June 26, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

Dolphin pod off Sea Bright being monitored

Officials say river visits rare for species

SEA BRIGHT - A small pod, or group, of bottlenose dolphins have made a home for themselves in the Shrewsbury River in Sea Bright, according to sightings by locals. More...

Garden party will benefit Fisk Chapel

The 14th annual Historic Association of Fair Haven Garden Party will be held at the waterfront home of Sarah and David Fischell 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6. More...

Drunken-driving charges dropped on appeal

Judge overturns Ansorge's DWI conviction

RED BANK - With a new attorney came a new verdict in Red Bank publisher Claudia Ansorge's appeal of her Jan. 30 DWI conviction. More...

Council broadens sidewalk cafe rules

Planning Board, fire official raise concerns about outdoor seating

FAIR HAVEN - An amendment to existing ordinances aimed at encouraging sidewalk cafés in the borough was adopted by the Borough Council despite opposition from the borough Planning Board. More...

Fort reuse panel adopts budget, reorganizes

Labor representative resigns, creating vacancy on FMERPA

TINTON FALLS - The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority (FMERP) reorganized with the approval of the fiscal year 2009 budget, the reappointment of officers, and the resignation of one member during a June 18 meeting in Tinton F More...

Boro will seek grant for Crawford House

Historic commission estimates $500K needed for restoration

TINTON FALLS - The Crawford House is another step closer to becoming a center for borough historic, environmental and open space groups after the Borough Council authorized a grant application with matching funds last week. More...

Vests donated for borough's K-9 officers

Humane society fund provides police dogs with body armor

TINTON FALLS - The police department's award-winning K-9 unit will now be protected with body armor, thanks to a donation from the Associated Humane Societies. More...

R.B. restaurant owner convicted in drug ring

Owner of Teak restaurant faces life sentence

RED BANK - A borough restaurant owner was convicted June 4 on charges of conspiring to distribute over 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). More...

Shrewsbury sailing club celebrates its heritage

OCEANPORT - Shrewsbury Sailing & Yacht Club honored founders Ed Ryan, Norman Walsh, Thelma Johnson, Margaret Hembling and William Throckmorton at the club's Memorial Day weekend celebration attended by some 200 members, family and guests. More...

N.J. Distinguished Service Medal awarded

HOLMDEL - John Enright Jr., a resident of Tinton Falls, was among the veterans who received the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal, the state's highest military award, at a ceremony on June 7. More...

Injured surfers get back in the water

Life Rolls On hosts 'They Will Surf Again' on Long Branch oceanfront

Over 100 volunteers joined 20 injured surfers on the Long Branch oceanfront Sunday to celebrate a day of surf and fun for those suffering from spinal cord injuries. More...

Opinion

Coda

We don't need no stinkin' ethics board around here!

Grab onto your seats, because I'm about to tell you something so absolutely shocking you'll fall onto the floor with a case of the shivering fantods if you don't hold tight. More...

Obituaries

Joseph Aversano

Mr. Aversano, 26, of Red Bank, died June 20, 2008. He resided in Marlboro, prior to relocating to Red Bank, a few years ago. He was employed in securities in New York City. More...

Agnes Marie Cooper Colman

Mrs. Colman, 78, of Toms River, died June 20, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was a customer relations representative in the banking industry for approximately 20 years. More...

Elizabeth M. Notte

Mrs. Notte, 87, of Middletown, died June 22, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She had resided in the Iselin section of Woodbridge and in Edison before relocating to her daughter's home in Middletown in 2003. Mrs. More...

Letters

Don't be fossil fooled

If you were to believe the oil industry and their congressional cronies, all we'd have to do to lower prices at the pump is to open up the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to drilling. It is a cruel hoax. More...

Bridge construction is a tragedy waiting to happen

With the north-side sidewalk across the bridge now closed, the ped/bike pathway to the beach from the north-side sidewalk of the highway now consists of a sign directing people to go down the hill, under the bridge (where they are chopping away con More...

Green makes green

Gov. Jon Corzine says he wants to see more green in New Jersey, the kind that grows on trees and absorbs harmful carbon from the air. To do that, the state needs more of the other kind of green to pay off our state's massive $32 billion debt. More...

Schools

Pomp and circumstance

Clockwise from top: Members of the class of 2008 take part in a graduation tradition, tossing mortarboards toward the evening sky at the end of commencement exercises at Rumson- Fair Haven Regional High School on June 20. More...

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Graduates begin their procession prior to the graduation ceremony for Rumson-Fair Haven High School June 20. More...

Business

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Melissa Epstein, Robert Schillberg and Lauren Flanagan are dressed for a visit to a speakeasy to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Red Bank-based Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce. More...

Teachers union pickets local legislative offices

NJEA targets supporters of pension bills

'Hey, Beck, what the heck," chanted demonstrators outside the District 12 legislator's office on Monmouth Street in Red Bank. More...

