May 4, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

Latinos keep a low profile in face of protests

Students, immigrant day workers stay home, react to rumors
BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer

Heightened concern about arrest and deportation of undocumented immigrants was reflected in higher numbers of students staying home from school last week, officials said. More...

May 13 is History Day at Christ Church

SHREWSBURY - "It's the most fun you can have in a cemetery," says Robert Kelly, Christ Church Episcopal historian, about the fourth annual Christ Church History Day to be held May 13 in the 300-year-old churchyard at the corner of Sycamore Avenue and More...

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Paul and Murielle Patton, of Sea Bright, brought their dog, Zoe, to the beach in Sea Bright on Saturday for Clean Ocean Action's Spring Beach Sweeps. Below, Tom Calvanico of Rumson carries a piece of driftwood off the jetty. More...

Local K-9 teams win competition

The Tinton Falls Police Department K-9 teams, along with the Long Branch Police Department K-9 team, joined together to win first place in the Region 15 K-9 trials held in Egg Harbor Township over the weekend. More...

Failed budget, board seats on district agenda

BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer

RED BANK - Members of the Borough Council were expected to meet with public school officials this week to discuss the school district budget, which failed to be approved by voters on April 18. More...

Planning under way for future of river front

Public meeting hears options for development, conservation, recreation
BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer

RED BANK - More than 60 borough residents attended a meeting at the Red Bank Primary School on Saturday morning to discuss the future of the borough's largest natural resource: the Navesink River. More...

Mayors react to fort redevelopment bill

Heads of host communities seek smooth transition
BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer

EATONTOWN - Mayor Gerald Tarantolo has invited the soon-to-be formed Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority to use this community's borough hall as its venue for forthcoming meetings. More...

Opinion

Your Turn

Budget cuts, 'fire sales' threaten open spaces
Judith Stanley Coleman Guest Column

Although most Amer-icans want parklands and open spaces, seemingly unrelated events will eliminate or drastically alter many of our parks and public lands that we once thought were safe from development. More...

Residents need more info about evacuation

Coda
Greg Bean

Two weeks ago, I wrote about the lack of an evacuation plan in Monmouth County and the state in case of emergency - at least a plan that anyone knows about. More...

Do you remember when children were cheap?

Are We There Yet?
Lori Clinch

It only seems like $8 million ago that my husband and I admired our eldest as he rode his cheap little Hot Wheel down the walk. Vernon was so small back then, so innocent, so easy to please, and so gosh darned inexpensive. More...

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Letters

Volunteers make a difference every day

Last week, health-care organizations across the country celebrated the efforts of their volunteers. More...

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Arts / Zest

Monmouth Reg'l Jazz Band swings into spring

Jazz band will play May 16 concert at Borders bookstore
BY ANUM AZAM Correspondent

TINTON FALLS - After several shows on the road, the Monmouth Regional High School Jazz Band came home again for one of its biggest fundraisers of the year. More...

Impromptu trip to Afghanistan an eye-opener

Shrewsbury resident accompanies noted photographer to war-torn country
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer

Tagging along on a photojournalist's jaunt to Afghanistan wasn't in the plans, but when the opportunity arose, Arthur Petrosemolo jumped at the chance. More...

Poems from long ago form basis of new CD

BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer

Audiences may have to listen to "fragments" to get a complete picture of Laurence Hart's life and career. More...

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Corzine signs fort redevelopment bill

Holt urges focus on job creation, with land use to follow
BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer

The bill creating a new reuse panel for Fort Monmouth n Eatontown was actually born in a missive between a U.S. congressman and the state's former acting governor. More...

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Anum Azam, trumpeter in the Monmouth Regional High School Jazz Band, solos during the Jazz Nite concert held at the Tinton Falls school on April 28. See story, page 26. More...

Family awaits word on fatal accident

Investigation ongoing into accident that killed Brick man
BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer

RED BANK - The family of a man who died from injuries he received when he was hit by a car on East Front Street has not ruled out filing a civil suit against the driver. More...

Boro limits where sex offenders may live

BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer

LITTLE SILVER - Following the lead of several other area towns, the Borough Council has passed an ordinance barring registered sex offenders from living closer than 2,500 feet from playgrounds and schools. More...

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Lightning class sailboats at the start of the 45th annual Long John Regatta held at the Monmouth Boat Club, Red Bank, last weekend. More...

Chase Bank application back to drafting table

Residents' concerns about safety prompt redesign of plan
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer

SHREWSBURY - It is expected that a fifth hearing on the JPMorgan Chase Bank application before the Planning Board, scheduled for May 10, will be canceled. More...

TV show wants walls that can't keep secrets

Home and Garden Television is seeking historic homes with intriguing pasts to be featured in one of its most popular shows. More...

Children without insurance may obtain immunizations

FREEHOLD - The Monmouth County Health Department is reminding parents to make immunizations a part of their child's routine health care. More...

Renovations continue to historic church

Second phase of work will secure exterior of 127-year-old structure
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH -- The second phase of a multiphase renovation project to restore the Long Branch Historical Museum will get under way sometime this month. More...

Bulletin Board

Notes

On Saturday, May 13, at 7 p.m., customers at Ten Thousand Villages, 69 Broad St., Red Bank, can meet Illies Mouhmoud, master silversmith from Niger, West Africa, who uses traditional techniques to create the Tuareg silver jewelry sold at the store. More...

Community Bulletin Board Fishing tourney to benefit Jason's Dreams

The Hi-Mar Striped Bass Tournament will be held on Saturday, June 3, to benefit Jason's Dreams for Kids, Red Bank, which helps children suffering from catastrophic illness. More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Silvio Sama Mr. Sama, 80, of Red Bank, died April 22. Born in St. Andrea, Calabria, Italy, he immigrated to the United States in 1947. He was a lifelong resident of Red Bank. Before his retirement, Mr. More...

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Sports

Marathoners tour Long Branch, Monmouth Beach

Marathon runners from across the state and beyond converged on the Ocean Promenade in Long Branch on Sunday for the 10th anniversary edition of the New Jersey Marathon. More...

Trotters add to their history at the Penn Relays

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

Amanda and Katy Trotter will forever be linked with the Penn Relays, and they wouldn't have it any other way. More...

Brookdale tennis team is back among Region's best

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

Brookdale Community College's men's tennis team may not be all the way back, but they have rebounded strong enough to be a player in this weekend's Region XIX Tournament. More...

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Schools

Bad timing may have led to defeat of school budgets

Tie vote on Tinton Falls K-8 levy; voters reject Monmouth Reg'l HS budget
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer

TINTON FALLS -- Voters going to the polls in Tinton Falls on April 18 were asked to vote for candidates for their local school district and for the regional high school district which includes Eatontown and Shrewsbury Township, as well as for two bud More...

Divisions re-emerge over charter school woes

Trustees reject, parents support Friends' proposal
BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer

RED BANK - More than 100 parents of Red Bank Charter School students attended the meeting of the school's board of trustees last week, many pushing for a resolution to the school's debt. More...

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Business

Business Briefs

Monmouth Medial Center, Long Branch, has announced Joseph Jaeger, associate vice president of academic affairs, has been appointed to the board of directors at the Alliance of Independent Medical Centers (AIAMC). More...

It's a small (but stylish) world, after all

Mother/daughter team open Lulu Rose Children's Boutique
BY JULIE KIRSH Staff Writer

LITTLE SILVER - Everything's coming up roses - Lulu More...

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