March 27, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

S.B. seeks referendum on reg'l school funding

Boro pays $80K for each of 27 students at SRHS
BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

Sea Bright Borough Council members hope to add a ballot question to the Shore Regional High School (SRHS) September referendum. More...

S.B. police bust up underage drinking party

BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

SEA BRIGHT - About 19 juveniles were taken into police custody for underage drinking at a party when police responded to a disturbance complaint on Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright, according to Sea Bright Police Chief William S. Moore. More...

R.B. police arrest man on weapons charges

RED BANK - A 23-year-old Little Silverman was arrestedMarch 16 after he allegedly was found to be in possession of numerous weapons, including a loaded 9 mm handgun, according to the Red Bank Police Department. Devon T. More...

Oceanport debates impacts of fort reuse plan

Mahon: Boro will keep focus on less housing, no train station
BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer

OCEANPORT - Shared services and the borough's future were debated at the March 20 Borough Councilmeeting the day after plans for the reuse of Fort Monmouth lands were revealed to the public. More...

Congested intersection to get new traffic signal

BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

RED BANK - Commuters may soon get a reprieve from a recurring traffic backup at the intersection of Harding Road and Prospect Avenue. A traffic signal has been proposed for the intersection, which borders Red Bank, Little Silver and Fair Haven. More...

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ERIC SUCAR staff Dressed in costumes, students get ready to march in a "book parade" at Swimming River School in Tinton Falls on Thursday, March 20. More...

Opinion

Budget holds line on taxes without sacrificing county programs

Guest Column
Lillian G. Burry

There is no single power of government that directly touches the lives of more people than the power to tax. It is with this fact in mind that I approach each new budget. More...

Coda

Father of the groom: 'I'm not responsible!'
GREG BEAN

Idon't mean to sound like I'm whining here, but I think I've led a pretty responsible life, and all that responsibility has turned me into a shadow of my former self (a larger shadow, if you're looking at the shadow of my waistline). More...

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Letters

Citizens' group seeks inquiry into 'Swapgate'

On Friday, Jan. 25, the Citizens for Rational Coastal Development filed an Injunction before the N.J. Appellate Court regarding the diversion and sale of properties to the N.J. More...

Help make a difference for inner-city children

As we experience the end of a mild winter, thoughts of spring and summer do not linger far behind. The days grow longer, nature comes alive around us and summer plans begin to take shape. More...

Write more tickets to enforce rules of the road

Arecent article in the paper stated that a local police chief criticized his officers for only writing about 40 tickets per officer per year. That equates to less then one ticket per week. More...

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Schools

Students score in Elks Hoop Shoot

RED BANK - The Red Bank Elks Lodge 233 participated in the Elks National "Hoop Shoot" free-throw Program at Carl Sandburg Middle School in Old Bridge recently. More...

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Welcome home, heroes!

U.S. Marine reservists in Headquarters and Service Company 6th Motor Transport Battalion returned home from a seven-month tour of duty in Iraq March 22. More...

Town centers in plans for fort host towns

Fort re-use vision calls for green industry, open space, housing
BY JENNA O'DONNELL Staff Writer

Three town centers linked by trails and public transportation are envisioned for three local towns following the closure of Fort Monmouth, according to plans unveiled last week. More...

Council OKs parking permits for Hudson Avenue

Parking will be for residents only from Harding to E. Bergen
BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

RED BANK - Residents have taken backHudsonAvenue, as the Borough Council approved a measure to restrict parking on the street. More...

Sea Bright budget calls for 3.1-cent tax increase

Council members look at ways to generate more revenue
BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

SEA BRIGHT - The Borough Council discussed a $4.8 million budget March 18 that will increase the municipal portion of the tax rate around 3.1 cents per $100 of assessed value, if the budget remains the same by the time it is introduced in April. More...

Fleeing suspect leaves car on tracks

BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

RED BANK - NJ Transit rail service in Red Bank was disrupted for more than an hour when a vehicle, which belonged to a suspect who eluded police, was removed from the railway, according to the Red Bank Police Department. More...

T.F. affordable housing quota would triple

BY JENNA O'DONNELL Staff Writer

TINTON FALLS- With its affordable housing obligation tripled, borough officials have submitted comments to the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) regarding revised rules which have increased obligations. More...

Monouth Cty. appoints new health officer

OCEAN TOWNSHIP - The Monmouth County Regional Health Commission No. 1 (MCRHC) appointed a new health officer in January. More...

38th Monmouth arts festival

The 38th annual Monmouth Festival of the Arts, New Jersey's largest art invitational, will take place April 5-9 at Monmouth Reform Temple, 332 Hance Ave., Tinton Falls. The event will begin with the Artists Gala Reception at 7:30 p.m. More...

Zoning Board OKs plan to upgrade Chubby's site

Project will create 140-space parking shortfall
BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

RED BANK - Numerous residents came out to the Red Bank Zoning Board of Adjustment's March 20 meeting to support an application to turn a downtown nightclub into a family-friendly restaurant. The applicant, of 26 W. Front St. More...

Bulletin Board

Register by April 1 for VSA/NJ arts workshops

VSA arts of New Jersey (VSA/NJ) will offer parent/child workshops in the arts for children age 3-17 with autism or autistic behaviors Saturdays April 26-June 28. More...

Reservations due April 1 for SPCA Casino Night

The Monmouth County SPCA will hold a Casino Night dinner-dance April 12 from 6-11 p.m. at Robert Meyner Reception Center, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel. Deadline for reservation is April 1. More...

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TheRedBankCharter School ran its own version of the Alaskan dog-sled race known as the Iditarod. More...

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Sports

Trying to play keepaway

Red Bank Catholic's Chris Scales tries to maintain control despite the defensive efforts of Allentown's Vincent Rini during a scrimmage at Dorbrook Park on March 24. More...

Ocean Twp. baseball to be led by Rosenkranz

BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent

Anytime a team loses threeAll-State caliber players to graduation, it's going to leave a void, even for a program that has enjoyed as much success as the Ocean Township Spartans have in recent years. More...

Kates, Spinella, top Shore Coaches team

The Shore's best tandem and best player head the Shore Basketball CoachesAll-Shore First Team. Mitchell Kates and Steve Spinella are the tandemwhomade ColtsNeck one of the best teams in the conference. More...

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Arts / Zest

Genealogist delves into history of Shore's murders

Murders in Monmouth' documents three decades of crime
BY KATHY HALL Correspondent

George Joynson's passion for genealogy led him to write "Murders in Monmouth: Capital Crimes from the Jersey Shore's Past." On a visit to the Monmouth County Archives, the longtime professional genealogy researcher found a copy of a book that cove More...

IN THE ARTS

Asbury Park filmmaker Susan Pellegrini presents "The Violet Glow" soiree, another of her "color" series of fundraising events to support the production of her documentary film on Stephen Crane and Asbury Park, at 8 p.m. More...

Garden State Film Festival rolls out the red carpet

The sixth annual Garden State Film Festival (GSFF) showcasing film, video and animated works by independent filmmakers, will roll out the red carpet April 4- 6 in Asbury Park. More...

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