December 6, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

Vigil Friday in wake of shootings

Menna calls for heightened security, community policing
BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

I n response to the recent violence on the Red Bank west side that left two men in critical condition, community members will come together Friday in a show of solidarity. The Rev. Terrence K. More...

Council drafts revised cell tower ordinance

New rules would bar towers in residential areas, require buffers
BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

TINTON FALLS - After months of controversy surrounding the proposed placement of a cell tower on the property of a borough school, a new facet to the cell tower saga seemed to go unnoticed by residents at the Nov. 27 Borough Council meeting. More...

Ansorge attorney wants to review videotape

BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

RED BANK - A Red Bank publisher's drunken-driving case edged forward Nov. 29 as she and her lawyer appeared in municipal court for a pretrial conference. More...

Gift supports pediatric brain cancer research

OCEANPORT - On what would have been their daughter Kortney's 11th birthday, Rich and Kristen Gillette gave a gift of $75,000 to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Nov. 27. More...

Fire co. Christmas tree sale promotes fire safety

TINTON FALLS - Celebrating their 10th year of selling Christmas trees, wreaths, pine rope and grave blankets, Tinton Falls Fire Co. No. 1 is looking forward to another strong fundraising season. More...

Lunch Break holiday drive helps families in need

RED BANK - Lunch Break, a nonprofit that provides hot meals and other assistance to low-income families and individuals, is once again sponsoring its annual Adopt-a- Family program. More...

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Get in the holiday swing at Middletown Main Library where children, families and adults will be treated to joyous music and song at two special holiday concerts. On Sunday at 3 p.m. More...

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PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Top: Santa Claus greets visitors at the West Side Community Group annual tree lighting held at West Side Pocket Park in Red Bank. More...

Opinion

Coda

Subpoena for blogger's identity on national stage
GREG BEAN

Ed Herschler, the crusty three-term governor of Wyoming during the 1970s and into the mid-'80s, was a Democrat, but clearly the most popular politician in that rabidly Republican state. More...

My Take

The French Connection
LINDA DENICOLA

Like so many of us, I didn't question my parents enough about family stories. The few stories that my mother told me were rather fantastical, so I found them difficult to take seriously. They were more like family myths than family lore. More...

Red State/Blue State

Nobel winners sample some wine and cheese with Bush
DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN

A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson - a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist - and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. More...

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Sports

Late drive by Bulldogs falls short in title game

Carteret hangs on to win CJ Group II, 20-14
BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer

The Rumson-Fair Haven football team was right where it needed to be. Down six points, under a minute to play, in their opponent's red zone, and with the ball in Matt Wassel's hands. More...

Long Branch falls to Moorestown in Central Jersey title game, 20-6

Green Wave loses in CJ Group III final
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent

All season long, the Long Branch High School football team, the selfproclaimed "Road Warriors," has been beating teams with the big play. More...

Sports Shorts

The Monmouth University men's basketball team opened Northeast Conference action with an 80-53 loss to preseason favorite Sacred Heart, in Boylan Gym, in the Hawks' home opener. More...

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Arts / Zest

IN THE ARTS

Due to the high demand for tickets, Two River Theater in Red Bank has extended the run of its unique production of "Macbeth," which will now run Jan. 15-Feb. 10. More...

Let there be hope

Astar-studded concert will be held Friday, Dec. 21, at 8 p.m., to benefit The Valerie Fund Center at Children's Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch. More...

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On Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m. the Monmouth Conservatory of Music Youth and Children's Chorus will present a program of traditional holiday music from many cultures. The library is located at 55 New Monmouth Road in Middletown off Route 35. More...

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The Nutcracker

DANIEL HULSHIZER staff Clara (CeCe Resto) dances by with the nutcracker she has received as a gift during a dress rehearsal Nov. 29 for the Performing Arts Ensemble's recent production of "The Nutcracker" at the Two River Theater in Red Bank. More...

Fernandes holds on to mayor's seat in recount

Both candidates gain two votes; challenger keeps three-vote lead
BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

After a recount Dec. 4, the Sea Bright mayoral election night results were upheld, leaving longtime Democratic Councilwoman Maria Fernandes victorious over incumbent Mayor Jo-Ann Kalaka- Adams by three votes. More...

