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August 21, 2008 / Front Page

Milltown post office: a light at end of the tunnel

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Army accord with FMERA is official

One open door, 40 years of teaching

Kamin selected as Harvard Nieman Fellow

Outdoor discoveries await primary school students

Learning center for autistic adults becomes reality

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Agricultural county fairs worth the trip

Height restriction stalls Hampton Inn proposal

Jewish Heritage Museum to open in Freehold Twp.

BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer

The corner of West Main Street (Route 537) and Wemrock Road in Freehold Township has changed a great deal since the 1800s when the Levi Solomon farmhouse and barn sat close to the road. More...

Young readers treated to summer bash

BY JENNA O'DONNELL Staff Writer

TINTON FALLS — More than 200 young library patrons came out to celebrate reading at the Tinton Falls Public Library's end-of-summer children's party on Aug. 13. More...

Preschool teachers offered ESL training

BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer

RED BANK — The school district will offer preschool teachers training to become ESL certified to meet the needs of students in its expanded preschool program. More...

Primary school will get a new playground

Committee will study design options for new equipment

BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer

RED BANK — A portion of the funding from the New Jersey Department of Education preschool program expansion grant will go toward a replacement playground for the Primary School on River Street. More...

Registration open for Sea Bright Junior Police Camp

SEA BRIGHT — Aspiring young police officers ages 8 to 16 can register to attend the weeklong Junior Police Camp held Aug. 25 to 29. Camp will take place every day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. More...

Oceanport police warn residents of car burglaries

OCEANPORT — Police are warning residents to lock their car doors after a rash of recent car burglaries in the borough. More...

Red Cross partners with CHASE for Life

Local nonprofit aims to expand lifesaving program for children

BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer

LITTLE SILVER — An incident that could have ended in tragedy has turned into a lifesaving mission for a Little Silver mother. More...

Dept. of Consumer Affairs launches Internet Web site

Ways to prevent identity theft and contractor fraud are just some of the topics found on the Ocean County Department of Consumer Affairs Internet Web site. More...

Yoga on the beach

SCOTT FRIEDMAN Above: Yogis reach for the sky as they stretch during a Yoga on the Beach session in Sea Bright on Aug. 16. Below: A beachcomber strolls by as limber Leeann Lavin, of Atlantic Highlands, stretches. More...

Developer plans to adapt Bell Labs building

Somerset Development plans for mixed uses on Holmdel site

BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer

The Lakewood developer in line to purchase the former Bell Labs site in Holmdel Township has plans for a mix of uses including retail, housing and a hotel, and will preserve the iconic building on the site. More...

Opinion

Borough asked to reconsider proposed plastic bag ordinance

PHILIP J. SCADUTO Guest Column

(Letter to Red Bank mayor and Borough Council) The Red Bank Borough Council has recently introduced an ordinance that eliminates the use of all plastic bags that are either not reusable or compostable, in all Red Bank retail establishments. More...

Even in real life, good guys sometimes win the battle

GREG BEAN Coda

I got the most wonderful note this week from Lori Ann Vendetti, one of the homeowners in Long Branch who has been fighting the good fight to keep her home from being taken by eminent domain to make way for high-priced condominiums. More...

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Sports

Making a connection

Shore Regional's Todd Juliano makes contact with a pitch during the Monmouth vs. Ocean American Legion Baseball All-Star Game held at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood on Aug. 9. ERIC SUCAR staff More...

Monmouth Univ. soccer squads picked to win NEC

BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent

With both the Monmouth University men's and women's soccer teams coming off championship seasons, the feeling around the West Long Branch campus is that we should expect more of the same this fall. More...

Honest Man beats Grasshopper in Iselin Stakes at Monmouth

Honest Man stalked the pace into the stretch and then turned on the speed to score a nearly threelength victory in the $300,000 Philip H. Iselin Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park on Saturday. Honest Man, trained by J. More...

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Red State / Blue State

There's really no excuse for them gettin' frisky

DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Red State/Blue State

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...

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Arts / Zest

'Art Two Ways' at boro hall

Artists Mary Ann Russo of Middletown and Cecilia Swatton of Red Bank will each exhibit a collection of work in a two-person show running through September at Little Silver Borough Hall, 480 Prospect Ave. More...

