April 19, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

Dem ticket filled for Nov. election

Bifani won't run for re-election to council BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer After nearly a lifetime connection to local government, Kathy Horgan has thrown her hat into the ring for the 2007 Red Bank Borough Council ra More...

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PHOTOCOURTESYOFEQUI-PHOTO Thoroughbred Judges Case, one of the first arrivals at the opening of the Monmouth Park Stable Area in Oceanport, checks out his surroundings from his stall Monday. More...

Boro and church in talks on cell tower site

Pastor: Church members agree to tower site to end controversy

FAIR HAVEN - The borough is working on the details of an offer that would be made to the Christ Church United Methodist Church, Ridge Road, to allow the town to locate a cell tower on the church property, Borough Council President Thomas More...

Boro Council holds off vote on 2007 budget

RED BANK - The Borough Council held a public hearing on the 2007 municipal budget last week but deferred voting until the state announces the amount of emergency municipal aid the borough will receive. More...

Lincroft man runs for sheriff

Republican Peters plans to face Guadagno in June 5 primary

MIDDLETOWN - After feeling slighted by his party's leaders, a Lincroft man has decided to run in a primary for Monmouth County sheriff. More...

Notes

The Center in Asbury Park will hold its 14th annual Center a la Carte fundraiser Friday, May 4, beginning at 7 p.m., at The Church of St. Anselm, Wayside. Tickets are $75. More...

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Jzah Patris, 9, Neptune, emerges from a tube tunnel during Kids' Day at the Community YMCA of Red Bank April 14. More...

Searching for peace through dialogue

The Monmouth Center for World Religions and Ethical Thought is the sponsor of the eighth Shanti (Peace) Lecture that will be held Sunday, April 29, from 4-6 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House, 1475 W. Front St., Lincroft. More...

Opinion

State at risk, part 2: Chance to save critters

Guest Column One of the limits on our language is that words don't always convey the full story. More...

Coda

Gr eg B ean We'd all feel better if the punishment fit the crime There was a while in the last decade when, in addition to my newspaper work, I wrote mystery novels. Four of them were published by St. More...

Sports

Rumson's Podesta keeps tennis all in the family

Third generation player is No. 1 in his age group

Nicolas Podesta doesn't believe in half measures.Whether it's in the classroom (where he's an A-plus student at the Ranney School), playing a pretty mean piano, or on the tennis courts, Podesta wants "to do it to my best." That appro More...

Pitching the key for young Green Wave team

The Long Branch High School baseball team has done nothing to surprise its coach thus far. Now in his 10th year at the helm, V.J. More...

Monmouth's throwers lead Hawks to UVA win

Monmouth University has assembled a powerful throwing lineup that has put the field back in track and field. More...

Schools

On Campus

Kate Aras, Little Silver, has been named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Pennsylvania State University, University Park campus, State Park, where she is a sophomore majoring in communications. More...

Ranney's Science Week offers fun and discovery

March was a busy month for young scientists in Ranney's Lower School in Tinton Falls. More...

'Heroes & Cool Kids' mentors

Are the research papers as hard as my teacher says they will be in high school? Will I have time to go to my locker between classes? What is it like being a freshman at Red Bank Regional High School? More...

Officials press DEP to act on Rumson oil spill

Agency confirms spill is moving toward Navesink BY SARAH KLEPNER Staff Writer Local officials have intervened on behalf of Rumson homeowners whose properties are contaminated as a result of a home-heating oil spill on an More...

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CHRIS KELLY staff Anthony Gonzalez, 9, Ocean Township, gets help making chocolate candy from Christina Tobia, 17, Manasquan, during a cooking class at the Children's Cultural Center in Red Bank April 10. More...

Grant will help preserve rare stained-glass windows

Christ Church gets $50K from N.J. Historic Trust

SHREWSBURY - Christ Church Episcopal has been selected by the N.J. Historic Trust to receive a $50,000 matching grant to preserve a rare set of Gothic revival stained-glass windows that date from the middle of the 19th century. More...

Housing alliance hosts fundraiser

The Affordable Housing Alliance, Eatontown, formerly the Monmouth Housing Alliance, a leading advocate, provider and builder of affordable housing, will host a Casino Night to raise funds for its latest project in Neptune's Redevelopment dist More...

Oceanport taps public views on fort future

First of three public meetings held; planner outlines concept

OCEANPORT - - Officials hosted a public meeting Saturday to discuss future development plans for the Fort Monmouth property that falls within the borough's boundaries. More...

Demonstration a call to contribute to peace

Organizers aim to foster a 'commitment to peace'

WEST LONG BRANCH - - Against a backdrop of the war in Iraq and random acts of violence in communities throughout the nation, members of the Monmouth University community made a statement for peace this week. More...

Master plan approval anticipated April 25

Draft of new plan available at borough hall

TINTON FALLS - The Planning Board held a continuation hearing on the borough's master plan last week and came up with some changes that the planner has already incorporated into the master plan document. More...

Council budget questions lead to special hearing

Maclearie: Council kept promise to stabilize taxes

TINTON FALLS - After closing the public hearing on the budget during last week's Borough Council meeting because members had so many questions, the council voted to hold a special budget hearing on April 23. More...

Borough Zoning Board reviews duties and role

RED BANK - - Members of the borough Zoning Board of Adjustment received a refresher course in their duties, responsibilities and the scope of the board's authority powers. More...

Bulletin Board

Chefs raise funds to help fight hunger

The FoodBank of Monmouth & Ocean Counties' annual Culinary Classic will be held Monday, May 7, at The Mill at Spring Lake Heights. More...

Kickoff reception for ALS gala April 25

A kick off reception for the 12th annual "Field of Hope Gala" will take place April 25 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Commerce Bank, Shrewsbury Avenue, Shrewsbury. More...

VNACJ to hold 'Stately Homes Showcase'

Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ), Red Bank, is now selling tickets for the "Stately Homes By-the-Sea Designer Showhouse" to be held Tuesdays-Sundays May 1-31 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. More...

Obituaries

Obituaries

Hector Acevedo Mr. Acevedo, 82, of Middletown, died April 6, 2007, at Arnold Walter Nursing Home, Holmdel. More...

Letters

'Good ol' boys culture' needs to be replaced

The Republican Party in Monmouth County is imploding … and we will all witness the results at the polls in November. To exclude an advocate of the people at a time like this is sheer lunacy. More...

Fort's recreational areas must remain public

There was a time, before the tragic events of 9/11, when the general public could enjoy some of Fort Monmouth's recreational facilities. More...

Survivor urges others to attend Go Red event

I am a daughter. I am a wife. I am 29 years old. I am a sudden severe headache with no known cause. I am a stroke. I am laughter and love. I am a horse lover. I am a stroke. I am sudden confusion and trouble speaking. I am a stroke. More...

Arts / Zest

Luminous landscapes

A show of recent landscapes by Megan Karlen is on exhibit in Rumson at Beauregard Fine Art gallery. The show opens today and runs through May 20. An artist's reception will take place today, 6-9 p.m. More...

In the Arts

The Monmouth University Department of Music and Theatre Arts will present its annual spring concert, "A Concert for Peace," Friday at 8 p.m. in the university's Pollak Theatre. Tickets are $10 at the door only. More...

Marine life focus of Ocean Film & Arts Fest

Marine wildlife and surfing are the themes of the first Ocean Film & Arts Festival, which will take place Wednesday, April 25, at Monmouth University's Pollak Theatre in West Long Branch. More...