Council joins effort to change law on Earle kids

Boro wants Senate bill passed to reflect contract with Navy
BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

TINTON FALLS - The Borough Council has stepped up to join the Board of Education's campaign to save residents from paying more in taxes each year to educate children who do not reside in the borough. More...

Council drafting recyclable bag regs

BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

RED BANK - The borough may join the ranks of other environmentally friendly cities like San Francisco by 2009 if the Borough Council approves a recyclable bag ordinance. Mayor Pasquale Menna removed the ordinance from the Nov. More...

Fort Monmouth given extension on reuse plan

BY LINDA DeNICOLA Correspondent

Afederally mandated deadline for completion of a Fort Monmouth reuse plan has been extended just in the nick of time. More...

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ERIC SUCAR staff Johanna Lopez, 2, of Red Bank waves goodbye to Santa Claus at the end of the West Side Community Group's annual tree-lighting ceremony held at West Side Pocket Park in Red Bank Dec. 1. More...

In the Service

Air Force Airman Cameron A. Ashe has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. A 2007 graduate of Monmouth Regional High School, Tinton Falls, she is the daughter of Charlotte Hardy of Colts Neck. More...

Tidings of comfort and cheer

Now in its 15th season, Holiday Express is a traveling Christmas party, a from-the-heart troupe of musicians bringing music, friendship, help and hope to those often left out in the cold at this most special time of the year. More...

Area youths appear in Dickens play in Red Bank

Eight local children will make their professional theatrical debuts this holiday season when they take the stage in Red Bank during the Two River Theater Company's world premiere production of Charles Dickens' "The Ghost's Bargain." Originally plan More...

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'Persistence of Genocide' at Brookdale Dec. 6, 7

The New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education and The Center for Holocaust Studies at Brookdale Community College will present "The Persistence of Genocide: A Century of Human Destruction," a conference designed to train teachers to educate stud More...

HFCF event nets $228,000 for area children, families

Hope for Children Foundation, N.J. (HFCF) held its annual fundraiser in early November, and raised $228,000 to help children in Monmouth County. HFCF annually identifies a charitable organization(s) to benefit from its fundraiser. More...

Alzheimer's caregiver support meetings slated

The Alzheimer's Association, Greater New Jersey Chapter will hold a caregiver support group meeting Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. at Kensington Court, 864 Shrewsbury Ave., Tinton Falls. A meeting will also be Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. at Bayshore Hospital, 727 N. More...

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Obituaries

Jean V. Longo

Mrs. Longo, 78, of Middletown, died Nov. 9, 2007, at Gateway Care Center, Eatontown. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she resided there, Staten Island, N.Y., and Red Bank, prior to relocating to Middletown. More...

Samuel V. Gilman Jr.

Mr. Gilman, 76, of Rumson, died Nov. 17, 2007, at St. Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. More...

Emma Pohl Lease

Mrs. Lease, 88, of South Seaside Park, died Nov. 21, 2007. Born in Carteret, she resided in Milltown and East Brunswick prior to relocating to South Seaside Park. She co-owned Sea Gull Deli, South Seaside Park, with her husband and family. More...

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Letters

Public housing at Earle will mean higher taxes

As a resident of Tinton Falls for over 10 years, I have seen my real estate tax climb from $2,800 when I purchased my home to the current $8,000, most of which is to support school funding. The U.S. More...

Lunch Break leaders move on to new challenges

For nearly 25 years, Lunch Break has provided "hot meals and more" to those struggling with poverty in Monmouth County. More...

Use eminent domain on N.J.'s toll roads

Ihave the perfect plan to bring the state out of debt. We let Gov. Corzine sell the toll roads for billions of dollars. More...

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Schools

Seeing past differences and getting to know each other

LITTLE SILVER - Red Bank Regional High School held its first Mix It Up at Lunch Day on Nov. 13 to promote diversity and tolerance. The program, which is held in more than 10,000 schools around the U.S. More...

Catholic churches prepare for the future

Diocese looks at restructuring local parishes
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent

Peter O'Such recently completed a survey that may impact the future of his parish church, Church of the Nativity in Fair Haven. More...

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