October 9, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

Vets clinic to remain after fort closes

Burry: New building likely to replace current clinic
BY LAYLI WHYTE Correspondent

Although Fort Monmouth is due to close in 2011, the VA clinic located on the fort grounds will continue to provide medical services to more than 10,000 veterans and military retirees. More...

Mayor promotes traffic-calming aids

Seeks lower speed limit, yield signs to help keep kids safe
BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer

RED BANK — To slow traffic and to protect children who walk to school, Mayor Pasquale Menna wants to increase traffic-calming measures and pedestrian crossings on busy access streets in the borough. More...

Boro man charged with kidnapping

RED BANK — Borough police charged Hector Plazas-Sanchez for the alleged kidnapping of a 20-year-old female on Sept. 28. More...

Hook advocates weigh options

Appellate panel upholds ruling in favor of developer
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer

MIDDLETOWN — Opponents of commercial development on Sandy Hook may just call the National Park Service's bluff and allow plans to go forward in a less than favorable economic climate "Given that the ill-conceived development proposal has bee More...

Monmouth history will be discussed

Where can you find more than 325 years of history in one place? On Oct. 11 beginning at 9 a.m., the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Drive, Manalapan, is the place. More...

Fairy tail

FRANK GALIPO Titianna, held by K.C. Scott of Middletown, won best costume in the small dog division at the Monmouth County's SPCA's 15th annual Dog Walk and Pet Fair held Oct. 4 on the campus of Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. More...

RBR seeks nominees for alumni honor

LITTLE SILVER — For the past seven years, the Red Bank Regional High School Education Foundation has observed a warm tradition of honoring its most distinguished alumni. More...

Musical notes

FRANK GALIPO David Emerson and Stacy Roth provided Colonial-style century entertainment at the Allen House on Sycamore Avenue in Shrewsbury on Saturday, Oct. 4. More...

Mother Earth is a Real Mama

Advocacy group talks 'green' living for everyday life
BY ELLEN MONTEMARANO Correspondent

MIDDLETOWN — Question: How can you drive a more environmentally friendly sport utility vehicle? More...

NOTES

Centrex Sports Club, 887 Route 35, Middletown, is holding a coat drive during October for One Warm Coat. The club is collecting clean, reusable coats and jackets to assist One Warm Coat's community service effort. More...

Calico Cat Cupboard dispenses needed help

Volunteer-run thrift shop and food pantry serves needy families
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer

Blink and you just might miss the small storefront that identifies the Calico Cat Cupboard and Thrift Shop in Middletown. More...

Columns

'Tis the stressful season for us 'guerrilla shoppers'

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 Dec. 19, 2007). More...

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Sports

Jumping for the ball

ERIC SUCAR staff Red Bank Catholic's Ryan King goes after the ball during his team's game against St. John Vianney on Oct. 1. More...

RBC field hockey sits near top of A Central

BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent

The Red Bank Catholic girls field hockey team has surprised its veteran coach a bit this season. More...

MU soccer teams in good shape heading into NEC play

After entering the season amid high expectations, the Monmouth University men's soccer team has certainly looked the part of a championship-caliber team. More...

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Red State / Blue State

Palin gives as good as she gets

Red State/ Blue State • DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN

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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Photo

SEAN BRADY Joey Laughinghouse plays a bowls a 'ghostly' game during Fair Haven's annual Harvest Festival held at Knollwood School on Saturday. More...

Boro looks at cost of community center

RFPs will provide info on funding boro youth center
BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer

Red Bank is accepting requests for proposals (RFPs) from nonprofits or others interested in managing a community center in Red Bank after Mayor Pasquale Menna gave the go-ahead at the Sept. 22 council meeting. More...

Teaching children 'Where Peace Lives'

Murals introduce youths to conflict resolution skills
BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer

Donna Clapp wants to educate young people about how to handle struggles in their lives by using art and media. That's why she and her husband, Jeff Clapp, started Where Peace Lives out of their Red Bank home. More...

Candidates Night set for Oct. 15

RED BANK — The Westside Community Group's 12th Annual Red Bank Candidates Night will take place 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15. The event will take place at the River Street Commons, first floor Community Room, 49 Catherine St. More...