In the Arts

Local jazz vocalist Chelsea Palermo will appear at Tim McLoone's Supper Club at 1200 Ocean Avenue in Asbury Park at 8 p.m. Aug. 21. Judy Barnett and her band Jazz-A-Teria will be swinging at the hot new spot in Asbury Park on Aug. 23. More...

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Robin Wishnie, of Bridgewater, assumes a salamba sirsasana pose, or yoga headstand, during a session of Yoga on the Beach in Sea Bright on Aug. 16. More...

Study projects $1.5 million savings by sharing police

Regionalization projected to save $11.5M by 2017

BY JENNA O'DONNELL Staff Writer

Consultants project that as much as $1.5 million can be saved through sharing the Fair Haven, Little Silver and Rumson police departments, with even greater savings down the road. More...

Residential historic district approved

Properties to be included in Red Bank master plan

BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer

Some 106 properties dating as far back as 1850 are included in the Washington Street Historic District proposed for Red Bank. More...

New middle school principal to be named

BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer

RED BANK — The Board of Education will announce the name of the new middle school principal for the 2008-09 school year at the Aug. 28 meeting. More...

Police arrest five on drug charges

RED BANK - Five suspects were arrested on Aug. 14 for allegedly selling heroin and cocaine from a borough residence, according to a press release from the Red Bank Police Department. During the search of the residence on Drs. More...

Concert to benefit school music programs

Young musicians will rock on for a good cause at an Aug. 23 concert that will raise funds for the Red Bank Middle School music programs. Rockit For Kids, a program of the Count Basie Cool School, will perform at 7:30 p.m. More...

Officers promoted to rank of sergeant

FAIR HAVEN — Two borough police officers were promoted to the rank of sergeant during the Aug. 11 Borough Council meeting. More...

Advocates: Homeless housing in fort plan 'just not enough'

Draft reuse plan meets 20 percent of county's need

BY JENNA O'DONNELL Staff Writer

TINTON FALLS — Plans for homeless accommodations on Fort Monmouth propose to meet 20 percent of the need in Monmouth County, yet advocates continued to contest the lack of affordable housing at a Aug. 15 public hearing. More...

Slocums of New Jersey plan reunion

The Slocums of New Jersey, members of a family tree whose roots date back to the 1600s, have planned their annual family reunion for Sunday, Oct. 5, at the Ocean Place Resort, Long Branch. More...

NOTES

The Middletown Police Department Traffic Safety Bureau will hold a child safety seat checkpoint 3-7 p.m. Aug. 22 at Middletown Police headquarters, Route 35 and Kings Highway. More...

Sheriff's officers arrest Red Bank man

MIDDLETOWN — Monmouth County Sheriff Kim Guadagno announced the arrest of Milo Rainey, 29, of Red Bank. More...

Bulletin Board

Mended Hearts support group to meet Aug. 28

Mended Hearts support organization for heart patients, families, health professionals and other interested individuals will meet 7 p.m. Aug. 28 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Route 33, Neptune. More...

Community flea market to be held Sept. 13

The First Presbyterian Church of Matawan is sponsoring a community flea market 8 a.m. .to 3 p.m. Sept. 13, with a rain date of Sept. 20, at the church, 883 Route 34. There will also be coffee, bagels, hot dogs and more. More...

Blood center announces blood drive for Sept. 13

Central Jersey Blood Center, Shrewsbury, has announced the following local blood drive: • 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 13 at Central Jersey Bank, 700 Branch Ave., Little Silver. All donors will receive a free T-shirt. More...

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Obituaries

Walter J. Bruhn

Mr. Bruhn, 80, of Middletown, died Aug. 16, 2008, at St. Barnabas Hospice at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He was an industrial engineer at United Technology for several years. More...

Lois Ann Westphal

Mrs. Westphal, of Rumson, died Aug. 13, 2008. She was a Realtor at Hazleton Realty, Rumson, for several years. Prior to that, she was an executive secretary to the director of the United Nations Association, New York City, until her retirement. More...

EATONTOWN — The Boscov's department store at the Monmouth Mall will be closing its doors in the near future after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week. More...

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