July 24, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

Towns can join new Revolutionary byway

Scenic route would stretch from central Monmouth to Bayshore

Monmouth County has invited 16 communities to participate in the development of a Revolutionary War scenic byway. More...

State aid trims Red Bank tax rate

RED BANK - The borough received $350,000 in municipal aid from the state, which will lower the projected increase in the tax rate by 2.4 cents. The announcement was made at the July 14 council meeting. More...

Boro loses bid for lower speed limit year-round

DOT declines boro's request to keep summer speed limit

SEA BRIGHT - The borough's request to decrease the speed limit on Ocean Avenue from 40 to 35 mph year-round has been denied by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT). More...

Mayors look to COAH for housing numbers for fort

Heads of host towns want fort treated as a region

OCEANPORT - With a Sept. 8 deadline fast approaching, the three local mayors on Fort Monmouth's reuse panel expressed concerns that the state-mandated affordable housing requirements for the fort redevelopment have not been clearly defined. More...

Fair Haven holds JCP&L accountable for outages

Meetings held with utility reps over recurrent problems

FAIR HAVEN - Borough and state officials are "not resting" in efforts to ensure that the power stays on for residents, Mayor Michael Halfacre said at last week's Borough Council meeting. More...

On your marks …

Top: Tiffany Eberhart, Jackson, competes in the 800-meter run during the Fisk Chapel A.M.E. Church's annual Track and Field Invitational on July 19. More...

Miniature golf tournament to benefit ALS charity

TINTON FALLS - The Rock & Roll Music Fund will host its first miniature golf tournament to benefit Joan Dancy and PALS, which is dedicated to helping people living with Lou Gehrig's disease. More...

Towns mull options in bridge replacement

County recommends building new span to the north

After reviewing multiple options for replacing the Hubbard Bridge, which connects Red Bank to the River Plaza section of Middletown, the two municipalities must chose one before final design and construction can begin. More...

Operation Honeycomb cracks drug network

FREEHOLD - A Monmouth County grand jury returned five separate indictments against a total of 42 individuals, including a Matawan resident, following a lengthy investigation into a drug distribution and racketeering conspiracy, according to the Mo More...

Riverside Gardens Park hosts R.B. summer series

RED BANK - Riverside Gardens Park is alive this summer with the Red Bank Summer Series featuring movies, dancing and concerts. The free series offers entertainment for all ages. More...

Opinion

In some marriages, there's nothing like a close shave

Today, as part of my occasional series of columns on marital relationships, I'd like to discuss an issue of some interest to both sexes. Specifically, I'd like to talk about shaving. More...

A trip to old Brazil

When I consider the current state of affairs in New Jersey, I am reminded of the final scene in one of my favorite movies, director Terry Gilliam's "Brazil." After Sam Lowry, a bureaucrat who has found himself in a heap of trouble with his civil s More...

Sports

Kirchner comes up big at Shore Gridiron Classic

In his final opportunity to show just how good he really is, on as big a stage as he's been on, Rumson-Fair Haven's Ryan Kirchner did not disappoint. More...

Shore Sr. Legion squad letting younger players take over

There appears to be two trains of thought regarding how to approach the American Senior Legion baseball season. More...

Sports Shorts

Rutgers senior quarterback Mike Teel was named to the Watch List for the 2008 Davey O'Brien Award. More...

Red State / Blue State

A call for fair play in this political back and forth

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...

Photo

CHRIS KELLY staff Taylor Crystian, of Red Bank, sprints during the 100-meter dash at the Fisk Chapel A.M.E. Track and Field Invitational held at Count Basie Park in Red Bank on July 19. More photos, page 18. More...

Study calls for merger of O'port, Eatontown police

Mahon responds: 'Over my dead body

Ajoint police department shared by Oceanport and Eatontown, with Eatontown as the lead agency, is one of the recommendations made in a study on sharing emergency services at and around Fort Monmouth following the fort's closure. More...

