November 26, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

Plan to relocate boro hall stirs controversy

Council mulls purchase of Church Street building

Angry Church Street residents voiced their opposition last week to Sea Bright's plan to purchase a commercial building on their street for use as the new borough hall. More...

Teens have 'drive' to promote car safety

Monmouth University hosts 'Keep the Drive' event Nov. 18

WEST LONG BRANCH — Over 100 teens from throughout Monmouth County gathered at Monmouth University last week to participate in a driver education summit aimed at encouraging safe driving habits. More...

Trial date awaited in contested mayoral race

Republican Party continues challenge of '07 election results

SEA BRIGHT — The contested results from the 2007 mayoral election will go to trial soon, according to Tim Howes, attorney for former Republican Mayor Jo-Ann Kalaka-Adams. More...

Lunch Break invites all to Thanksgiving dinner

RED BANK — Lunch Break, a volunteer driven nonprofit organization that provides hot meals and other critical assistance such as clothing and services to those in need, will be hosting two seatings for this year's Thanksgiving dinner. More...

Mallet win gives Dems control of freeholder board

Provisional & absentee ballots total lead of 350 votes over GOP's John Curley

FREEHOLD — It took more than two weeks to tally the final votes for the vacant seat on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, but as of last Thursday, the official result is that candidate Amy Mallet had secured a majority for the D 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...

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Dylan Anderson, Tinton Falls, helps clear plastic bags and other debris from the falls area of the Pine Brook during a Nov. 16 cleanup sponsored by the Navesink Swimming River Group. More...

N.J. youths can get help via expanded hotline

New Jersey's Department of Children and Families has helped 180 Turning Lives Around extend its 2NDFLOOR Youth Helpline to all children in the state. The 2NDFLOOR Youth Helpline is part of Gov. More...

NOTES

Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS), Eatontown, will hold a Holiday Shopping Night in Red Bank 6-9 p.m. Dec. 4 at Winters Furs, 43 Monmouth St.; Jace Jewelers, 53 Broad St.; and Gaetano's Restaurant, 10 Wallace St. More...

Columns

When Chris Christie leaves, there'll be big shoes to fill

For a while there, you couldn't walk out into the parking lot of nearly any diner or bar in Monmouth County without tripping over the bagmen with sacks of bribe money for local politicians. More...

Opinion

Speak with teens about slowing down behind the wheel

Your Turn

Amid rising concerns about dangerous teen driving behaviors sits a common threat rarely considered outside of popular depictions in such movies as "Rebel Without a Cause," "Grease," and "The Fast and the Furious": street racing. More...

Sports

Caseys go down to defeat in state final

ERIC SUCAR staff Left: Red Bank Catholic's Jessica Sciscione tries to control a loose ball during the second half of the NJSIAA Non-Public A final game against Immaculate Heart Academy at The College of New Jersey, Ewing, on Nov. 20. More...

Monmouth hoops team off to a rough start

Hawks are winless in first three games

The Monmouth University men's basketball team may not have gotten off to the kind of start that head coach Dave Calloway was hoping for, but the coach remains optimistic that this year's Hawks will become a good basketball team by year's end. More...

Born to Run brings runners to Freehold

Turkey, dressing, plenty of dessert and a five-mile run. That will be on the Thanksgiving Day menu for the runners and racewalkers competing in the Freehold Area Running Club's 24th annual Born to Run 5-mile run on Nov. More...

Red State / Blue State

Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser

Dear Greg: As you know, I'm working hard to be a good loser, telling anyone who will listen that Barack Obama will soon be our president, and we must support him. I'm trying to be a lot nicer than your side was to George W. Bush. More...

Business

Introducing kids to an old-fashioned pastime

Web-based business offers fishing supplies, lessons for kids

What began as a hunt to replace a broken fishing pole has transformed into a part-time niche business for Matawan resident John Hye. More...

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CHRIS KELLY staff Peter Maclearie, Tinton Falls mayor, adds another tire to the pile during a cleanup of the falls area of the Pine Brook by the Navesink Swimming River Group on Nov. 16. More...

Boys & Girls Club may run R.B. center

Recommendation needs approval of council, lease

The Red Bank Borough Council's Community Center Committee is recommending that the Boys & Girls Club of Asbury Park manage the planned center after its request for proposal showed it would be at no cost to the borough. More...

