, army nurse Ethel Hawryschuk. More...

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Obituaries

Joseph E. Turner Jr.

Mr. Turner, 49, of Eatontown, died Nov. 24, 2009. He was self-employed since 1981. Mr. Turner was predeceased by a sister, Shari Stintzi; and his stepfather, Charles Lambertson. More...

Alexander F. Lark

Mr. Lark, 81, of Monmouth Beach, died Nov. 27, 2009, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He was the owner of Lark's Shoes in Passaic, Red Bank and West New York, retiring in 1995. Mr. More...

Evelyn Connolly

Mrs. Connolly, 83, of Easthampton, and formerly Hazlet, died Nov. 25, 2009, at Virtua Memorial Hospital, Mount Holly. She was employed at Kmart, Hazlet, for 14 years. Mrs. Connolly was predeceased by her husband, John F. More...

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Fort authority bill advances in lame duck session

Amendment requires super majority for changes to reuse plan
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

Abill that will shape the future of the Fort Monmouth region has been passed along to the full state Senate despite protests from local officials who do not want the legislation voted on during the Senate's lame duck session. More...

Recovering from trauma, survivor finds 'Heaven Exists'

Book chronicles young woman's physical and spiritual journey after riding accident
BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer

Life has changed dramatically for Little Silver resident Noelle McNeil, whose recovery from a near-fatal accident is chronicled in her inspirational new book. "When the lights went out on Aug. 2, 2005, I had it all. More...

Operation Sleighbells: Aiding families for 100 years

LONG BRANCH — One hundred years ago Family & Children's Service (FCS) began an annual giving program that has distributed thousands of gifts of warm clothing, toys and books to families in need. More...

L.B. council approves self-assessment report

BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH — The city moved a step closer to achieving urban center designation from the state last week by approving a self-assessment report required to qualify the city to move up a level in the state planning process. More...

Breakfast with Santa

Above: Carol Alto takes a photo of Jean and Dale Alto, of Ocean, at the Oakhurst Fire Company and Ladies Auxiliary Breakfast with Santa. Right: Dyllan Manning, of Ocean, visits with Santa. More...

NOTESAround Town

Monmouth University, West Long Branch, will present Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," 8 p.m. Dec. 11, and 2 p.m. Dec. 12 and 13 at its Pollak Theatre. More...

Police seek information on shooting of L.B. man

LONG BRANCH — Detectives from the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office and the Long Branch Police Department are conducting a cooperative investigation into the circumstances surrounding a fatal shooting in the city. On Nov. More...

Bulletin Board

Center to hold drives during December

Central Jersey Blood Center, Shrewsbury, has announced the following local blood drives: • Dec. 15 from 7 a.m.-1 p.m., Riverview Medical Center, 1 Riverview Plaza, Red Bank • Dec. 19 from 9 a.m. More...

Area blood drives slated for Dec. 15, 16

American Red Cross Blood Services has announced a blood drive will be 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 15 at the basketball court at Monmouth University, 400 Cedar Ave., West Long Branch; and 1-7 p.m. Dec. 16 at American Red Cross Jersey Coast Chapter, 1540 W. More...

Auditions for 'Guys and Dolls,' 'Macbeth'

The Eatontown Playhouse, 37-13 Route 35 north, Eatontown, will hold auditions for "Macbeth" 7-10 p.m. Dec. 14. The show will run the entire month of February, and all roles are open. More...

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Columns

It's high time a medical marijuana bill is passed

Coda • GREG BEAN

Most families in this country have lost a loved one to cancer, and while each experience is different, most share some characteristics, especially if the loved one undergoes chemotherapy. More...

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Sports

Improving Hawks show character in defeat

BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer

The Monmouth University men's basketball team is looking to return to the top of the Northeast Conference this season, despite the perception that they may still be a year or two away. More...

Sports Shorts

TEST Sports Clubs of Tinton Falls is holding a Strongman and Strongwoman competition at noon Dec. 12 to benefit Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). More...

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