September 13, 2002 RSS feed / Front Page

Field of dreams honors memory of 9/11 victims

Life of Keith McHeffey inspired friends
to develop ballpark

If you build it, they will come. That was the belief of a small group of people who had the idea of building a ballpark in honor of their buddy, Keith McHeffey, and other Shore area victims of the 9/11 attacks. More...

RiverCenter fills two of four vacancies

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County cracks down as drought drags on

County Freeholders are urging residents and businesses to improve efforts to comply with drought restrictions or face the consequences. More...

Z•E•S•TFOR LIVING 9/11 victims: Who they were, not how they died

Sketch artist creates
portraits for those
who lost loved ones

The photographs show them in the prime of their lives More...

Train station renovation should finish in October

LITTLE SILVER More...

A year later

Gone soldiering: Parents wait for son

This story has a happy ending even though it involves the kind of altruistic sacrifice that parents make when they send a child off to war. More...

A year later

The complicated journey toward healing
One year later,
people affected by attacks still struggle with loss

Charles D. Brown III calls trauma "a normal response to abnormal events." And he should know. More...

A year later

Closure means opening wounds for keeper of the list

He was the face on the other side of the door that opened with trepidation when a Middletown police car pulled into a driveway. He was the voice on the other end of the phone line that had nothing but bad news to bear. More...

Opinion

A time for reflection

After a year of thinking about it, of contemplating how we will face it, Americans have reached the week that will mark the first anniversary of the worst attack ever by an enemy of the United States on American soil. More...

Politicians’ letters policy revised

While Greater Media Newspapers has some clearly defined policies regarding letters to the editor from sitting politicians and candidates during the campaign season, it appears to be time to clarify at least one aspect of our policy during the normal More...

Letters

Fair Haven pulled together for a good cause

Something very special happened in Fair Haven on Sunday, Aug. 18. More...

Ticket prices leave bad taste in fan’s mouth

This letter is in response to the recent sale of Bruce Springsteen tickets. Being a "Jersey girl" myself, and fan for many years, I was anxious for the first day of ticket sales. More...

Borough needs to exercise power over farm property

Your editorial about Laurino Farms leaves the impression that in the end Tinton Falls is powerless to influence the development of Laurino Farms. Nothing can be further from the truth. More...

R.B. creates LOSAP as spur to volunteerism

If passed by voters,
program expected to cost about $100,000 per year

Benjamin Franklin founded the nation More...

Photo

farrah maffai Payton Wall is comforted by her mother, Diane, during the Remembrance Ceremony at Victory Park in Rumson last week. Glen Wall, Payton More...

Arc of Monmouth honors employers, employees

Susan Haddow
of Middletown named Worker of the Year

The Arc of Monmouth will honor area employers who hired individuals with developmental disabilities or supplied subcontract work to the Arc More...

Two towns at odds over Route 520 traffic

RED BANK More...

Highlands man arrested for passing bad checks

TINTON FALLS More...

Chamber Music Society announces schedule

Concerts will be held at Unitarian Universalist Meeting House

The Red Bank Chamber Music Society continues to offer the community the gift of free, high-quality chamber music concerts, but will do so in a new home this season. More...

BUSINESS

Making a stink about pub

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A year later

Towns to reflect on 9/11 and remember victims

A year has passed. While the nation has worked hard to overcome the devastating blow dealt its people on Sept. 11, 2001, Americans have also had to contemplate just how they will commemorate the infamous date in history and honor its victims. More...

A year later

County agencies preparing
for future terror incidents
Response teams trained
for radiation, biological
and chemical weapons

For local county officials it is not a question of if, but when, their resources will be tested by another terrorist attack in the region. More...

A year later

Family members recall two Middletown men as special
Louis Minervino & Peter Milano viewed
as men dedicated
to their families

When Louis Joseph Minervino, 53, of Middletown was killed in the Sept. 11 World Trade Center attack, it sent a a numbing shock through his family. He was regarded as a likeable, caring man who took pride in being the family provider. More...

A year later

Small airports feel pinch

At two local general aviation (GA) airports, several planes sat unguarded on recent afternoons, tied down with cord to turnbuckles in the ground. More...

Bulletin Board

Education association

meeting slated Sept. 17

The Monmouth County Retired Education Association (MCREA) will hold its next meeting Sept. 17 at noon at the Church of Christ, 312 Hance Ave., Tinton Falls. The guest speaker will be Ruth Palmer. For more information, call Betty at (732) 493-0453. More...

Subscriptions available for civic chorus season

Subscriptions are now available for the 2002-03 season of the Monmouth Civic Chorus, Red Bank. A three-concert subscription is $50. More...

New swing dance group to meet locally Sept. 25

An effort is now underway to create a swing dance group to meet weekly beginning Sept. 25 at an area location. The meeting will consist of a one-hour workshop and open dancing. More...

Sports

Shore Regional ready for another championship run

Of all the divisions in the Shore Conference this year, none may be more wide open than the National Division. More...

Fallon believes his Bulldog team is ready to win now

Now in his fifth year at the helm of the Rumson-Fair Haven High School football program, Shane Fallon believes he is reaching the pinnacle of his tenure as the Bulldogs More...

Monmouth looks to build on progress made last year

Golden Falcons open at Manchester Saturday

Monmouth Regional High School head football coach Bob Merola thinks the number 20 may be the key to this season for his Golden Falcons. More...