September 9, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

Lifeguards near finish line of beach season

Despite Earl, summer 2010 brings calmer seas and fewer rescues
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH — At this time last year lifeguard supervisor Michael “Spike” Fowler at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park talked about having to make a record-breaking number of rescues. More...

Gurbisz Foundation raises funds for at-risk youth

Horseshoe tourney to be held at Wolcott Park on Sept. 18
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer

EATONTOWN — The fourth annual Capt. James M. Gurbisz Foundation Horseshoe Tournament will raise funds to assist atrisk youths while honoring the town’s fallen hero. More...

Slocum family readies for annual reunion

Relatives from far and wide will meet Oct. 10 in Long Branch
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent

WEST LONG BRANCH — Ancestors and complex relationships are on the agenda as the Slocum family, who date their roots in Monmouth County to the 1600s, get ready for their annual family reunion that will be held at the Ocean Place Resort in Long More...

Marine Task Force to improve aquatic response time

BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer

HIGHLANDS — The Highlands, Sea Bright, Middletown and Atlantic Highlands fire departments are working to improve the area’s aquatic emergency response by forming Monmouth County’s first Marine Task Force. More...

L.B. native set to begin filming mob caper

Several big names already signed on for ‘Numba One’
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

With an arsenal of big names already signed on, former Long Branch resident Michael Attardi is hoping to secure a few more before his new movie, “Numba One,” starts filming in October. More...

Photo

Tommy Lyons, of Rumson, makes his way into the surf off the beach in Sea Bright on Sept. 1. More...

Letters

Squandering a bumper crop of farmland

The last few weeks have brought the fresh taste of high quality, locally grown fruits and vegetables to many New Jerseyans. The Garden State still produces some of the best tomatoes and corn in the world! More...

A letter to Congressmen Holt and Pallone

There are more than 5,000 retired service members living in this area that use the commissary, medical clinic and post exchange at Fort Monmouth. More...

N.J. veteran supports Holt for re-election

Iam an 83-year-old veteran of the Korean War and have been voting for the last 62 years, never missing an election, with the exception of serving my country overseas in Korea. More...

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Columns

Call her anything but don’t call her ma’am

CODA  GREG BEAN

Odds and ends as I pack for the Labor Day weekend. Should we go with flipflops and board shorts, or the rubber Wellies, raincoat and water wings? More...

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Arts / Zest

Flowers, rocks, sticks and truth

BY MARIE MABER Correspondent

How soon after summer turns to fall do you begin to miss her blossoms? More...

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Sports

Shore, Monmouth looking for bounce-back seasons

BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent

With their season openers set for this weekend, both the Shore Regional and Monmouth Regional high school football teams are looking to bounce back after each posted a 4-6 record a year ago. More...

BCC cross country team looking to improve

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

Geoff Harrison promised to deliver a national-caliber cross country program to Brookdale Community College, and he’s delivering. More...

Green Wave bracing for difficult schedule

BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent

Although more than half the team is composed of returning players, Long Branch High School will have a different look when it opens the season on Sept. 11 at Colts Neck (1 p.m. kick-off). More...

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L.B. beaches produce record revenues

Ideal summer weather also increases beach expenses
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

For the second straight summer, Long Branch beaches generated record figures in revenues, with estimates close to $1.3 million. Long Branch Director of Recreation and Human Services Carl Jennings said at a Sept. More...

Marine’s film provides ‘Severe Clear’ view of Iraq War

Screening honors Sept. 11 victim Beth Quigley
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer

With a rifle over his shoulder and a video camera around his neck, former Marine Corps 1st Lt. Michael Scotti went to Iraq. More...

$3M Army grant funds defense technology center

Funding will be used to keep federal contracts in state after fort closing
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer

The Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a $3 million grant to the New Jersey Technology Solutions Center (NJTSC) to help keep high-technology jobs in Monmouth County in the wake of Fort Monmouth’s closing. Reps. More...

And they’re off! Steeplechase returns on Sept. 25

OCEANPORT — A unique day of racing is set for Sept. 25 at Monmouth Park with the return of the Monmouth Park-Meridian Health Steeplechase, the only steeplechase event in the region. More...

Photos

Top to bottom: Junior Matheo (l-r) and Jayshon Rodgers, both of Long Branch, jam on guitars during a Rock Star Band Tournament held at the Long Branch Free Public Library on Broadway on Sept. 2. More...

Four men charged with selling bogus ferry tickets

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Alzheimer’s is topic of science lecture

TINTON FALLS — The 2010 Norman J Field Lecture in Science, “Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease by 2020?,” will be presented by Dr. Zaven S. Khachaturian Thursday, Oct. 7, at 7:30 p.m. More...

‘Kittenpalooza’ offers half-price adoptions

With more 300 felines available, the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) hopes to find good homes for most of these cats and kittens through “Kittenpalooza,” a monthlong adoption project. More...

Bulletin Board

Fort Monmouth will hold flag casing ceremony

OCEANPORT — Maj. Gen. Randolph P. Strong, commander of the U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) at Fort Monmouth, will host the casing of the CECOM flag in a formal ceremony on Friday, Sept. 10, at 10:30 a.m. on Greely Field. More...

Children’s festival slated for Sept. 11

The Master Gardeners of Monmouth County and its Children’s Committee will host the third annual “Bugs, Birds and Beyond” children’s festival 1-4 p.m. Sept. More...

NOTES

The Abel Foundation Golf Outing to benefit CASA for Children will be held Sept. 16 at Forsgate Country Club, The Banks Course, in Monroe. The event is $325. Sponsorships are available. More...

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Opinion

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September: Time for reality check

GREEN SCENE  GOTTI KELLEY

“If you would be happy your whole life long, become a gardener.” Chinese proverb Last night, in the wee hours of the morning, our nocturnal wanderer, i.e., skunk, left an odorous calling card, waking everybody. More...

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Schools

on campus •••

The University of Delaware, Newark, has named the following local residents to its dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester: Matthew Garlipp and Kelsey Lucca, both of Long Branch; Andrea Chidyllo, Alison DiTommaso, Kaylynn Kinhofer and An More...

Students head back to school with new supplies

Big Brothers Big Sisters drive packs backpacks for 100 local kids

EATONTOWN — For many children, back-to-school season is an exciting time filled with shopping for new clothing, notebooks, pencils and backpacks. More...

on campus •••

The University of Delaware, Newark, has named the following local residents to its dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester: Matthew Garlipp and Kelsey Lucca, both of Long Branch; Andrea Chidyllo, Alison DiTommaso, Kaylynn Kinhofer and A More...

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