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December 6, 2007
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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. For more photos, see page 3. 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...

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 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 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...


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...


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. "We're still waiting for the state to produce a videotape as well as some documents," said attorney Peter O' Mara Thursday. More...


 Bulletin Board
•'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 students on the atrocities of genocide. More...
•HFCF event nets $228,000 for area children, families
•Alzheimer's caregiver support meetings slated
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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. Navy is now letting 500 nonmilitary families move into its Earl Naval base, which sends its childr... More...
•Lunch Break leaders move on to new challenges
•Use eminent domain on N.J.'s toll roads
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 Editorials
•Coda
Subpoena for blogger's identity on national stage
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. The reason for his popularity was largely his down-to-earth demeanor (he personally answered the phone on his d... More...
•My Take
•Red State/Blue State
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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. For the production, Obie and Emmy Award-winner Teller (of Penn & Teller) teams with TRTC Artistic Director Aaron Posner to re-imagine ... More...
•Let there be hope
•Full Story
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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. She was an executive secretary at Lehman Brothers, New York City, for 20 years, retiring in 1994. Sh... More...
•Samuel V. Gilman Jr.
•Emma Pohl Lease
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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
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 Sports
•Late drive by Bulldogs falls short in title game
Carteret hangs on to win CJ Group II, 20-14
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. To the player, coach or fan, anyone in the RFH extended family would have signed up for that scenario prior to the ... More...
•Long Branch falls to Moorestown in Central Jersey title game, 20-6
•Sports Shorts
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