August 23, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

Police merger study gets $40K in state funding

Little Silver, Fair Haven, Rumson look at sharing services

Astudy of the feasibility of merging the police departments of Little Silver, Fair Haven and Rumson is under way, funded by a SHARE Grant awarded by the New Jersey State Department of Community Affairs. More...

Smart car for a Hip Town

Scaled-down auto fits two to a parking space

RED BANK - - The answer to the parking crunch in the downtown may very well have been parked on Broad Street over the weekend. More...

Fort panel asks for 9-month extension

FMERPA seeks more time to draw up plan

FREEHOLD - The authority formed to draw up a redevelopment plan for Fort Monmouth, which is scheduled to close in 2011, will ask for an extension of its December deadline through September 2008. More...

F.H. Firemen's Fair to open Aug. 24

The annual Fair Haven Volunteer Fire Company Firemen's Fair, the largest firemen's fair in New Jersey, will open Aug. 24. The perennially popular fair offers rides and attractions for the whole family. More...

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CHRIS KELLY staff Fair Haven's Jenna Hershberger, 11, builds her own robot at the Robot & Science Camp at Children's Cultural Center in Red Bank on Aug. 17. More...

Workplace sessions at college begin Sept. 19

The outreach business and community development department at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft section of Middletown, will offer two five-session programs to help participants get ready to re-enter the workplace. More...

Three charged with thefts from Aberdeen condo association

FREEHOLD - A Monmouth County grand jury returned a 21-count indictment Aug. 13 charging a woman, her husband and mother with multiple offenses stemming from an investigation of thefts and mismanagement of an Aberdeen condo association's money. More...

Host towns plan for emergencies post-fort

Tarantolo: Cost of losing fort emergency response is $10M

As the time grows closer to the Army's announced closing of Fort Monmouth in 2011, and plans for how the land and buildings on site are being worked on, attention is being given to the gap that will be left in the area when the emergency services More...

'You'd Better Sweat It'

PHOTOS BY GLORIA STRAVELLI The 32nd annual Clearwater Festival, New Jersey's oldest and largest eco-festival, was held Saturday and Sunday at Sunset Park in Asbury Park. More...

Robot & Science Camp

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Rosie Mazzeo, 8, Rumson, and Francesca Zoppi, 8, Sea Bright, work as a team Aug. 17 to build a robot during a Robot & Science Camp held at the Children's Cultural Center in Red Bank. More...

Family histories told in unique biographies

Attorney leaves firm after 5 years to start unique creative venture

Matthew Litt has done what many people spend countless hours at their desks daydreaming about. This 29-year-old Manalapan native stopped dreaming and left his career as a Manhattan attorney to start his own business, Bridge Biography. More...

NOTES

"I-Build - U Build - We Build A Better Community Family Day" will be held at Count Basie Park in Red Bank Sept. 8 noon to 8 p.m. More...

In the Service

Navy Seaman Apprentice David S. Downes, a 2000 graduate of Ocean Township High School, Ocean, has completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. More...

Rockit! will rock out at Basie concert on Sunday

MIDDLETOWN - Bruce Gallipani was doing some grocery shopping near his home when reached by phone earlier this week. While many would consider the act to be pretty mundane, Gallipani was glad he had the time to do it. More...

Obituaries

Obituaries

Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. More...

Sports

New-look Hawks face familiar expectations

Every football season brings new challenges. Last year, for Dave Callahan's Monmouth University Hawks, it was handling the pressures of high expectations. More...

BlueClaws win, keeping their playoff hopes alive

LAKEWOOD - A scheduled doubleheader was rained into one nine-inning game, but it was still a successful night on Monday for the BlueClaws at FirstEnergy Park. More...

Gottcha Gold a runaway winner at Iselin Stakes

Brother Bobby rallies for second; Indy Wind third in Grade III race

OCEANPORT - Centaur Farms' Gottcha Gold broke on top but was headed early by Barcola before opening up around the far turn and romping home a four-anda half length winner in the $300,000 Philip H. More...

Schools

School security remains key topic for educators

School is just around the corner and local officials are moving from their summer schedules to discuss safety issues that local schools will face when their doors open in September. More...

Business

Chamber launches counseling & resource center

EMACC moves into new offices in Red Bank

RED BANK - - Nobody would argue that it's a short distance from Broad Street to Reckless Place in Red Bank, but the Eastern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce has certainly "come a long way" in the words of President and Chief Operating Officer Lynda Ro More...

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CHRIS KELLY staff Several models of the smart car fortwo are lined up two to a parking space on Broad Street Aug. 19, demonstrating their potential to help ease the parking crunch in urban settings like Red Bank. Story, page 4. More...

