February 4, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

Army’s move from fort months ahead of schedule

BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

More than 1,000 employees have already left Fort Monmouth, as the Army’s move of personnel and equipment from the base to the Aberdeen (Md.) Proving Ground proceeds months ahead of schedule More...

Behavior modification topic of PTA program

OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Special Education PTA (SEPTA) will present a discussion of behavior modification techniques for children, featuring Kathleen Cable, licensed professional counselor and director of Camp Excel in Spring Lake Heights and in B More...

Foundation empowers women fighting cancer

Fight Like A Girl … Against Cancer! raises funds
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH — Women undergoing treatment for cancer were the focus of the high-energy collective workout “Fight Like A Girl … Against Cancer!, which aimed to empower cancer victims and raise funds for their care. More...

Letters

Icon of environmental movement is remembered

Environmentalists everywhere were saddened to hear that Derrickson W. (Dery) Bennett died last December. He was 79. An icon in the environmental movement, he became the first director of the American Littoral Society in 1968 and retired in 2003. More...

St. James Church extends thanks for holiday support

On behalf of St. James’ Church, I would like to extend my sincere thanks for the generous community support of the seventh annual Community Christmas Dinner. More...

Congress must enact health care reform

Health care reform certainly isn’t easy. But failing to pass a comprehensive overhaul shouldn’t be an option. Right now, more than 45 millionAmericans don’t have health insurance. More...

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Arts / Zest

‘Immigrants Art Exhibit’ travels to Long Branch

‘The Immigrants Art Exhibit,” a traveling exhibit of works by immigrant artists, is making a stop in Long Branch at the Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts. More...

Music festival to mark Black History Month

From the blues and jazz to hip-hop, from spirituals to the forefathers of rock and roll, America’s music is replete with the influence of the African-American community. More...

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Sports

SCT titles bring L.B. wrestlers redemption

Third straight title for Wave
BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer

With the sting of a one-point loss to High Point 15 days ago still fresh on its mind, the Long Branch High School wrestling team entered the Shore Conference Tournament’s final four looking for redemption. More...

Wrestling championships set for action at Boardwalk Hall

In what has become an eagerly anticipated annual tradition, 336 of the top high school wrestlers from around the state will converge on Atlantic City to spend a weekend competing in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association State Wres More...

MU basketball teams in key NEC games

BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer

There’s an old saying in the sports world: You are what your record says you are. That saying is certainly appropriate for the Monmouth University men’s and women’s basketball teams. More...

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Photo

Members of the Ocean Township Elementary School Chorus perform for Nobel Peace Prize nominee and humanitarian Greg Mortenson at Brookdale Community College on Jan. 27. More...

City approves eminent domain ban in BFS

Ordinance sets zoning for future development
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

The Long Branch City Council agreed not to use eminent domain in the Beachfront South (BFS) redevelopment zone Jan. More...

Pennies build schools, promote peace

Local students support mission of Mortenson’s ‘Three Cups of Tea
BYDANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

The sounds of many children singing reverberated throughout Collins Arena last week as students from local schools serenaded humanitarian Greg Mortenson. More...

WLB mulls charging college students for services

Monmouth U cites contributions to borough’s first responders
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

WEST LONG BRANCH — The Borough Council is considering a proposal that would charge Monmouth University students as much as $100 in fees to offset the cost of providing emergency services. More...

Bulletin Board

Asbury Park celebrates Samedi Gras

Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce will present First Saturday Asbury Park’s Samedi Gras Feb. 6. The event will feature live jazz and performances by Asbury Park High School Marching Band, The Matt Wade Jazz Trio, The Passion Group and others. More...

‘Wear Red Day for Women’ Feb. 5

The American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association will hold the seventh annual National Wear Red Day for Women, a public awareness day on Feb. More...

Caregiver support meetings begin Feb. 4

The Alzheimer’s Association, Greater New Jersey Chapter, will hold caregiver support meetings during February, beginning at 10 a.m. Feb. 4 at Atria Senior Living, 44 Pine St., Tinton Falls. More...

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Columns

Preserving farm for open space would be a winner

Coda • GREG BEAN

When we bought our old house in East Brunswick in the fall of 1997, one of the biggest selling points was the fact that we could look out our living room window to the Foerter Farm across the road. More...

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Obituaries

Delores Perry

Mrs. Perry, 75, of Long Branch, died Jan. 17, 2010. She was a retired certified nursing assistant at King James Care Center, Middletown. More...

Mary Elaine Ronca Ventura

Mrs. Ventura of Long Branch, died Jan. 15, 2010. She was a music teacher in the New Jersey public school system, and taught at her studios in Newark and Long Branch, for several years. She was predeceased by her mother, Dorothy Ronca, in 2008. More...

Robert H. Hoplock

Mr. Hoplock of Eatontown, died Jan. 16, 2010, following a lengthy illness. He resided in Oceanport, prior to relocating to Eatontown in 1967. More...

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