April 20, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

Losing bidder challenges award of library contract

Construction co. says it should get $1.2M contact

BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer The award of a contract for improvements to the Red Bank Public Library is being challenged by a construction company that claims it was the lowest bidder. More...

Minor delays set back completion of firehouse

SHREWSBURY -- Construction of the 978-square-foot firehouse on Broad Street is back on track after it was derailed for a month. More...

Council OKs improvements to boro parks

TINTON FALLS - No one objected during the public hearing last week on a bond ordinance appropriating $132,000 for improvements to borough parks, and authorizing the issuance of $125,400 in bonds or notes to finance part of the cost. More...

Ambitious pace marks Beck's first 100 days

Ethics, school funding reform top agenda of 12th District legislator

RED BANK - Taking on ethics issues in government and pushing for school funding reform are all in 100 days' work for Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck (D-12). More...

Saving the planet begins close to home

Fewer than 50,000 acres remain undeveloped

Most people think about the environment on Earth Day, but Judith Stanley Coleman worries about overdevelopment every day. More...

'Artists Curating ArtistS'

Different ... but similar

The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts (SICA) in Long Branch presents "Artists Curating ArtistS," two very different yet similar exhibitions that will run from April 21 through May 27. More...

ArtsCAP restructures

ASBURY PARK - Embarking on its second year of operation, the board of The Arts Coalition of Asbury More...

Veterinarian cited for work with Katrina pets

Red Bank vet receives NJVMA award for work with hurricane victims

When Dr. Jenine Avellini volunteered to assist animals hurt by Hurricane Katrina, last year's Category 5 storm that destroyed several southern U.S. More...

N.J. Marathon events set for April 28-30

LONG BRANCH -- The New Jersey Road Runners Club (NJRRC), a statewide running club, will hold its 10th annual New Jersey Marathon Weekend at the Jersey Shore in the city on the weekend of April 28 through 30. More...

In the Service

Navy Seaman Recruit Michael J. Keskeys recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. More...

America's pastime, when it was needed the most

Brookdale professor examines baseball's impact during WW II

MIDDLETOWN - To many people, baseball is just a sport, a nice way to spend an evening out or something to watch on television and pass the time. More...

'tique of the week

Hatpin heaven - promise you won't get stuck!

You've all seen the old movies where the angry little old lady sneers and pokes someone with her very large - and very sharp - hatpin. More...

Blues get Scannapieco his 600th victory

Milestone begins to come together as a team

There was an extra spring in Bo Scannapieco's step after his Brookdale Community College (BCC) women's softball team swept a doubleheader Friday. More...

High-flyer

Red Bank Regional's Nyle Sterling competes in the long jump during Saturday's Colts Neck Relays. More...

Sports Shorts

Jeff Kulat, a 6-foot-4, 270-pound offensive lineman from Red Bank Regional, has committed to play at Virginia Military Institute. VMI is a member of the Big South Conference. More...

Opinion

Your Turn

Remembering the poorest at budget time

Gov. Jon Corzine should be commended for including in his budget proposal several first steps addressing the "moral responsibility" to alleviate severe poverty in New Jersey. Among these key initial anti-poverty initiatives are: More...

What's the evacuation plan? There is no plan

Coda

About 20 years ago, it dawned on people in northern Massachusetts that if the Seabrook nuclear power plant near the border of that state and New Hampshire melted down, or if there were a bad hurricane or other disaster, people were pretty much S.O.L. More...

Corzine will sign fort reuse bill in area

Location of visit to be disclosed later, gov's spokesman says

Gov. Jon S. Corzine is scheduled to come to the area Wednesday to sign the bill creating a state-sanctioned authority to direct the future of Eatontown's Fort Monmouth facilities. More...

Photo

Brenn Swanson of Ringling Bros. More...

Eastside Park to get new playground

County grant would pay for $30K cost of new equipment

RED BANK - The Eastside Park playground, which has not been improved for 40 years, is slated to be replaced in time for the summer. More...

Planners fail to vote on Bank Street project

Application now calls for 14 townhomes in three buildings

RED BANK - Although the application for a development on Bank Street has changed once again to fit comments from the Borough Planning Board, a vote has yet to be taken. More...

Turn changes aim at traffic calming

TINTON FALLS - People who live near Clinton Place, on the northern end of the borough, may see some relief from traffic problems once the new turning restrictions are put in place. More...

Borough hires new planners

Heyer: Firm will involve public in master plan process

TINTON FALLS - The borough's new planners attended the council meeting on April 4 and introduced themselves to the full council after being appointed by the Planning Board. More...

Borough hires new planners

Heyer: Firm will involve public in master plan process

TINTON FALLS - The borough's new planners attended the council meeting on April 4 and introduced themselves to the full council after being appointed by the Planning Board. More...

In The Arts

The Black Box of Asbury Park's Music of Invention series presents composer and series producer Carlton Wilkinson in an evening of original solo piano music today at 8 p.m. More...

Headliners named for R.B. Jazz & Blues Fest

Forty-two musical acts have been booked to perform during the three days of the Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival's 20th anniversary celebration on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 2-4, in Marine Park on the picturesque Navesink River. More...

S.B. GOP looking to pick up council seat in Nov.

Keeler, Bills file to run against Democratic newcomer

SEA BRIGHT - The town's Republican Party is hoping to add one more of their own to the Borough Council. More...

Eastern Branch library weathers growing pains

SHREWSBURY -- There is an old proverb: Patience is a bitter plant, but it has sweet fruit. More...

Boro man victim of drive-by shooting

RED BANK - A 22-year-old borough resident was treated for a gunshot wound to the leg after a drive-by shooting last Friday on Montgomery Terrace. More...

Police nab suspects in Little Silver burglary

OCEAN TOWNSHIP -- Two local men were arrested for alleged burglary, theft and possession of heroin on the afternoon of April 4 in Little Silver. More...

On Campus

Daniel Fallon, a seventh-grade student at St. James School, Red Bank, recently took highest honors in this year's WordMasters Challenge, a national language arts competition entered by approximately 225,000 students annually. More...

Yesteryear

Red Bank's C.W. Irwin Blacksmith circa 1911 More...

From the files of The Red Bank Register

100 years ago W.C. Heiser of Matawan and his mother, Mrs. More...

Kalish-led Caseys sure looking like contenders

Coming into the season, Tony Martinez thought the strength of his Red Bank Catholic baseball team would be its pitching. More...

Raichle wants more out of Shore's top team

Shore Regional High School girls lacrosse coach Chris Raichle knows that you have to earn every victory in the Shore Conference. More...

Bulletin Board

Notes Around Town

RiverCenter is seeking performance artists such as mimes, clowns, poets, painters, magicians, puppeteers, stilt walkers, jugglers, and musicians for the 2006 StreetLife series of outdoor performances. More...

Community Bulletin Board

Peter M. Bry clinical training April 28

CPC Behavioral Healthcare, Middletown, will sponsor the Peter M. Bry clinical training April 28 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel. More...

Letters

Letters

Rental program helps solve housing crisis

It's getting harder and harder to keep up with the rent in New Jersey. But there is good news for so many struggling families. More...

Schools

From board member to write-in candidate

Mess: Still work to be done on choice of new superintendent

RED BANK - A last-minute campaign for write-in votes gave borough voters three candidates for three seats on the Red Bank Public School District Board of Education. More...