April 29, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

Eight sites added to Weekend in Old Monmouth

40 historic Monmouth sites to be open for visits on May 1 and May 2

The 18th-century Georgianstyle Burrowes Mansion in the heart of downtown Matawan will be one of the stops on the county’s third annual “Weekend in Old Monmouth,” a two-day historic-sites tour on Saturday, May 1, and from noon to 5 p More...

Suit challenges blight label in Beachfront So.

Mayoral candidate wants designation lifted
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH — Beachfront South resident Robert G. Krebs has filed a lawsuit challenging the city’s blight designation of his Ocean Avenue home. More...

Friends take the diamond for Frankie

2nd annual tourney will continue May 1
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

WEST LONG BRANCH — For the second straight spring, friends of a beloved son, friend and baseball player who tragically passed away more than 10 years ago took over Valenzano Park for the weekend. More...

Work on Route 35/36 intersection under way

BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer

EATONTOWN — The New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) has begun construction on improvements to the heavily trafficked Route 35/36 intersection. More...

Letters

Re-elected BOE member grateful to supporters

Thanks for re-electing me to the Long Branch Board of Education in the board election April 20. I am indeed humbled by your support and confidence. More...

Resident takes issue with mayor’s campaign letter

Get real Adam Schneider! Adam, I must reply to your re-election campaign letter: “A safer city helped us bring in almost $1 billion of new investment to the city, and our tax base has climbed from $1.6 billion to just under $5 billion. More...

Voter says Schneider has always been there for residents

Did you ever hear of the bookgame “Where’s Waldo?” We have our own version of this game in Long Branch — it’s called “Where’s Brian?” More...

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Arts / Zest

‘Art on Paper’

‘Art on Paper,” a new exhibition at the Monmouth Museum, features 75 artworks in a range of paper-based media including etchings, monoprints and limited-edition original prints, artist books, collage, drawings and paintings on paper, phot More...

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Obituaries

Capt. Joseph Azzolina (ret.)

Mr. Azzolina, 84, of Middletown, died April 15, 2010, at St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York City of postoperative complications from pancreatic surgery. A former state senator and assemblyman who served from 1965 until 2006, he was a U.S. More...

Julia K. Reale

Mrs. Reale, 86, of Long Branch, died April 14, 2010, at St. Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center. A homemaker, she and her husband, Joseph, started the Circle C Ranch in Clark in 1951. In 2008 she moved to Long Branch. Mrs. More...

Robert A. Pittenger

Mr. Pittenger, 83, of California, formerly of Eatontown, died April 19, 2010, in Grass Valley, Calif. He was a certified pipe organ repairman and piano tuner and had a beautiful singing voice. Mr. More...

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A.J. Tracey and Dylan Kayzar, Long Branch, are among the hundreds of volunteers clearing debris from local beaches during the statewide Clean Ocean Action Spring Beach Sweeps April 24.|width=250|height=163|link=node|align=left] More...

Gov.’s Earth Day pledge: No LNG, offshore drilling

Christie’s stance applauded by environmental advocates
BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer

Gov. Chris Christie marked Earth Day by reaffirming his administration’s commitment to environmental protections. More...

High-end condos approved for BFS

BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH — Both the CityCouncil and the Planning Board have signed off on a proposed 11-unit luxury condominium development along the Long Branch oceanfront. More...

Monmouth Regional district reworks budget

BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

TINTON FALLS — A failed budget has left Monmouth Regional School District officials scrambling for a plan. More...

Beck: Fort bill balances state, local interests

Locals want greater voice in future of Fort Monmouth property
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer

WEST LONG BRANCH — Amendments to Senate bill S-917, which establishes an authority to implement the Fort Monmouth reuse plan, provide balance between state and local influence, Sen. More...

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Bulletin Board

Local students will rise to ‘The Challenge’

Monmouth Academy, an independent school for children in prekindergarten through grade 12, located in Howell, has announced that its academic team will be facing off against North Brunswick High School in round three of “The Challenge,” a More...

Parks’ Adventure Expo set for May 16

The Monmouth County Park System will hold its Outdoor Adventure Expo from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 16 at Turkey Swamp Park in Freehold Township. More...

NOTES

The Greater Shore Concert Band will hold its annual spring concert 7:30 p.m. May 4 at Reformation Lutheran Church, 992 Broadway, West Long Branch. The 50- plus-piece orchestra is composed of area residents. All are welcome. More...

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Opinion

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Our online Facebook and Twitter pages are up and running, and we invite our readers to check out this faster way of keeping up with what is going on in their region. More...

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April 2010 — spring ahead!

GREEN SCENE  GOTTI KELLEY

‘Half the interest of a garden is the constant exercise of the imagination.” C.W. Earle, 1897. True words, and still valid today. More...

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Schools

Ocean Twp. schools chief disappointed with close call

BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Ocean Township School District Superintendent Thomas Pagano said last week that he was disappointed that the budget failed by just six votes. More...

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Sports

Long drive

Ocean Township’s Mike Samaha watches his shot from the fairway during the Monmouth County Golf Tournament held April 22 at the Hominy Hill Golf Course in Colts Neck. Samaha carded an 80 and tied for 12th place. More photos at gmnews.com.   More...

RBC’s DMR team medals at Penn Relays

RBC girls finish fifth
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

Two years ago it was a big deal that the Red Bank Catholic High School girls distance medley relay team had qualified for the Championship of America race at the Penn Relays Carnival. More...

Hawks need to pick up wins to make NEC tourney

BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent

With less than a month to go before the start of the Northeast Conference Baseball Championships, the defending champion Monmouth University Hawks need to put all of the pieces together in a hurry. More...

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