September 25, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

S.B. wants funding formula on ballot

Boro wants to change cost per student for SRHS
BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer

Sea Bright will ask the Shore Regional High School (SRHS) Board of Education to allow a question about changing the funding formula for the regional school on the school election ballot in April. More...

Green Buildings Open House Oct. 4

The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) is inviting the public to visit local green buildings in the Northeast to see energy savings in action during the 2008 Green Buildings Open House on Oct. 4. More...

Sample food, more at 'Taste of Sea Bright'

BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer

SEA BRIGHT — To showcase local businesses after the summer season ends, the Sea Bright Business Alliance will host "A Taste of Sea Bright" on Saturday, Sept. 27. More...

Safety Fair shows ways to protect children

Sheriff's Office hopes to turn fair into annual event
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The sun shone and the sky was clear Sunday as 600 people turned out for the first Monmouth County Family Safety Fair hosted by the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office and Greater Media Newspapers. Held Sept. More...

Grant will fund school playground

BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer

RED BANK — School administrators will meet with three companies this week to determine which one can offer the Red Bank Primary School on River Street the best new playground. More...

Science correspondent to give Normal J. Field Lecture

TINTON FALLS — Patrick Regan, senior correspondent for science and technology at New Jersey Public Television and Radio, will deliver the 2008 Norman J. Field Lecture in Science at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2. More...

All creatures great and small

Clockwise from top left: The Rev. Rob Long blesses a dog during a Blessing of the Animals service held at the Sea Bright Municipal Beach on Saturday, Sept. 20. More...

Landau works are on exhibit

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County is hosting its first major exhibit, "Jacob Landau: Humanist and Visionary." The exhibit features the work of prominent Roosevelt artist the late Jacob Landau (1917-2001). More...

Local history focus of Oct. library programs

RED BANK — The Red Bank Public Library will present two programs on local history in October as part of the library's reopening celebration series of free evening events for the community. On Thursday, Oct. 9, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. More...

Volunteers can train online for youth helpline

HAZLET — Making a difference in a child's life just got easier. More...

'China Challenge' art show opens

BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer

RED BANK — To support the pastors of China's underground churches, Red Bank Community Church is hosting the "China Challenge," an art show featuring cards with original art work. The exhibit opened Saturday, Sept. More...

Columns

Big brothers specialize in diabolical pranks

Coda • GREG BEAN

(Editor's Note: Greg Bean is taking a temporary sabbatical from writing his column due to the death of his son. This column was originally printed April 27, 2008). More...

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Sports

Long Branch football gets washed away

Green Wave gets shut-out at home by RBC
BY DAN NEWMAN Sports Editor

After waiting five years to host a football game, Long Branch High School squandered its opportunity to enjoy the moment, losing 28-0 to Red Bank Catholic, and in the process, watching its record fall to 0-2. More...

Hey Chub wins Lincroft Handicap

It was a busy day at Monmouth Park on Saturday, as the New Jersey Thoroughbred Festival showcased some of the Garden State's top horses in a action-packed 10-race card. More...

RBC harriers expect to be contenders

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

These are pretty good times for Red Bank Catholic cross-country. The girls, long one of the elite programs in the state, return four of their top five harriers from last year and five of the top seven for new coach Rob DiFilippis. More...

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Arts / Zest

Monmouth Museum photo invitational

The Monmouth Museum's "Juried Photography Invitational Exhibition" opens Sept. 26 and will run through Nov. 2 An opening reception will be held Friday 6-8 p.m. at the museum, located on the campus of Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. More...

'The Everglades — Vanishing Splendor'

An exhibit of photographs of the Florida Everglades will open Friday at McKay Imaging Photography Studio and Gallery in Red Bank. "The Everglades - Vanishing Splendor," photographs by Anthony Almeida, will run through Oct. More...

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Photo

ERIC SUCAR staff Equipped with pedometers, students walk in the hallway of St. James School in Red Bank, one of the schools participating in the nationwide YMCA Celebrates America on the Move Week on Sept. 18. More...

Suit over Earle students on hold

Tinton Falls sues over schooling non-Navy kids
BY LAYLI WHITE Correspondent

Alegal action brought by the Tinton Falls Board of Education against the Colts Neck Board of Education has been put on hold pending a decision on whether the case should be reassigned to another judge. More...

