July 12, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

Bridge advocates go to court to save span

Sea Bright, Highlands, citizens group file appeals
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

A citizens group, joined by the boroughs of Sea Bright and Highlands, has gone to court to block the state's plan to replace the historic bridge that links the two Shore communities. More...

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CHRISKELLYstaff KaBoom! Fireworks on the Navesink, Red Bank, July 3. More...

Boro hires code officer

Focus on education, quality-of-life issues with Latino community
BY LAYLI WHYTE Correspondent

RED BANK - The borough Code Enforcement Department has added a new officer with a strong background in improving communications with the Latino community. More...

Bookkeeper gets prison term for theft

FAIR HAVEN - A former bookkeeper for a local construction firm has been sentenced to a seven-year jail term for the second-degree crime of theft by deception, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. Rebecca R. More...

Borough begins build-out analysis

Assessment will be partially funded by ANJEC matching grant
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer

TINTON FALLS - The borough has been awarded a Smart Growth Planning Grant of $3,445 from the Association of N.J. Environmental Commissions to develop a Build-out Analysis, an important step in protecting the local environment. More...

Home Depot approved in Tinton Falls

BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer

TINTON FALLS - Home Depot is coming to the borough. The variance-free application was approved at the July 27 Planning Board meeting. It is now being reviewed by the county and the state, which has to review the traffic impact. More...

YMCA swim lessons promote water safety

Red Bank - - As part of a community outreach, a series of water safety lessons were held for children ages 3-17 at The Community YMCA's Family Health and Fitness Center in Red Bank June 18-23. More...

Pallone seeks inquiry into Fort Hancock lease

U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6) has called on the inspector general of the U.S. More...

Opinion

Creating bridges, one bead at a time

Li nda D eNicola My Take There is so much need in Africa, and when I see mothers unable to feed their children it brings me to my knees. So I decided to do something. More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Eleanore Crespy Mrs. Crespy, 92, of Little Silver, died July 9, 2007, at home. She resided in Little Silver for more than 50 years. She was a communicant of St. James Roman Catholic Church, Red Bank. More...

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Letters

Fort closure timetable must be extended

On Aug. 24, 2005, the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders took a very strong position on the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission's decision to close Fort Monmouth. More...

Middletown opposes Tinton Falls Home Depot

I attended June 27's Planning Board meeting in Tinton Falls to merely convey a message from members of Middletown's governing body regarding our collective concern over potential exacerbation of many, varied and significant traffic issues in a More...

Development will make Sandy Hook an elite enclave

The entire scenario surrounding the proposed plan for Gateway National Recreation Area, Sandy Hook Unit, is totally suspicious to me. More...

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Arts / Zest

Red Bank Artwalk

Art lovers can tour Red Bank's art galleries July 14 during the Red Bank Summer Artwalk. The self-guided walking tour will take in the fine arts represented at nine galleries downtown, the arts corridor and on the borough's west side. More...

From Jamaica with love: Karen Smith

A chart-topping act in her native Jamaica and winner of numerous accolades for her vocal artistry, Karen Smith brings the spirit of Jamaica to Red Bank on Wednesday, Aug. More...

In the Arts

The Village at Chapel Hill, Middletown, a luxury townhome development, will host a "Home of the Arts" weekend event, Saturday, July 21, and Sunday, July 22, noon to 5 p.m. More...

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CHRIS KELLY staff Bare masts are outlined against a sunset sky at the Monmouth Boat Club in Red Bank, where sailboats were moored in anticipation of the start of KaBoom! Fireworks on the Navesink July 3. More photos, page 3. More...

Oceanport homeowners oppose new rail station

Boro's plans for reuse of fort land call for school, hotel
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

An Oceanport homeowners group is opposing a tentative proposal to locate a new train station on the Fort Monmouth property that falls within the borough. More...

Borough begins build-out analysis

Assessment will be partially funded by ANJEC matching grant
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer

TINTON FALLS - The borough has been awarded a Smart Growth Planning Grant of $3,445 from the Association of N.J. Environmental Commissions to develop a Build-out Analysis, an important step in protecting the local environment. More...

Tinton Falls boro gov't reorganizes

BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer

TINTON FALLS - While the Borough Council may be nonpartisan, it is all of one gender now, since the only remaining woman on the council was not re-elected. More...

Knocking 'em down

Clockwise from top: Assiah Pennington, 8, launches a strike at Memory Lanes, Red Bank, July 9 with other youngsters attending the Red Bank Summer Recreation program. Jason Hall, 6, uses both hands to send the ball down the alley. More...

Ocean Grove House Tour takes place July 20

The Ocean Grove Historical Society will hold its 39th annual house tour Friday, July 20. More...

Sound of music will be muted in the downtown

Mayor presses for limit on horn honking in neighborhoods
BY LAYLI WHYTE Correspondent

RED BANK - No sooner had the Borough Council voted to approve a noise control ordinance for the downtown this week, than Mayor Pasquale Menna also suggested some noise restrictions that would protect residential neighborhoods as well. More...

Oh, say, can you see

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Red Bank's annual Independence Day fireworks spectacular, KaBoom! Fireworks on the Navesink, lights up the night sky July 3. More...

Notes

Thomas C. Murray, Red Bank, has been named to the New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission, a specially appointed board sponsored by the Catholic bishops of New Jersey and Seton Hall University, South Orange. More...

Bulletin Board

Historical Association's garden party July 22

The Monmouth County Historical Association will hold its 32nd annual garden party July 22 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Sampson, Locust section of Middletown. The home's original structure dates back to 1798. More...

Audubon bird walk at Sandy Hook July 12

The Monmouth County Audubon Society will lead an evening bird walk July 12 at 6 p.m. beginning at the visitors center at Sandy Hook (rain or shine). Attendees will be led by Audubon members to look for nesters and shore birds. More...

Changes under way at Downtown Antiques

RED BANK - Downtown Antiques and Collectibles, a longtime fixture at 27 Monmouth St., is going to get a makeover. The most noticeable change is the name - Monmouth Street Emporium - the new name of the soon-to-be renovated space. More...

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Sports

Goodes share father/son bond and Shore records

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

Marcus Goode likes to needle his dad about his athletic career.He'll tell his dad, Milt Goode, that his paper clippings are yellow and have 19 in front of the year. That's old to the Freehold Township High School senior-to-be. More...

Jersey Shore team wins a Carpenter's Cup title

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

Score one for the Shore.Anyone who has been watching Shore Conference softball over the last few years knows the overall talent in the area has improved dramatically. More...

Jersey Shore hoops a proving ground for some

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

Mike DeCorso no longer looks at the Jersey Shore Basketball League as a summer tune-up for college. More...

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Business

A whole lot of fun is better than a hole in the water

Freedom Boat Club provides alternative to boat ownership
BY LORI ANNE OLIWA Correspondent

MONMOUTH BEACH - Summer has arrived and so have the boaters. The cascade of sails rising and falling with the tides and the humming of boat engines are common sights and sounds along the Shrewsbury and Navesink Rivers. More...

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