December 11, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

Zoning changes would transform S.B. downtown

Mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly district would be created

Sea Bright's downtown would take on a pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use Main Street character if proposed zoning changes are adopted. More...

Upgrades aimed at stemming track pollution

OCEANPORT — Attorneys for the Long Branch Sewerage Authority and the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA) are working toward an agreement between the two agencies that would cut down on the pollution in Branchport Creek caused b More...

Boro gets a green Christmas present … it's not a tree

RED BANK — Cindy Burnham can envision children playing by the Navesink and kayaks being launched into the river. For the Fair Haven resident and Red Bank property owner, that vision is coming closer to reality. More...

Teacher sailed on NOAA research ship

MIDDLETOWN — Students at the Ocean Institute of Brookdale College on Sandy Hook, learned about marine science in an exciting new way — through the eyes of their professor. More...

Lunch Break volunteers put 'giving' into holiday

Soup kitchen opens doors to all in need for Thanksgiving

RED BANK — With the help of more than 60 volunteers, Lunch Break served a traditional holiday meal to about 80 people on Thanksgiving. More...

Navy housing to be topic of Dec. 16 public hearing

NOPE continues to object to contract, which calls for civilian use of Earle homes

Apublic hearing has been scheduled for Dec. 16 to give area residents a chance to offer comments on a plan that would open housing at Naval Weapons Station Earle, Colts Neck, to non-military individuals. More...

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FRANK GALIPO Caroline DeWyngaert of Rumson arrives at St. Anthony's Church in Red Bank with donated food for the parish's Thanksgiving basket preparation for those in need. More...

Toys will brighten holiday for children of U.S. service members

COLTS NECK — 12th District state Assembly members Declan O'Scanlon and Caroline Casagrande, along with Monmouth County Freeholder Director Lillian Burry and Township Committee members James Stuart and Benjamin Forrester met with members of th More...

NOTES

The annual Tree of Lights was held Dec. 2 in celebration of the lives of Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey hospice and palliative care patients. More...

Sing along with Santa

PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Above: Lachlan Forester, 3, of Rumson, is one of the children gathered around Santa Claus (Joham Grobben) at the start of festivities at the first annual Holiday Tree Lighting and Carriage Ride held at Rooney Park in Sea Br More...

Suspect in R.B. stabbing charged

RED BANK — Borough resident Jorge Vargas-Mancilla is in police custody in connection with a stabbing incident outside the Red Bank Primary School on Dec. 3. More...

Columns

We'll be giving you credit, whether you want it or not

If you believe the evening news (which I don't always), you've learned that one effect of the national economic meltdown is that it's darned near impossible to get credit these days. More...

Opinion

For the Record

Patricia O'Leary is the aunt of the late Tara O'Leary. A story in the Dec. 4 issue incorrectly reported that Jane O'Leary was Tara's aunt. Jane was her stepmother. More...

Sports

Red Kettle Classic

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY, staff Above: Jimmy Purcell (1) of Knollwood School in Fair Haven sends up a jumper against the Shrewsbury Tigers during the Red Kettle Classic basketball tournament Dec. 6. More...

RU football keeps hot streak alive

Scarlet Knights win sixth straight, defeat Louisville 63-14

After starting the season with a string of losses, many of the Rutgers University football faithful may have jumped ship. More...

Going to the hoop

ERIC SUCAR staff Ocean Township senior Scott Nelson takes the ball to the basket during a scrimmage held at Red Bank Catholic High School on Dec. 5. More...

Arts / Zest

IN THE ARTS

The Monmouth Conservatory of Music (MCM) will present a Faculty Concert at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, in the Trinity Church auditorium, 50 White St., Red Bank. More...

'Sacred Moments'

An exhibit of images by Matawan photographer Jennie A. Meares is at Trinity Restaurant, 84 Broad St. in Keyport. "Sacred Moments" will run through Jan. 11, with an opening reception Sunday, Dec. 14, 2-4 p.m. More...

'The Bishop's Wife' comes to the Eatontown Playhouse

EATONTOWN — Adapted for the stage and directed by Long Branch resident Dave McGrath, "The Bishop's Wife" is being performed at the Eatontown Playhouse throughout the month of December. More...

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ERIC SUCAR staff Amy Lee and her daughter, Grace Kelly, enjoy the festive lights during Sea Bright's first Holiday Tree Lighting and Carriage Ride held along Ocean Avenue on Dec. 5. More...

