May 28, 2004 RSS feed / Front Page

Councilman calls for adding to beach parking

New access to beach also would be added to expand use of lot
BY SHERRY CONOHAN
Staff Writer

Councilman Andrew Mencinsky has proposed Sea Bright clean up the beach end of the Peninsula House parking lot to provide more parking spaces and another access to the beach. More...

Residents, council spar over definition of attics

BY LAYLI WHYTE
Staff Writer

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2 women undertaking challenge of the channel

BY SHERRY CONOHAN
Staff Writer

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Police spreading the word about curfew enforcement

Police chief expects increased awareness
to limit problems
BY LAYLI WHYTE
Staff Writer

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Elks embark on effort to assist disabled girl 2-year-old with spina bifida named poster child for organization

BY LAYLI WHYTE
Staff Writer

Kendal Grace Sutterfield is a beautiful 2-year-old girl, with wide eyes and brown hair. She likes coloring and playing with dolls, just like any other girl her age. More...

Garden club’s effort keeps school grounds looking good

BY LAYLI WHYTE
Staff Writer

The Navesink Garden Club made sure April showers had something to work with when it came time to bring May flowers to the Red Bank Middle School. More...

Three days, three stages full of jazz and blues

Koko Taylor headlining

The Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation is counting down to the 2004 Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival, an event it has presented for close to two decades. More...

Assemblymen bring ethics issue before public

Forums allow citizens
to discuss, learn about legislators
BY LAYLI WHYTE
Staff Writer

As an audience member at a recent forum on government ethics put it, having the state legislature make the rules that control how it hands out contracts and spends tax revenue is a bit like having the fox install the hen house security system. More...

Residents honored for land preservation work

BY JANE MEGGITT
Staff Writer

Four Monmouth County residents were recently honored by the Monmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF) for their efforts to preserve open space. More...

Water woes persist for homes using wells

BY HEATHER BACHMAN
Correspondent
Homeowners ask boro for help in connecting
to municipal system

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Opinion

District needs to get its priorities in order

If practice makes perfect, the Red Bank school system should have no problem finding a new principal for its primary school. More...

Your Turn

David Smith
Guest Column

In voting 4-1 Monday night to pass a loophole amendment to the borough More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Mary Miltner Held

Mrs. Held, 90, of Red Bank died May 11 at Navesink House, Red Bank. Born in Dayton, Ohio, she resided in Ohio and relocated to Middletown in 1944, prior to moving to Red Bank. More...

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Letters

Corrupt politics similar to ‘blue line of defense’

The rush to lead the pack with pay-to-play legislation More...

Town needs to address ‘failed’ intersection

On May 5, I attended a Planning Board meeting in Tinton Falls concerning the proposed development on the Laurino farm that is adjacent to Hance Avenue. More...

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Business

Business Briefs

As part of Rotary International More...

Change in base-closing bill should favor fort

R&D facilities less likely to be targeted for closure under proposed rule
BY SHERRY CONOHAN
Staff Writer

FORT MONMOUTH More...

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LaValva leaving Primary School principal post

R.B. again searching for new top school administrator
BY LAYLI WHITE
Staff Writer

After only one year as principal of Red Bank Primary School, Steve LaValva is leaving at the end of this school year to take a position with the Rumson school system. More...

Photo

CHRIS KELLY staff Al Catalina of Somerset stops to check out one of the vintage autos lining Broad Street in Red Bank on May 23 as part of the annual Cruisin More...

Alumni Hall of Fame inducts its third class

Red Bank and RBR grads from 1935 to 1983
honored by foundation
BY LAYLI WHYTE
Staff Writer

The past revisited Red Bank Regional High School, Little Silver, last week and was welcomed with open arms. More...

Cuts would trim tax increase by 6.15 cents

Oceanport council
recommends $170,737 reduction in school plan
BY CHRISTINE VARNO
Staff Writer

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Beach concessions plan ends without bidders

BY SHERRY CONOHAN
Staff Writer

SEA BRIGHT More...

Weekend cruise

Blue skies and streets lined with nostalgic classic cars made a perfect backdrop last weekend for the annual Cruisin More...

Students have frank talk about troubled youth

Author
BY LAYLI WHYTE
Staff Writer

Gritty portraits of forgotten youth strike a chord with those who feel forgotten. It is a group not in short supply in high school. More...

GOP for Change names candidate for chairman

BY VINCE ECHAVARIA
Staff Writer

The Monmouth County GOP for Change is focused on replacing county Republican Party Chairman William Dowd June 15, and has formally endorsed Frederick Niemann as the man to fill the position. More...

Mid’town man faces military charges

Former Belford
resident named in Iraq prison-abuse case
BY JOSH DAVIDSON
Staff Writer

A former Middletown resident has been implicated by the military in an investigation of alleged abuse of Iraqi detainees in a Baghdad prison. More...

Festival continues with Troutman folklore play

The 11th annual Oceans of Rhythm Festival will take place June 6, beginning at 3 p.m., at the Lenna Conrow School in Long Branch. More...

SEA charges Hook changes driven by development plan

Superintendent says pipe plan predates Sandy Hook Partners proposal
BY GLORIA STRAVELLI
Staff Writer

Plans to step up sand replenishment along the coastline at Sandy Hook and reconfigure beach parking would benefit a planned development at Fort Hancock at the expense of recreational users of the national park, a local surfers More...

Ocean gets last shot at Wall and a title

Rumson boys chasing
CJ Group II title
BY VIN RAPOLLA
Staff Writer

The Ocean Township boys baseball team was scheduled to finish off its season on Wednesday with a Shore Conference Tournament championship game matchup against Wall. More...

Zest

Dance company puts unique spin on movement

He appeared to be walking on air. Illuminated by brilliant flashes of a strobe light, dancer Brian McGinnis seemed to stride, leap and run in the air across the stage of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School. More...

Bulletin Board

Center announces blood drive schedule for June

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Society’s annual house tour, boutique June 4

The Rosary Altar Society of the Church of the Precious Blood, Monmouth Beach, will hold its 14th annual house tour and boutique June 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $30, and $20 for seniors, and include light refreshments following the tour. More...

On Campus

Melanie Pomerico, Tinton Falls, and Colleen Lineberry, Ocean, recently took first place and honorable mention, respectively, at the 18th annual juried art show sponsored by the Brookdale Community College alumni association, Lincroft section of Middl More...

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Sports

Spartan girls chasing down a pair of titles

RBC wins state opener; Shore clinches
division title
BY VIN RAPOLLA
Staff Writer

The Ocean softball team looks to close out its near-perfect season this week with semifinal games in both the Shore Conference and Central Jersey Group III Tournaments. More...

Shore girls are CJ champs for third straight year

BY TIM MORRIS
Staff Writer

The move up from Group I to Group II did nothing to derail the Shore Regional Blue Devils More...

Burning Roma to head Red Bank Handicap

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