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      February 1, 2007  RSS feed
      Celebrating differences
      Tommy McGuire, 9, a fourth-grader at Point Road School in Little Silver, traces the outline of a star while looking in a mirror, an exercise to simulate visual impairment, during the school's Celebrating Differences in Learning Ability Day Jan. 25. More photos, page 3. More...
      DEP delays approval of new S.B. bridge
      Agency asks DOT for info on alternate replacement span
      BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent

      The N.J. Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has notified the state Department of Transportation (DOT) that it is temporarily denying the DOT's application for approval to demolish the 75-year-old existing drawbridge that connects Sea Bright and Highlands and replace it with a fixed bridge that is 30 feet higher. More...

      Advocates seek homes for the homeless at fort
      Coalition to apply to gov't. for Fort Monmouth housing
      BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer

      There are many buildings at Fort Monmouth that could provide housing for the homeless and for low- to moderate-income residents, according to advocates for affordable housing. Many organizations are advocating for some of that housing and a few of their representatives attend every meeting of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority (FMERPA). More...


      Attorney: Lawsuits likely in wake of COAH ruling
      Appellate decision could force COAH to rethink rules
      BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer

      An Appellate Court decision rejecting the third round of regulations set by the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) may lead to lawsuits brought by developers against municipalities, according to an attorney whose practice focuses on affordable housing. More...


      Rumson show house event to benefit VNA

      The public can get a look inside Rumson's largest private estate during the month of May, when Scothigh Farm is opened to the public as a benefit for the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey. The interior of Scothigh Farm will get a makeover by 35 leading interior designers who have been selected to design and furnish it as a Stately Homes By-the-Sea designer show house. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • article has image Notes
      A Community Hymn Sing celebrating hymns and hymn-based organ music will be held Sunday, Feb. 18, at 3 p.m. at The Presbyterian Church on the Hill, 10 Cold Indian Springs Road, Ocean Township. The sing will feature seven organists who are members of the Monmouth Chapter of American Guild of Organists, which promotes the performance of organ and choral music. More...
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       Editorials
      • article has image Coda
      In this parable, let's all just root for the lions
      Watching President George W. Bush on television last week reminded me of the story we learned in Bible class about Daniel and the Lions' Den. I'm kind of working from memory here, but as I recall, Daniel was a high-level bureaucrat in the administration of King Darius the Mede, who had just taken over in Babylon. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Obituaries
      Warren G. Horré Mr. Horré, 83, of Fair Haven, died Jan. 21, 2007, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was born and raised in Elizabeth. He was branch manager at Central Jersey Bank and Trust Co., Sea Bright, retiring in 1988. Prior to that, he was involved in the banking industry in New York City and New Jersey for several years. He served with the U.S. More...
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       Sports
      • article has image Red Bank program gets boost from middle schools
      Take a look at the top high school wrestling programs in the state and you'll notice that they all have at least one thing in common: strong feeder programs. More...
      • Monmouth, Ocean, RBR win county relay races
      • article has image Fish On
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       Letters
      • Access to hotel records raises privacy concerns
      Some towns are enacting laws that give the police authority to search the hotel registry records of guests without proper cause. For any reason, the hotel can be ordered to turn over a list of guests and even personal information such as credit card numbers. More...
      • Holiday drive a success; need continues
      • Reject developer's deal on Schwenker's Pond
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       Arts / Zest
      • article has image Sharing stories of who we are & who we've come from
      Allen Chapel's 'Letters … to the ancestors' to be presented Feb. 4 BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer Letter writing really is a dying art, and that's too bad because letters can be revealing in what they convey of personal feelings and the life and times of the letter writer. More...
      • article has image In the Arts
      • article has image Teen Arts Competition winners announced
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       Schools
      • article has image Little Silver Learning Ability Day
      Clockwise from top: Third- and fourth-grade students at Little Silver's Point Road School participated in activities that were designed to raise their awareness of what living with a disability is like during the school's Celebrating Differences in Learning Ability Day Jan. 25. Lynne Lehrkinder helps guide Sarah Haddow, 9, as she pushes John Hoffman, 9, through an obstacle course in a wheelchair. Tommy McGuire, 9, looks into a mirror as he traces the outline of a star to help him understand the challenges faced by people who are visually impaired. McKenzie Quigley, 10, stretches to put a piece of a puzzle in place as Susan Murray holds the puzzle for her. More...
      • O'port schools chief to retire
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