Shrewsbury to preserve horse farm

Open space monies will fund $1.34M purchase of development rights

The Shrewsbury Borough Council officially began the process of preserving a piece of borough history last week by introducing an ordinance to acquire the Bonnano horse farm on Sycamore Avenue. More...

West Side Community Christmas Tree Lighting

Clockwise from top: Nicholas Cunha, 3, of Red Bank, goes over his list with Santa during the West Side Community Group Christmas tree lighting in Red Bank on Dec. 6. More...

Sea Bright drops plans to buy bldg. for offices

Boro under orders to move court offices from trailer

The Sea Bright Borough Council has dropped plans to purchase a building to house municipal offices and instead will carve space out of a gymnasium at the existing Borough Hall. The council voted 4-0 at the Dec. More...

Public can view O'port affordable housing plan

Boro wants homeless shelter counted toward COAH obligation

OCEANPORT — The town's affordable housing plan will be available for residents to view on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Borough Hall, Mayor Michael J. Mahon said at the Borough Council meeting Dec. 4. More...

Holiday Express spreads cheer, warms hearts

The holidays are an extremely lonely time for the homeless, the hungry, the mentally ill, the physically disabled and all those who are less fortunate. More...

Grant supports job programs at fort

$3M in federal funds will provide job training and other services

Workers at Fort Monmouth can rest assured that the employment and job search services currently in place will continue through 2010, due in part to a $3 million National Emergency Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. More...

Sen. Beck selected for prestigious fellowship

RED BANK — New Jersey State Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-12th District) has been selected by the Aspen Institute's Rodel Fellowships in Public Leadership as one of 24 elected public officials in its 2008 class of Fellows. More...

Painting will travel to Virginia

FREEHOLD — The famous Emanuel Leutze painting "Washington at the Battle of Monmouth," the most notable work of art in the Monmouth County Historical Association's collection, will be on loan to George Washington's Mount Vernon in Virginia fro More...

Scout sends 'Stuffed Animals on a Mission'

Donation of plush toys earns Scout Gold Award

RUMSON - More than 1,700 plush animals are "stuffed" into Brittney Gordon's home. More...

High school model for a new world

DOE: Students must be prepared to compete globally

MIDDLETOWN — The way high school students are being taught is changing, and according to the New Jersey Department of Education, personalized learning and virtual classes are part of the new educational structure. More...

School community supports soldiers in Iraq

LITTLE SILVER — In early December, Lisa Olds' homeroom at Red Bank Regional High School was transformed into an assembly line operation. More...

'Sentimental Journey'

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Vocalist Cheryl Parker, of Ocean Grove, recreates the sounds of the 1940s during a Salute to the USO Swing Era Dinner and Dance Nov. 21. More...

Bulletin Board

Genealogy Society to hear talk on new archive material

EATONTOWN — Joseph Klett, chief of the State Archives, will discuss the latest addition to the records stored at the archives in Trenton at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 11, for The Monmouth County Genealogy Society. More...

Santa Fun Run/Walk slated for Dec. 20

Brookdale Community College, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown, will hold a half-mile Santa Fun Run/Walk Dec. 20. Festivities begin at 9:30 a.m., and the race at 11 a.m. More...

Applications accepted for JSPRAA scholarship

The Jersey Shore Public Relations and Advertising Association (JSPRAA) is accepting application for its 2008 James R. McCormick Memorial Scholarship Awards program through Dec. 19. More...

Obituaries

Robert Lee Denegar

Mr. Denegar, 61, of Eatontown, died Nov. 30, 2008. He was a former member of Jersey Rangers Drum & Bugle Corps, Eatontown, and Happy Melody Band. He was a member of The Association for Retarded Citizens of Monmouth, Tinton Falls. More...

Stanley J. Piorkowski

Mr. Piorkowski, 58, of Oceanport, died Nov. 25, 2008, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He resided in Freehold, Jackson and Howell, prior to relocating to Oceanport five years ago. More...

Elizabeth A. "Betsy" Quirk

Mrs. Quirk, 53, of Red Bank, died Nov. 25, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, following a battle with cancer. She was vice president in the corporate investment management group at the Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., New York City. More...

Letters

Money needs to be invested in R&D in N.J.

Long before there was a Silicon Valley in Sunnyvale, Calif., Silicon Alley in New Jersey produced some of the greatest inventions and scientific discoveries of the 20th century. More...

Designate a sober driver before every holiday party

The holiday season is supposed to be a time for family, friends, and festive celebrations, but it is unfortunately also a time when there is a tragic jump in the number of alcohol related highway fatalities each year between Thanksgiving and New Ye More...