Students step up to make a difference

Winners of the 2008 Holiday Hunger Challenge to be announced Dec. 1

Students throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties are doing their part this holiday season to make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate. More...

Red Kettle Classic Dec. 5, 6

Red Bank — The fourth annual Red Kettle Classic Basketball Tournament will be held on Friday, Dec. 5, and all day Saturday, Dec. 6. The event takes place each year at The Salvation Army Jane H. More...

Holiday Express Concert, Town Lighting Nov. 28

RED BANK — The 15th annual free Holiday Express Concert and Town Lighting will begin at 7 p.m. Nov. 28 on Broad Street at Canal Street in downtown Red Bank. More...

Make merry with ESU

RUMSON — The Monmouth County Branch of the English Speaking Union invites all who enjoy taking a step back in time to a traditional English Christmas Dinner to be held at the Rumson Country Club on Friday, Dec. More...

RFH Film Club screens holiday film classic

RUMSON — The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Film Club will show "The Nightmare Before Christmas" at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 3, as its first Movie Night of the school year. More...

Gift drive targets 'Little Soldiers'

Presents collected for children of deployed military personnel

RED BANK — This holiday season, as part of Project Little Soldier, municipalities in the 12th District will give gifts to children of United States military personnel who are serving overseas. More...

County pushes for win in light bulb switch

With less than two weeks to go, Monmouth County remains in second place behind North Carolina's Durham County in the number of residents who have vowed to replace their standard incandescent light bulbs with new energy-efficient fluorescent bulbs. More...

Cards may be sent to troops

Serving members of the military and their families was the first mission of the American Red Cross more than 125 years ago, and it remains a core part of the Red Cross service to the armed forces mission today. More...

Parents fight for vaccination choice

Conscientious objection option sought in New Jersey

When the hundreds of protesters in front of the statehouse Oct. 16 applauded a speaker, 7-year-old Alex Wurmser started screaming. More...

Bulletin Board

Free training offered for food service help

The New Jersey Restaurant Association (NJRA) is offering free state-mandated training classes for the hospitality industry for current and new restaurant members until April 2009. More...

Vehicles needed for Family Lift program

MonmouthCares, West Long Branch, is seeking donations of used, working cars with less than 150,000 miles on them for its Family Lift program. More...

'WRAT Nutcracker' to feature Shinedown

Greater Media radio station WRAT-FM 95.9 is presenting its traditional "WRAT Nutcracker" with Shinedown and special guests Halestorm at 7 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Starland Ballroom, Sayreville. More...

Obituaries

Michael James Harmon

Mr. Harmon, 74, of Monmouth Beach, died Nov. 15, 2008, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He was the national sales manager at Tetley Tea of Connecticut, retiring in 1997. He was predeceased by a son, Michael J. Harmon. More...

William Edward Chadwick

Mr. Chadwick, 80 of Chesapeake, Va., and formerly of the River Plaza section of Middletown, died Nov. 15, 2008. He was born in Red Bank. He was employed at Red Bank Tire, retiring after 37 years. More...

Alice Marie Smith Griffin

Mrs. Griffin, 90, formerly of the Red Bank/Middletown area, died Nov. 13, 2008, in Apex, N.C. She was predeceased by her husband, David, in 1995. Mrs. More...

Letters

Commander extends blessings during holidays

Thanksgiving — a time to give thanks for all God's bounty bestowed on us. Many of us have a great number of things to be thankful for — family, friends, food on our tables, clothing, gainful employment and an occasional vacation. More...

Community asked for information on relative

Iam looking for any descendants of Robert Luscombe, who was born in 1896 in New Jersey and died in 1971 in Red Bank, New Jersey. More...

Arts / Zest

IN THE ARTS

Asher Neiman Gallery in Red Bank is hosting an exhibit of new works by contemporary Hudson Valley master painters Christie Scheele and Jenny Nelson. "Autumn Elegance" will run through Dec. 5 at the gallery, located at 16 Monmouth St. More...

Ring in a new century for Red Bank

McKay Imaging Studio and Gallery will open the studio's latest group exhibition, a visual celebration marking Red Bank's 100th anniversary titled "The Red Bank Centennial Exhibit," on Friday. More...

Arts grants available for projects and programs

TRENTON — The New Jersey State Council on the Arts has arts grants available for the fiscal year 2010. More...