New CEO: 'a Red Crosser by heart'

Tara Kelly takes over as head of Jersey Coast Chapter
BY LAYLI WHYTE Correspondent

Despite feeling the pinch of a struggling economy, the new chief executive officer of the Jersey Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross is focused on continuing and expanding the work of the Red Cross, both locally and abroad. More...

Sea Bright GOP against sign ban

Mayor aims for consensus between both parties
BY SHARON LEFF Staff Witer

SEA BRIGHT — The borough's Republican Party apparently reversed itself and decided not to support the mayor's proposed ban on local campaign signs after all. Sea Bright GOP Chairwoman Marianne McKenzie had said in a Sept. More...

Four churches join in '40 Days of Purpose'

Red Bank churches offer self-help program
BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer

RED BANK — Four local churches are partnering to offer the community the chance to participate in a program that may lead them to a fresh perspective on life and a deeper sense of community. More...

Paths to forgiveness

MIDDLETOWN — The Monmouth Center for World Religions and Ethical Thought will present a panel discussion on "The Many Faces of Forgiveness" at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5. More...

Photo

CHRIS KELLY staff Evan Bremmer, 10, Oceanport, competes in the Pro-Am Surf Jam competition Sept. 21 in Monmouth Beach to benefit the Shana Foundation. More...

O'port youth recognized for volunteer service

Jesse Phalanukorn, 13, of Oceanport, son of Nancy and Wanchai Phalanukorn, is the recipient of the 2007- 2008 National Outstanding Young Volunteer of the Year Award. More...

State: No plea deals for teenage drivers

Following a key recommendation of the Teen Drivers Study Commission, New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram last week directed municipal prosecutors not to offer or accept plea bargains to teenage drivers with graduated drivers licenses (GDL) for More...

NOTES

Hope Presbyterian Church, 1189 Hope Road, Tinton Falls, will hold its annual Pumpkinfest and craft sale 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 27 (rain date Oct. 11). More...

County, local partners to address homelessness

FREEHOLD - Monmouth County officials and their community partners have begun developing a plan aimed at ending chronic homelessness in 10 years. "I am delighted this forum is taking place," Monmouth County Freeholder John D'Amico Jr. said. More...

Bulletin Board

Center to hold blood drives during October

Central Jersey Blood Center, Shrewsbury, has announced the following local blood drives: • 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 3 at Riverview Medical Center, 1 Riverview Plaza, Red Bank. Free T-shirt for each donor • 9 a.m.-noon Oct. More...

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Opinion

For the Record

A story in the Sept. 16 issue incorrectly reported that the Rumson Borough Council met Sept. 10 and passed a resolution in support of the formation of a Joint Management Committee. The council met on Sept. 9 and did not pass such a resolution. More...

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Obituaries

William Lambert

Mr. Lambert, 69, of Sea Bright, died Sept. 10, 2008. He was a divisional sales manager at Xerox, where he was employed more than 20 years, and employed at XPLEX for several years, retiring in 2001. More...

Patricia "Patti" Connell

Ms. Connell, 50, of Fair Haven, died Sept. 12, 2008, at home. She resided in Rumson before relocating to Fair Haven 13 years ago. She was an owner and president of Sprayology. More...

Harry Allen Billerbeck

Mr. Billerbeck, of Shrewsbury, died Sept. 14, 2008, at home. He resided in Tinton Falls, and Middletown before relocating to Shrewsbury. He was the New York manager for advertising sales at TV Guide, retiring in 1987. Mr. More...

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Letters

Shrewsbury students don't walk to school

The letter from Shrewsbury Mayor Emilia Siciliano printed in the Hub (Sept. 18) is filled with errors and misconceptions regarding the proposed sidewalk program, and leaves a major question to be answered. More...

Speeding, not sidewalks, an issue in Shrewsbury

Ihad to laugh at the mayor's letter regarding children walking to school from Dorchester, Trafalgar, Penbrook Court, West End, Park, East End, etc. Nobody walks to school from those streets. More...

Devote financial resources to renewable energy for all

Certain profiteers and auto addicts advocate ocean drilling and nuclear energy as the "way to go." To counteract their reasons to those who will be exploited by their success, allow me to point out two very basic facts. More...

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