Baykeeper hosts 7th annual Oyster Bash

The Sandy Hook-based NY/NJ Baykeeper hosted the seventh annual Oyster Bash at the Monmouth Boat Club in Red Bank on June 26. More...

Fort plan calls for town center for Tinton Falls

Panel holds first of four presentations on fort reuse plan TINTON FALLS - The final reuse draft plan for Fort Monmouth was presented to borough residents and officials in the first of four public hearings to take place before the plan's subm More...

RiverCenter will use grant to attract visitors to R.B.

$16K in state funds will target upscale commuters

RED BANK - The downtown alliance will use a $16,500 state grant to help make Red Bank a destination for consumers and increase visitors to the borough. More...

Sea Bright's SkimBash garners county award

SEA BRIGHT - The Sea Bright Recreation Committee received The Monmouth County Parks System's Outstanding Special Event Award for its 2007 Sea Bright SkimBash, the annual skimboarding competition held every September. More...

Monmouth County Fair back for five days of fun

The smell of kettle corn, the lights of the rides, and the sounds of musical entertainment and animals being proudly displayed at the East Freehold Park Showgrounds, Kozloski Road, Freehold Township, in an indication that summer is here and so is t More...

VNA hosts fourth annual Children's Day

RED BANK - The Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey Hospice is holding its fourth annual Hearts of Remembrance Children's Day: A Celebration of Life 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9. More...

What's new at the library

Clockwise from top left: The new statue that welcomes visitors to the Monmouth County Library System's Eastern Branch was unveiled as part of the dedication ceremony on July 20. More...

NOTES

The Rev. Mark Van Sant has been named chairman of the board of trustees of The New Hope Foundation. The nonprofit's new facility is located on Conover Road, Marlboro. Van Sant is rector at St. John's Episcopal Church, Little Silver. More...

Bulletin Board

54th R.B. Sidewalk Sale this weekend

RED BANK - Get ready for the annual shopping pilgrimage to Red Bank: the 54th annual Sidewalk Sale will take place in the downtown on July 25, 26 and 27. More...

AAUW is offering scholarships to women

Applications are being accepted for $2,000 scholarships being offered by the Freehold Area Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). More...

Parent mentor volunteers sought for single mothers

Volunteers in Public Service, through the Monmouth County Division of Social Services, is seeking parent mentor volunteers to help single mothers meet the demands of parenting. More...

Obituaries

Robert Field Palmer

Mr. Palmer, 89, of Fair Haven, died July 10, 2008. He was the retired manager of Project Coed, Newark. More...

Rita Mulroy Chamberlain

Mrs. Chamberlain, 92, of North Andover, Mass., and formerly Rumson, and Tequesta, Fla., died June 14, 2008, at Edgewood Retirement Community, North Andover. She was predeceased by her husband, Melville P. More...

Letters

Developers undermine environmental protections

If anyone doubts the inordinate influence the building and related industries have on our state legislators, consider their continuous and blatant efforts to weaken and even erase our environmental protection laws. More...

Resident's system could cost taxpayers more, not less

Iwas intrigued by a letter written by Red Bank resident Mr. James Harris this week regarding the cost of education in New Jersey. He wondered why the state needs so many superintendents when other states supposedly have more efficient systems. More...

Curley championed the best interests of residents

John Curley is one of the most hardworking and dedicated people I have ever met. Over the years I have known him, he has focused his boundless energy on helping others in the community. More...

Arts / Zest

'Road Shrines: A Peripheral Blur'

You've seen them and wondered - or you've passed them with a chill. Road shrines seem to have proliferated over the past few years. More...

Transforming Heaven and Earth

Large-scale paintings by artist Joan Hierholzer are currently featured in an exhibition titled "Transforming Heaven and Earth: Artistic Visions of Technology" at the Monmouth Museum in Lincroft. The exhibition, which runs through Aug. More...

IN THE ARTS

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey'sNext Stage Ensemble presents a free performance of "Richard II" at 7 p.m. July 23 at the Middletown Main Library, 55 New Monmouth Road. For information, call 732-671-3700 or visit www.mtpl.org. More...