Photos      ANDREW MILLER staff Jeff Gulley, of the U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School at Fort Monmouth, plays a bugle call during the annual Veterans Day ceremony held at the World War II memorial at Greely Field on the fort grounds in Oceanport Nov. 8. More ... Tinton Falls Bd. of Ed. votes down cell tower Vote ends controversy over placing tower on school grounds BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer       After a year of discussions and deliberations, the Tinton Falls Board of Education (BOE) has voted against placing a cell tower on a Sycamore Avenue school property. More ... Women make strong showing in council race Lee, Cangemi win re-election; Horgan wins in first run BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer       Women reigned supreme in this year's Red Bank municipal council elections. Incumbents Mary-Grace Cangemi and Sharon Lee and newcomer Kathleen Horgan were the top three vote-getters in the tight race for Borough Council seats in which about 100 votes separated the lowest and the highest More ... Honoring our Heroes      PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Residents, veterans and community and school groups took part in the annual Red Bank Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11 held at the borough's Veterans Memorial on Monmouth Street. Clockwise from top: Red Bank Charter School thirdgraders Hego Marquez, Anna Whitaker and Ashley H... More ... RBR students learn life skills on the job       LITTLE SILVER - Mark Feeney enjoys going to work every morning at the Chapin Hill Nursing Home in Red Bank where he assists with the daily activity announcements and transports patients from room to room. He especially enjoys talking to his buddies in the kitchen about baseball. Several are Yanke... More ... Election over, O'Scanlon heads to Statehouse Little Silver mayor wins 4th term; two council seats filled BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer       Just two days after being elected to the state General Assembly, Republican Declan O'Scanlon is already participating in his first legislative act. The newly minted District 12 assemblyman ventured to Trenton Nov. 8 to participate in electing the Assembly leadership and to get a head start on le... More ... County awards contract for new visitor center BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer       The crown jewel of the Monmouth County Park System, Thompson Park Visitor Center in Middletown, which was destroyed by a fire in February 2006, will begin its rebuilding phase. M&M Construction, Union, submitted the lowest of nine qualified bids to rebuild the 20,000-square-foot colonial revival ... More ... Dems win mayoral race in Oceanport Republican incumbents prevail in Fair Haven, Rumson, Shrewsbury Boro       Amajor upset was scored in the borough of Oceanport's municipal election, where incumbent Mayor Lucille Chaump, a Republican, lost her bid for a second full term to her Democratic challenger, Michael J. Mahon. In a hotly contested election, Chaump drew 1,110 votes, despite last-minute campaign st... More ... Fernandes wins mayoral election by three votes Councilman: GOP not likely to seek recount BY AMANDA BELING Correspondent       SEA BRIGHT - Democratic Councilwoman Maria Fernandes won the mayoral election by just three votes last week, but despite the close count, Sea Bright Republicans will not be seeking a recount. "I recently spoke with Jo-Ann [Kalaka-Adams] and she said that however the votes come out, they come out... More ... Boro man a suspect in robbery       RED BANK - A 27-year-old Long Branch male was robbed at gunpoint Nov. 5 at 4:59 p.m. in the borough, according to Red Bank police. Red Bank resident Jose E. Perez was later identified as the alleged culprit and was arrested in Aberdeen at the home of a friend on Nov. 6, according to police. More ... Accident leads to driver's arrest       RED BANK - At 3:02 a.m. Sunday Red Bank police responded to a one-car motor vehicle accident on East Front Street just east of Spring Street. Vincent Sedita, 33, of Metuchen, a driver of a Ford pickup, was traveling west on Front Street when he failed to negotiate a curve in the road, according ... More ... Exec. director of nonprofit gets award       Executive Director Corinne LeBaron of the Ronald McDonald House of Long Branch and New Brunswick was awarded the 2007 ATHENA Award by the Western Monmouth Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon Nov. 2. More ... Take the 'Change a Light' pledge       Red Bank and Long Branch are among the New Jersey communities that have taken a leadership role in combating global warming by switching to energy-efficient lighting, according to the NJ Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU). More ... Residential project will replace nursing home Zoning Bd. approves Riverview Terrace on West Front St. BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer       RED BANK - The Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously approved the site plan for a condominium development on West Front Street Nov. 1. More ... Local volunteers help Calif. wildfire victims American Red Cross members continue work at disaster sites BY CARA SCHULTZ Correspondent       Two local volunteers with the American Red Cross Jersey Coast Chapter went to the aid of thousands of wildfire victims in the San Diego, Calif., area last month. Joe Raffetto, a longtime Red Bank resident, received training at the Tinton Falls-based Jersey Coast Chapter, served as a volunteer dur... More ... Welcome Tiffany & Co.      CHRIS KELLY staff Just in time for the holiday season, Tiffany & Co. took up residence on Broad Street in Red Bank last week. The iconic Fifth Avenue jeweler opened Nov. 9 in the former Garmany building at 105 Broad. More ... Open space funding approved for 1 more year Groups will continue search for long-term funding solutions BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer       EDISON - New Jersey residents voted to borrow $200 million for open space and farmland preservation programs this Election Day. While the initiative's success was widely hailed by conservation groups across the state, the cash injection was viewed as a stopgap measure to keep the Garden State Pr... More ...