March 22, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

O'port revives boro administrator post

Dems vote against measure, calling it premature BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer Despite the objections of two Ocean-port Borough Council members, an ordinance was adopted last week to re-establish the position of fu More...

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Alexandria Howley gets into her role of the Sour Kangaroo during a rehearsal March 19 for Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School's production of "Seussical the Musical" More...

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The Scouts will fight cancer at the fourth annual Pancake Breakfast, held April 22 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Fair Haven Firehouse. Proceeds will benefit The Walsh Family Charitable Foundation for Breast Cancer Research. More...

Seussical the Musical

The Tower Players of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School rehearse March 19 for the school's production of "Seussical the Musical," which will run Friday-Saturday. More...

Boro fire co. gets $67K federal grant

SEA BRIGHT - - The Ocean Fire Company of Sea Bright has been awarded a $67,830 federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG). More...

Boro approves ambitious roads program

BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer

TINTON FALLS - A $2.5 million road and recreation trail ordinance was approved by the Borough Council at their March 6 meeting. More...

Opinion

Rush Holt

Guest Column Support the troops: Care for veterans One of the most positive developments in public debate since the Vietnam War has been the American public's ability to separate the war from the warrior. More...

Greg Bean

Coda New Jersey behind China on eminent domain reform If Americans want to prevent losing their homes to eminent domain abuse, maybe they ought to consider moving to a place that has a higher regard for the notion o More...

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Sports

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PHOTOS BY JEFFGRANIT staff (Top left) Rumson's Paige Armstrong tries to find a way to get around Trenton Central's Torrie Childs during the Tournament of Champions semifinals in Toms River on March 15. More...

Sometimes, you've gotta have height

With everything the Rumson-Fair Haven girls had going for them heading into their NJSIAA Tournament of Champions semifinal game against top-seeded Trenton Central, it was what they were missing that proved to be their demise. More...

Brookdale women finish sixth at national tourney

Blues win Sportsmanship Award
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

For the Brookdale Community College women's basketball team, next year has already started. More...

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Schools

School budget tax levy up 2.4 percent

Four percent of district's state aid to go to R.B. More...

Preschoolers celebrate 'helpers'

Oceanport Preschool celebrated community helpers recently by inviting Sgt. Steven Cioffi of the Oceanport Police Department and Red Bank First Aid Captain and firefighter Diana DeFazio. More...

Deane-Porter School celebrates reading

RUMSON -- From coast to coast, more than 45 million readers, young and old, took part in the nation's largest reading celebration - the National Education Association's (NEA) Read Across America Day March 2. More...

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A Pirate King and maid

JEFF GRANIT staff Red Bank Regional High School students Joe McCabe, as the Pirate King, and Sara McGeorge, as Ruth, rehearse a scene for the school's production of "Pirates of Penzance" which will open March 29. More...

By 'Grace' of council, Cangemi appointed

Former GOP candidate will be sworn into office BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer Less than five months after losing the election for a Red Bank Borough Council seat by a little more than 20 votes, Mary-Grace Cangemi has been ap More...

Fair Haven continues quest for cell tower site

Gilmour will urge boro to sue DEP over denial of tower site
BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent

FAIR HAVEN - - Borough officials will meet with representatives of Christ Church United Methodist, Ridge Road, next week to discuss the possibility of locating a cell tower on the church property. More...

Corzine says state ready to back fort reuse panel

Cites jobs, retraining & affordable housing as priorities
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer

What was billed as an open public forum with Gov. Jon S. Corzine by Brookdale Community College March 14 turned into a Who's Who of state and local government, an address by the governor and a few questions. More...

Oceanport introduces $6.2M 2007 budget

Two on council object to salary for new post
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

OCEANPORT - - The Borough Council introduced a 2007 municipal spending plan last week that calls for a tax increase of 3.2 cents. More...

Project's first-floor residences opposed

Scaled-down project calls for 12 units where seven are permitted
BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer

RED BANK - Red Bank RiverCenter has voiced concern about the proposal for a residential only development proposed for the corner of Monmouth and Pearl Streets. More...

Bulletin Board

Red Cross joins forces with Junior Leagues

The American Red Cross, Jersey Coast Chapter, Tinton Falls, was selected as one of six chapters nationwide to partner with the local affiliate of the Association of Junior Leagues International in a pilot preparedness program to train le More...

League hosts eminent domain panel

The Monmouth County League of Women Voters, composed of three local area leagues, is sponsoring a forum to present a variety of views and positions on the issue of eminent domain. The event will be held Wednesday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m. More...

Fourth annual Ryan's Run kicks off June 23

On Saturday June 23, the Ryan Andrew Kaiser Memorial Foundation- (www.RAKMF.org) along with the Jersey Shore Running Club, will hold its fourth annual 5K run/walk at the Mountain Hill School in Middletown. More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Dolores I. Finn Rocheford Mrs. Rocheford, 78, of Tamarac, Fla., died March 16, 2007, in Plantation, Fla. She resided in Red Bank prior to relocating to Tamarac 14 years ago. More...

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Letters

Heroes honored during Red Cross Month

March is Red Cross Month and this year we are honoring our local "hometown heroes" to bring awareness to the community about individuals who dedicate their time to serving their community through the American Red Cross. What's a hero? More...

Traitors in control in U.S. Congress

Response to "Dissent is not treason" (March 8) If anyone is sick and tired, it's those of us who know traitors are in control in Congress. More...

Residents shut out in deciding future of towns

There is a pattern of behavior embraced by many local, county and state officials which every citizen should be wary of and on guard against. More...

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Arts / Zest

Monmouth Festival of the Arts opens Saturday

The 37th annual Monmouth Festival of the Arts will take place March 24-28 at Monmouth Reform Temple, 332 Hance Ave., Tinton Falls. The festival will begin with the Artists' Gala Reception at 7:30 p.m. More...

In the Arts

Writers Marvin Laird and Joel Paley were so impressed with the Brookdale Community College production of their show "Ruthless!" that they wrote a new ending for their award-winning off-Broadway hit that features precocious brats and ove More...

'Look Up, Look Down' photo exhibit at guild

The inspired work of 51 photographers is on view at The Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury, where "Eyesight 2007" is on exhibit through March 28. More...

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