GOP: Politics at play in e-mail disclosures

Kahle says council members need municipal accounts

An Oceanport councilwoman is calling for borough email accounts for the municipality's governing body in order to protect the council members, as well as the pockets of taxpayers. More...

Riding high: Horse-drawn carriages make a comeback

U.F. resident participates in new Monmouth Coaching Invitational

UPPER FREEHOLD - Joe Jennings' love of antique road coaches began as a kid in the 1950s when he first saw them at an exhibition in Oceanport's Monmouth Park. More...

History repeated at park

Many features of fire-torn mansion will be duplicated

A$9 million insurance settlement will allow the county to rebuild the historic Thompson Park Visitors Center, a 110-year-old mansion lost in a fire last year. More...

In the Service

Freeman G. Quick has graduated from the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Leader's Training Course at Fort Knox, Ky. More...

New location set for T.F. Community Day

Tinton Falls Community Day is coming up on Saturday, Aug. 25, from 4 until 8 p.m., followed by the first Tinton Falls "Movie at Dusk in the Park." The event has been held at Ranney School in the past but renovations are under way on the campus. More...

West side project seeks variance for density

RED BANK - The borough Zoning Board of Adjustment began hearing an application for a townhome development on Drs. James Parker Boulevard on Aug. 16. More...

Boro mulls resident parking permits

Mayor: Ordinance would benefit both residents and visitors

SEA BRIGHT - - The borough is considering permit parking spaces for residents on municipal side streets to deal with the seasonal parking crunch. More...

Youth to be remembered through charity bike ride

Timmy's Tour de Shore Oct. 7; registration day at shopping center Aug. 25

MIDDLETOWN - At 10 years old, Timothy Pauxtis was like most kids his age, enjoying riding his bike after school and making the occasional trip to the beach. More...

More summer campers in line for federal food program

House bill would expand summer food program to all 50 states

RED BANK - - With stomachs rumbling and lunch bells ringing in their heads, Red Bank summer campers sat still Aug. 15, awaiting the arrival of Rep. Frank Pallone (D-6). More...

United Way to fund 63 local agencies

Sixty-three local health and human service agencies will receive $914,000 in funding this year from the United Way of Monmouth County. More...

Audubon meeting, bird walk during September

The Monmouth County Audubon Society will hold its next meeting Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, White Street, Red Bank. More...

Boro man gets 21 yrs. for armed robbery

On Aug. 17, Jason Wilson, 36, of Red Bank, was sentenced to a 21- year state prison term in connection with a 2006 armed robbery and aggravated assault that occurred in Neptune Township. More...

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Marian Roemlein, a resident of Seabrook, an active-adult community in Tinton Falls, is a volunteer at The Center in Asbury Park and Center House, a nonprofit that assists those affected by HIV throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties. More...

Keyport enjoys tastes and sounds of Latin America

KEYPORT - Latino culture embraced the Keyport waterfront Aug. 11, as the Spanish American Club celebrated its annual festival. More...

Local musican to be inducted into Hall of Fame

In recognition of his nearly 45-year involvement in the traditional country music realm, singer-songwriter Jim Murphy of Brick will be inducted into America's Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame Aug. 28. More...

Bulletin Board

Workplace sessions at college begin Sept. 19

The outreach business and community development department at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft section of Middletown, will offer two five-session programs to help participants get ready to reenter the workplace. More...

'Rock 'n Ride Bike Tour' set for Sept. 9

The Jersey Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross, Tinton Falls, will host the 10th annual "Rock 'n Ride Bike Tour" on Sept. 9 at Long Beach Island. Riders can bike a 40-mile trek which begins at 9 a.m. or a 10-mile course at 9:30 a.m. More...

Letters

Why are officials mum on bridge replacement?

As citizens of Highlands, we are writing to express our strong disapproval of the plans to replace the Highlands- Sea Bright drawbridge with a span bridge that is more than twice the height of the existing bridge. More...

Congress didn't learn lesson about tainted toothpaste

Counterfeit Colgate toothpaste containing diethylene glycol, a poisonous chemical used in antifreeze, recently turned up in discount grocery stores all over the East Coast. More...

Rescuers are the unsung heroes of Sept. 11

These days, everyone's mind is fo - cused on the war in Iraq, and the Americans who every day face an un certain future there. More...

Arts / Zest

Local stone carver creating 9/11 police memorial

Franco Minervini completing project for police foundation

When Franco Minervini was a young boy in his hometown of Molfetta, Italy, he helped his grandfather, Michael, who was a stone carver. Little did he know then that he would continue his family's tradition of stone carving. More...

IN THE ARTS

Michael Bolton will appear at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, Thursday, Aug. 23, at 8 p.m. More...

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Park Players will present the feminist comedy "Parallel Lives," written by Mo Gaffney and Kathy Najimy, of the popular "Kathy and Mo Show," at the historic Paramount Theatre. More...