December 4, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

Rockin' 'round the Christmas tree

Clockwise from left: Disco Santa Jeanne Cosentino, Oceanport, rocks out her dance moves during the Holiday Express concert in Red Bank Nov. 28. More...

Budget woes cloud district's pre-K plans

Morana moves ahead despite uncertainty over state funding
BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer

RED BANK — Despite rumors that state funding for the expanded full-day preschool program may be cut, Superintendent of Schools Laura Morana said the district is proceeding as planned as she has not heard anything official. More...

Controversial boat storage ordinance runs aground

Council will rework rules for storage on residential properties
BY LAYLI WHYTE Correspondent

FAIR HAVEN — The ordinance concerning boat storage was put in dry dock until the language can be made clearer after a public hearing at the Nov. 24 Borough Council meeting. The ordinance had been introduced at the Nov. More...

S.B. Holiday Tree Lighting

Sea Bright will take on a holiday glow on Friday, Dec. 5, at the borough's first annual Holiday Tree Lighting and Hayride. Festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. at Rooney Park, near the gas stations. More...

Photo

CHRIS KELLY staff Red Bank's Christmas tree is lowered into position in the Dublin House Courtyard Nov. 23. The 25-foot blue spruce was donated by the DeFazio family of Red Bank. More...

Public info ordinance fails to gain approval

Council members cite costs in voting against rules for Web site
BY LAYLI WHYTE Correspondent

TINTON FALLS — By a vote of three to one, the Borough Council decided to let policy dictate, rather than to legislate, making public records available on the borough's Web site. More...

Bayshore park on HAQLA wish list

Alliance wants Stone Road Meadows to be a county park
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer

Members of the Hazlet Area Quality of Life Alliance (HAQLA) are going from town to town in an attempt to unite the Bayshore, with the 30-acre Stone Road Meadows tract as a rallying point. More...

NOTES

Test Sports Clubs, located at 776 Shrewsbury Ave. in Tinton Falls, will hold a Strongman competition for all ages beginning at noon Dec. 13. The rain date is Dec. 20. More...

Sheriff warns of solicitations

Monmouth County Sheriff Kim Guadagno is issuing a warning against responding to phone solicitations by people claiming to be associated with the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office. More...

Columns

This season, blow up the TV and read a newspaper

Coda • GREG BEAN

This is going to be a strange holiday season indeed. I knew it was off to a weird start when I stopped by the neighborhood liquor store the day before Thanksgiving to buy my annual bottle of Boggs Cranberry Liqueur. More...

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Opinion

Give to Mother Earth this holiday season

Your Turn
Guest Column • Michele S. Byers

As the holidays approach, many shoppers look for the elusive perfect gift. Children's presents are easy — there's never a shortage of new toys, games and electronics — but adults can be a challenge. More...

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Sports

Rumson- Fair Haven wins soccer title

Above: Rumson-Fair Haven's Colleen Rigby (l) celebrates with teammates after the Bulldogs defeated Hasbrouck Heights 1-0 to win their first group title in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II final on Nov. More...

Monmouth women off to fast start on the court

Hawks start season with 4-1 mark
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent

When Stephanie V. Gaitley took over the Monmouth University women's basketball program, the level of expectations for the Lady Hawks was instantly raised. The veteran coach brought with her a wealth of experience and a gaudy track record. More...

Running to the finish

Red Bank Catholic's Michelle Capozzi sprints down the home stretch of the girls race at the NJSIAA Cross Country Meet of Champions held at Holmdel Park on Nov. 22. Capozzi placed 16th in the race with a time of 19:08. More...

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Red State / Blue State

A Red/Blue imbroglio: one cheats, the other freaks

Red State/ Blue State • DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN

Dear Greg: Not far up the interstate from where I live, in a little town you've driven through hundreds of times, gasoline was selling for $1.39 a gallon last weekend. Pretty cool, huh? More...

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Arts / Zest

'Fiction to Fact'

Space exploration is brought to life in a new display, "Fiction to Fact" in the Becker Children's Wing at the MonmouthMuseum, Lincroft. More...

Past and present

'Then and Now," an exhibit of photographs from the Dorn's Classic Images photography archive, is at the Monmouth Museum through Jan. 11. More...

