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      August 2, 2007  RSS feed
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      CHRIS KELLY staff Catherine Cosentino and Andrew Wong, both Oceanport, look through sale items during the 53rd annual Red Bank Sidewalk Sale held throughout the borough's downtown shopping district July 28. More...
      DEP revising rule on access to waterfront
      Proposed regulations would govern private, public properties
      BY LORI ANNE OLIWA Correspondent

      Public fallout continues over new rules proposed by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to regulate public access to New Jersey's waterfront. The new Public Trust Rights Rule will apply to both commercial and residential properties along the Raritan and Sandy Hook bays as well as the Atlantic Ocean. More...

      Plan envisions future of Red Bank waterfront
      Riverwalk, parks, development, public access highlighted
      BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

      A waterfront development plan for Red Bank calls for creation of a community green, or large public park, in the area of Monmouth and West Front streets on the borough's west side. More...


      Gracie under pressure
      BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer

      HOLMDEL - What the Von Erichs were to pro wrestling or the Mannings are to the NFL is about equivalent to what the Gracies are in the world of mixed martial arts. For years, the Gracies, from Brazil, have ruled the landscape, and now it's Renzo Gracie's turn to enjoy the spotlight. More...


      Zoners continue Rumson Country Day hearing
      BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

      RUMSON - - Rumson Country Day School officials will continue a presentation on expansion plans before the Borough Zoning Board at a special session Aug. 14. "Hopefully, this is the final one [meeting]," said headmaster Chad Small. "It's a long process with a lot of experts. More...


      Wellness center receives $30K gift

      The Wellness Community has received a generous gift that will benefit Monmouth and Ocean County residents who are living with cancer. The Freed Foundation of Washington, D.C., has donated $30,000 to The Wellness Community - The Diney Goldsmith Center in Eatontown. More...


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      CHRISKELLYstaff Sailboats moored at the Monmouth Boat Club, Red Bank, at sunset. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Audubon bird walk at Sandy Hook Aug. 16
      The Monmouth County Audubon Society will hold an evening bird walk Aug. 16 at 6 p.m. beginning at the visitors center at Sandy Hook. Attendees will walk through the dunes to the salt ponds to look for early migrating shorebirds. The free walk will be led by Audubon members. Birds seen regularly on these walks include herons, shorebirds, ospreys and gulls. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Obituaries
      Doris S. Kulawiec Mrs. Kulawiec, 76, of Rumson, died July 19, 2007, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She resided in East Norriton, Pa., and Spring Lake, prior to relocating to Rumson. She was a communicant of Holy Cross Church, Rumson. She enjoyed travel, cooking, gardening and time with her grandchildren. She was predeceased by a brother, John Gross 16 years ago. More...
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       Sports
      • article has image Shore Bulldogs - a team without a home
      Local semipro football team operating at a disadvantage
      The Shore Bulldogs semipro football team out of Middletown played its "home" opener this past Sunday against the New Jersey Wolves of Plainfield. The only problem is that the Bulldogs don't have a home field, at least not yet. More...
      • article has image Monmouth all-stars make it six wins in a row
      • article has image Rumored quotas threaten to hurt local fishermen
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       Letters
      • Refocus on protecting our national parks
      I applaud Rep. Frank Pallone's demand that the National Park Service explain why it is desperately hanging on to an apparently floundering so-called developer at Sandy Hook. Hopefully, his frustration may end the NPS' exasperating arrogance and incompetence, as well as avoid setting a dangerous precedent that threatens our national parks with commercial development. More...
      • Addiction treatment programs work
      • DOT, officials mislead public on bridge
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       Arts / Zest
      • article has image In the Arts
      The 2007 Newark Black Film Festival, produced by The Newark Museum in conjunction with the Monmouth County Arts Council, will present a free screening of "Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes" Friday at 7 p.m. at the Baronet Theater, 205 Fourth Ave., in Asbury Park. More...
      • article has image Shawn Colvin
      • article has image David Hedison
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       Business
      • article has image Chamber scholarships say: 'We believe in you'
      EMACC recognizes nontraditional students' paths
      RED BANK - - Getting an education is the surest way to secure a bright future in the eyes of Florence Forgotsen. The diminutive nonagenarian should know. Her pioneering law degree was the portal to a career whose highlights included being the first female member of the Monmouth County Bar Association. More...
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