April 6, 2005 RSS feed / Front Page

Red Bank trees receive temporary reprieve

Beck, neighbors to meet with JCP&L to get number reduced

Plans to cut down dozens of mature trees that line Red Bank streets are on hold, at least temporarily.According to Councilwoman Jennifer Beck, the borough has postponed the removal of some 49 trees after protests by residents. More...

Law & Order: Monmouth Park

COURTESYOFEQUIPHOTOSActors Dennis Farina (l) and Michael Imperioli (above), and actors Annie Parisse and Sam Waterston (below) are seen during filming at Monmouth Park in Oceanport for an upcoming episode of the NBC series More...

The rites and rules of spring

Police will target jaywalkers, skaters; enforce curfew

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Prison chaplain gets a ‘pardon’ after 20 years

Pastor of Middletown Baptist church retires from prison ministry

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Susan RussoThis stump is all that is left of a mature tree that once stood on Wallace Street in Red Bank. More...

Boro gets $365K in state, county grants

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Adult and juvenile charged in December bomb threat

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Musical pirate tale mixes action, romance

Billed as family entertainment, musical will travel to Fla. venues

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Suspect arrested at store

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Local art scene

Art & the Artist Series: Jill Kerwick

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Letters

Cold winters and red tape

It is expensive to live in New Jersey, especially when it comes to housing. More...

Honecker deserves consideration for prosecutor’s job

I have known Robert A. Honecker Jr., Monmouth County First Assistant Prosecutor, for over a dozen years, as colleagues on the Monmouth County Human Relations Commission, which he helped to found. More...

Schools

High school theater arts to get own awards

Count Basie launches awards to recognize student achievement

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Business

Business Briefs

Brookdale Community College, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown, will host the fifth annual Construction Industry Career Day April 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. More...

University names director

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Commerce secretary advocates for business community

Tourism, trade, urban enterprise, also areas of focus

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School budget would raise taxes 3¢ per $100

Second largest chunk of budget goes to charter school

Struggling with new constraints placed on school budgets, the Red Bank Board of Education has passed a 2005-06 schools budget that calls for a tax increase of 3 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. More...

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MIGUEL JUAREZ staffRed Bank Police Investigator Joey Fields helps Christine Palacios, 9, Union Beach, scan her fingerprints at Healthy Kids Day, an event sponsored by the Community YMCA of Red Bank on Saturday. More...

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MIGUEL JUAREZ staffAlyson Goode, a junior at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, cleans windows at the Eatontown shelter of the Monmouth County SPCA on April 1. The communications major was participating in the More...

Legal issues resolved, paving way for Breeders’ Cup

Richest race in U.S. appears likely at Monmouth Park

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Global issues are focus of annual convention

Weeklong colloquy expected to draw more than 2,000 attendees

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R.B. recreation expands summer programs

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Notes Around Town

The 3rd Marine Division Association will hold its annual family reunion Aug. 16-21 in Arlington, Va., at the Sheraton Hotel. More...

Disaster drill

CHRIS KELLY staffJohn Witgucki, of Freehold, registers during an overnight simulated disaster shelter drill conducted by the American Red Cross. More...

Road improvements, traffic lights are in the works

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Petco: We’ll be back

Plans call for temporary location, eventually a new store

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In the Arts

Michael Uslan, former Ocean Township resident and award-winning executive producer of more than 20 feature films including the More...

Paintings of contrasting landscapes

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Bulletin Board

Course on hospice care to begin April 11

Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ), Red Bank, will offer the free, four-session course More...

Blood drive at Atchison School April 7

Central Jersey Blood Center, Shrewsbury, will hold a blood drive April 7 from 4-9 p.m. at Atchison School, 961 Sycamore Ave., Tinton Falls. More...

Presbyterian Women slate ‘Spring Gathering’

The Presbyterian Women of the Presbytery of Monmouth will have a More...

Obituaries

Obituaries

Robin Greenley Fleury Ms. Fleury, 33, of Keyport, died March 25 at home. Born in Belleville, she resided in the Belford section of Middletown and in Middletown Township before moving to Keyport one year ago. Ms. More...

Sports

Steroid use in high schools a major concern

Dangers of drugs being overlooked by some teenagers

Anabolic-androgenic steroids work. That More...

Use in pros could signal a decrease in schools

Local doctor thinks recent headlines may act as deterrent

Contrary to prior belief, imitation isn More...

Has testing for steroids become a necessity?

Many coaches are in favor of random substance-abuse testing

Ask most high school coaches around the Jersey Shore about steroid use at their schools, and they More...