IN THE ARTS

The Concordia Chorale will present the Christmas portion of the "Messiah" at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 8, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 150 River Road, Red Bank. Guest soloists will be David Kellett and Anne McKenna. More...

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Holiday harmony

CHRIS KELLY staff Red Bank Middle School student Nacier Roundtree sings with classmates Nov. 28 during the 15th annual Holiday Express Concert and Town Lighting, the traditional start of the holiday season in Red Bank. More photos, page 3. More...

Shrewsbury Boro mayor bows out

Emilia Siciliano has served borough since 1968
BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer

Shrewsbury Borough Mayor Emilia Siciliano has resigned her post effective Dec. 31, citing health concerns as her reason for leaving. "Resignation was a very difficult decision. More...

Family members search for answers

Cousins turned to 12th District officials for help with guardianship
BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer

Eileen Devlin and Maureen Faletti are trying to determine why their cousin was maltreated and neglected while in the care of the New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD). More...

Baykeeper calls on DEP to keep oyster project

Scriven says program benefits towns and the river
BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer

SEA BRIGHT — The NY/NJ Baykeeper is enlisting the public's help to stop the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) from canceling a program to return oysters to local waters. More...

Ring ruffians

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Miss April tries to force Cherry Pie to quit with a submission hold during a pro wrestling fundraiser sponsored by the Sgt. Pat King Foundation at Red Bank Catholic High School Nov. 21. More...

Bill to ban elections on holidays passes

The New Jersey Senate has approved a measure that would permit elections to be rescheduled if they fall on a date that coincides with a period of religious observance. More...

Window dressing

Top: Daniella Delnauro, Bayville, poses as a mannequin in the window of The Soapmarket on Monmouth Street on Nov. 30. More...

Victorian holiday fest in Ocean Grove

Historic Ocean Grove's Chamber of Commerce will host its 16th annual Holiday House and Inn Tour on Dec. 13-14. A warm welcome awaits visitors in the Victorian homes, cottages, inns, a senior residence and a tent. More...

Bulletin Board

West side tree lighting Dec. 6

The Westside Community Group will hold its traditional Holiday Festivities and Tree Lighting Ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 6, 4-5 p.m. The events will take place at Westside Park at the corner of Shrewsbury Avenue and Drs. More...

2008 Troop Care Boxes effort now under way

The SupportOurTroops.Org campaign for Christmas 2008 Troop Care Boxes is now under way to provide care packages for deployed troops. More...

December events slated at R.B. Library

The Red Bank Public Library, 84 W. Front St., will offer craft programs for children during December. Holiday cards will be the craft Dec. 8-13, snowflake people Dec. 15-20, winter pop-ups Dec. 22-27, and winter wonderland posters Dec. 29-Jan. 3. More...

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Obituaries

Frank L. Steckhahn

Mr. Steckhahn, 90, of Spokane, Wash., and formerly Tinton Falls, died Oct. 24, 2008. He was employed at Chevron Chemical Company, Richmond, Calif., retiring in 1985. More...

Marjorie Elaine Albers-Iannelli

Mrs. Albers-Iannelli, 83, of Sea Girt, died Nov. 24, 2008, at Care One Center, Wall. She was a former model at John Robert Powers Modeling Agency, New York City, and then employed at Bell Laboratories Intelligence Unit during World War II. More...

Dr. Benedict LoCicero

Dr. LoCicero, 87, formerly of Red Bank, died Nov. 26, 2008, at the Mountainside Hospital, Glen Ridge. He resided in Red Bank, and Newark, prior to relocating to Verona in 1952. More...

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Letters

Helping girls open the door of leadership

Throughout the rest of November, you may see your local Girl Scouts at various places around town selling nuts and candy. You will probably pause and say to yourself, "Since when do the Girl Scouts sell nuts and candy? They're the cookie people. More...

Public urged to speak out on homelessness

People who have lost their homes in the current mortgage foreclosure crisis have become new faces among the homeless in New Jersey. More...

Taxpayer money shouldn't be used for pet welfare

While many New Jersey residents are losing their jobs, homes and retirement accounts, New Jersey's animal "rights" fanatics and dippy anthropomorphist are hard at work in our legislature. More...

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