Walkers needed for Red Bank CROP Walk

Walk for the Hungry will kick off Oct. 19 at RBR

LITTLE SILVER — Organizers are recruiting walkers to join the many active faith, school and community groups that will raise money in this year's Red Bank CROP Walk. More...

'He knew the history better than anybody else'

Timothy J. McMahon room dedicated at Dublin House
BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer

RED BANK — The late local historian Timothy J. McMahon was honored Sunday, Sept. 28, when the Dublin House dedicated a dining room in his name. More...

Harvest Festival

Clockwise: Alex Mazzucca holds onto Lucy Weber, 3, of Fair Haven, while she makes some spin art during Fair Haven's annual Harvest Festival held at Knollwood Elementary School on Saturday. Robert Carroll performs for youngsters. More...

Voters pass $8M school referendum

Shore Regional to undergo $14M improvement project
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

Voters from four area towns have approved an $8 million referendum to help fund major improvements to the heating and electrical systems at Shore Regional High School. More...

Children's nature play is focus of conference

Child Care Resources will hold its sixth Early Childhood Conference, "Leave No Child Indoors: Nature in the Lives of Young Children," in the Student Life Center of Brookdale Community College, Route 520, Lincroft, on Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. More...

Unaccredited degrees at heart of hearing

Proposed legislation targets tuition reimbursement and raises to school personnel
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer

Fleecing the system by obtaining additional compensation or tuition reimbursement as a result of attending unaccredited institutions will no longer be an option for school district administrators if a bill in the state Legislature is eventually sig More...

Investigation ends in arrest for narcotics

RED BANK — Red Bank police report that a narcotics investigation conducted over the course of several weeks has resulted in the arrest of a borough resident for the alleged sale of controlled dangerous substances. More...

First responders to receive training in autism

Members of the New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community (COSAC) were present in Trenton last week as Gov. More...

Hundreds of orchids to be auctioned off

Society invites guests to learn about plants
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent

Going, going, gone! Hundreds of beautiful and exotic orchids will be up for bid at the Deep Cut Orchid Society's annual auction to be held at the headquarters of the Colts Neck Fire Co. No. 1, Route 537, Colts Neck, on Oct. 11. More...

Bulletin Board

Local flu/pneumonia clinics begin Oct. 27

Monmouth County Regional Health Commission No. 1 has announced its flu/pneumonia vaccine clinics for 2008. A clinic will be held 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 27 at Jersey Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross, West Park Avenue, Tinton Falls. More...

Thompson Park Day Oct. 19 in Lincroft

The annual Thompson Park Day fall festival will take place 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 19 at Thompson Park, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown. The free event will feature pumpkin painting, wagon rides, and a scarecrow contest. More...

Policemen's Ball set for Oct. 24

The Monmouth County Policemen's Benevolent Association (PBA) Conference will hold the second annual Policemen's Ball Oct. 24 at the Shadowbrook, Shrewsbury. The black-tie event hosted by Shrewsbury PBA Local No. 308 will benefit the N.J. More...

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Letters

Parking tickets will make Broad St. a ghost town

I used to live and work in Red Bank. Now I live in Little Silver, just five minutes away. I go into Red Bank once or twice a year only when it's absolutely necessary, and here's why. On Sept. More...

Inner-city youths enjoy simple summer pleasures

This summer, 26 New York City children found out just how special summer is in the northern Monmouth County area. More...

Taxpayers of Red Bank need to take control

If there were ever any doubt that the residents and citizen taxpayers of Red Bank have been abused by the party in control of Red Bank over the last 18 years, you need only look at the soaring property tax bills and costs we suffer while over devel More...

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Arts / Zest

IN THE ARTS

Brookdale Community College's Performing Art Center (PAC) Experimental Theater will swing with sizzling jazz improvisation by Art Deco Saturday, Oct. 11, at 8 p.m. More...

'A World of Color' at M'town Library

The Middletown Library is hosting an exhibit of oil and acrylic paintings by the Rev. Gerda Liebmann and John White. "A World of Color" will run through Oct. 30 at the library. An artists' reception will be held 2-4 p.m. Oct. 11. More...

Books that are works of art

Show of artists' books in Art Alliance windows
BY LINDA DENICOLA Correspondent

Artists' books are fun to open and amazingly complex to create. But to peep inside one of these handmade books is to anticipate opening up a mysterious little world. Ocean Township resident Richard Burton, who goes by his initials R.D. More...

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