Hubbard Bridge scoping process moves forward

County: Replacement of W. Front Street span could begin in 2011

P lans for the replacement of the Hubbard Bridge that links Red Bank and the River Plaza section of Middletown were discussed at two public meetings last week. More...

Liberty Extravaganza at Tower Hill July 6

First Presbyterian Church's annual Liberty Extravaganza will take place on July 6. The celebration is part of the Tower Hill Concert Series at the church, located at 255 Harding Road. The festivities will begin at 5 p.m. More...

Expansion will double size of Sea Bright library

Donation of $30K, design plans facilitate project

SEA BRIGHT - By the completion of its expansion project, the borough library will double in size, according to library Director Joan Walsh. The expansion project on the J.W. More...

Oceanport would host horse-training facility

Boro mulls swap of Wolf Hill land for fort site

OCEANPORT - Wolf Hill Park could be the site of a horse-training facility in a land swap for open space at Fort Monmouth once the fort closes, according to a resolution passed last week. More...

Fair will run for five days

The Monmouth County Fair Committee has announced the dates of the 34th annual Monmouth County Fair. The dates and times are: • Wednesday, July 23, 5-11 p.m. • Thursday, July 24, 5-11 p.m. • Friday, July 25, 5-11 p.m. More...

NJ Transit seeking ideas from Garden State riders

NJ Transit is launching a pilot program on June 1 that is intended to produce customer generated ideas on improving service through an open, online exchange of suggestions. More...

Relay celebrates survivors, caregivers

Relay for Life is cancer society's major fundraiser

LITTLE SILVER - The theme was the Olympics in honor of this year's summer event. The contestants were cancer survivors from eight Monmouth County towns and their caregivers who helped them fight the toughest battle of their lives. More...

Photos

Above: Frank Finnie, a member of the Salvation Army Brass Band, plays the tuba during the Salvation Army Music Festival held June 22 at the Salvation Army facility in Red Bank. Below: Tiffany Wallace, first place winner of the Salvation Army N.J. More...

Man charged with lewdness at library

SHREWSBURY - A Ocean Township man is facing lewdness charges after he allegedly exposed himself to a young woman at the Shrewsbury branch of the Monmouth County Library on Route 35. On June 17 at approximately 6:22 p.m. More...

Photos

Clockwise from top: The Rev. Michael Manning, pastor of Holy Cross Church in Rumson, re-enacts the arrival of the first pastor in a horse-drawn carriage at the start of the parish's 125th anniversary celebration on June 21. More...

Internships needed for RBR tech students

The Red Bank Regional School District (RBR) in Little Silver is seeking summer internship opportunities for senior students of the RBR Academy of Information Technology (AOIT). More...

Family dispute ends in simple assault charge

RED BANK - A family squabble turned violent on June 17 when two first cousins became involved in a physical altercation leaving one bleeding on the street, according to Red Bank police. More...

Bulletin Board

Sandy Hook Unit superintendent retires

Richard Wells, superintendent at the Sandy Hook Unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area, has retired after a 32-year career with the National Park Service (NPS). More...

Registration for BCC classes begins June 26

Brookdale Community College (BCC) has announced it will offer Friday evening, Saturday morning and Saturday afternoon classes at its Long Branch Higher Education Center, 213 Broadway, and 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown. More...

Mended Hearts group to meet at new time June 26

The meeting of Mended Hearts support group scheduled for noon June 26 will be held at 7 p.m., not noon as previously announced. The group will meet at Brennan 104-105 conference room at Jersey Shore University Hospital, Neptune. More...

Sports

Subdued triumphs for Raceway Park winners

Winners at the Lucas Oil SuperNationals at Raceway Park were in no mood to celebrate their victories on Sunday. More...

RFH's Bellin wins AA honors at Nike Outdoor Nationals

"I wanted to run as fast as I can. I try and be happy with the effort I put out." - Melissa Bellin Rumson-Fair Haven High School track and field team

What started out as a way to help her team in dual meets led to some unexpected results for Melissa Bellin. More...

RBC softball, RFH baseball among area's finest this spring

With another high school spring season in the books, there certainly were plenty of reasons to celebrate for local sports fans, as once again many of our hometown teams put forth championship-level performances in a variety of sports. More...

Red State / Blue State

Red State/Blue State

Gimme that old-time religion, or maybe not

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...

Arts / Zest

N.J.'s new masters

The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts (SICA) in Long Branch is hosting its fifth annual show of work by recent fine arts grads. More...

'The Way You Look Tonight' premieres

Monmouth University's Shadow Lawn Stage, the university's professional theater, presents the American premiere of "The Way You Look Tonight" by internationally renowned Irish playwright Niall Williams. More...

IN THE ARTS

Nancy Scharff will present her annual "God & Country Patriotic Concert" on Friday, June 27, at 7:30 p.m., at King of Kings Lutheran Church, 250 Harmony Road, Middletown. More...