June 30, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

GOP legislators kick off run for 11th District

Beck, Casagrande, Angelini would be state’s first all-female legislative team

A trio of Republican legislators kicked off their campaign to represent a newly configured 11th District last week and to become the state’s first allwomen legislative team. More...

Anti-Bullying Crew to visit White House

Long Branch Middle School students’ video draws attention of the Obamas

LONG BRANCH — Long Branch Middle School students will be seen throughout the streets of Washington, D.C., wearing green “BullyingWe’ll Stop It” T-shirts when the school’s Anti-Bullying Crew visits theWhite House and Capi More...

Eatontown approves use of red-light cameras

Increased safety, revenues expected from program

EATONTOWN — The Borough Council formally adopted an ordinance to bring red-light cameras to the borough, at the June 22 meeting. The measure was approved 5-1 with Councilman Mark Regan being the lone dissenter. More...

Fort plan OK’d despite housing advocate’s suit

OCEANPORT — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has approved the Fort Monmouth Reuse and Redevelopment Plan despite requests from a housing advocacy group to delay it. More...

‘Evolution of Capoeira’

Students at Afro Brazilian Martial Arts and Fitness in Long Branch demonstrate the art of capoeira, a Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, dance and music. More...

Columns

This’ll make you view the neighbors in a new light

CODA

Here’s the tale of my only near brush with the fame that sometimes comes to people who witness mob violence firsthand: It was a sunny June morning in 1989, and I was the editor of an alternative newspaper serving the North Shore of Boston. More...

Obituaries

Mary Ann M. Fortunato

Mrs. Fortunato, 80, a resident of Little Sliver since 1968, died June 24, 2011, at home. She was a retired registered nurse. Mrs. More...

Business

business briefs 

Jenifer McEwan, R.N., B.S.N., C.H.P.N., director of the St. Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, an affiliate of the St. More...

Photo

Students at Afro Brazilian Martial Arts and Fitness in Long Branch demonstrate the art of capoeira, a Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, dance and music during the “Evol More...

Fort plan gets HUD nod

Agency: Plan balances redevelopment and housing for homeless

A fter a nearly three-year wait, the U.S. More...

Saint Barnabas offers job opportunities to vets

Job fair scheduled at Monmouth Medical Center July 14

LONG BRANCH — The Saint Barnabas Health Care System is hosting two Veterans Health Care Job Fairs on Tuesday, July 12, and Thursday, July 14. More...

Planners endorse senior housing project

Former Gregory School building would have 116 apartment unit

Although there was concern over a lack of parking, the city Planning Board has endorsed a preliminary plan to convert the former Gregory School building into senior housing. More...

Photo contest to capture five decades of open space preservation and park development

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but how many pictures would it take to capture the beauty of preserving 650,000 acres of open space and parks in New Jersey over the past 50 years? More...

Call for nominations for 2011 Ocean Champion award

WEST LONG BRANCH — The Urban Coast Institute at Monmouth University announced a call for nominations for the 2011 Ocean Champion and Leadership Awards. More...

Bulletin Board

NOTES

The Eatontown Public Library, 33 Broad St., is having a used-book sale July 5-31. New and used adult and children’s books, magazines, DVDs, VHS cassettes and CDs will be available. Details: 732-389-2665. ***** More...

Arts / Zest

‘Afterthoughts’

McKay Imaging Photography Studio & Gallery is hosting another in its series of “Breaking Away” exhibits. “Afterthoughts,” drawings and such by John Kochansky (1958-2005), will be at the Red Bank gallery through July 7. More...

Sports

MRHS lacrosse star wraps up stellar career

ara Patti decided to play lacrosse as a freshman to keep in shape for soccer and basketball; nevertheless, she graduated this spring as Monmouth Regional High School’s career scoring leader in girls lacrosse. More...

Rafter opened doors as Red Bank Catholic coach and AD

A t one time, girls sports were considered to be recreational and not to be taken too seriously. Parochial schools weren’t always in the Shore Conference. More...

RBC girls break state record in distance medley relay

I t all came together at the right time for the Bank Catholic High School girls distance medley relay team. More...