January 8, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

Summit will focus on boro business outlook

Topics to range from garage to boosting foot traffic
BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer

Business and community leaders and a state official will discuss how to help the borough's businesses during the current economic downturn at Red Bank's first economic summit scheduled for Jan. 27. More...

Waterfront parcel will expand Victory Park

Grant will help fund purchase of adjacent half-acre
BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer

RUMSON — The borough has received a $250,000 grant that will help subsidize the purchase of a parcel of waterfront land adjacent to Victory Park. More...

Library slates Jan. programs

RED BANK — A free program of acoustic music will take place Saturday, Jan. 31, from 2 to 4 p.m., in the newly renovated New Jersey Room of the Red Bank Public Library. More...

'Dig It!' poster contest now through March 6

The Freehold Soil Conservation District and the New Jersey Association of Conservation Districts will hold "Dig It! The Secrets of Soil" 2009 conservation poster contest through March 6. More...

Ekdahl: Work on new boro hall on schedule

BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer

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Feast of the Three Kings

SCOTT FRIEDMAN Jesus Aguila (r-l), of Red Bank, offers the sign of peace to Flavio Montesinos, Red Bank, during a Mass at St. More...

Middletown balks but passes housing plan

Three tracts would be sites for mandated affordable units
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer

Working in tandem, the Middletown Township Committee and Planning Board have formulated a 10- year plan for providing affordable housing that meets state mandates. More...

Opinion

Good news: Curley may be freeholder candidate again

Your Turn
Guest Column

This is not against Amy A. Mallet, Monmouth's Democratic freeholder elect, the underdog who beat out Republican John P. More...

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Sports

Local hoops teams prep for big games

State powers to invade Shore area in near future
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent

While there are no absolutes in the world of scholastic sports, there are certain things that border on the edge certainty. More...

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Letters

SeaStreak and NJNG thanked for their help

Iapplaud the efforts of SeaStreak and New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) for providing financial relief to their customers during these trying times. SeaStreak ferry has decided to lower their base fair rates to reflect the drop in fuel costs. More...

Using property taxes to fund schools is all wrong

If there is injustice anywhere in the property tax system, it is not in the pricing or valuation of our homes. The tax rate will only be changed to reflect the dollar amount needed to fund future budgets anyway. More...

Katrina taught us lesson about welfare of pets

The country learned quite a bit from Hurricane Katrina. One of our lessons was to have an evacuation plan that would include taking into account the welfare of our pets. N.J. More...

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Photo

ERIC SUCAR staff Hardy "polar bears" head for dry land after taking a dip in the Atlantic Ocean during the first annual Mad Hatter's Polar Bear Plunge held in Sea Bright on a frigid New Year's Day. More...

Boros weigh options for future of span

Sea Bright opts for repair of existing draw bridge
BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer

Sea Bright Mayor Maria Fernandes is encouraging residents to make their opinions known about options for repairing or replacing the aging and deteriorating bridge that connects the borough to Rumson. More...

The Hub's top news stories of 2008

Sea Bright election results challenged Maria D. Fernandes was sworn in as mayor of Sea Bright last Jan. 1 even as the validity of her election win was challenged. The longtime Democratic councilwoman's victory was upheld after a Dec. More...

'Abigail Adams' to visit meeting

The Monmouth County Historical Association has invited former First Lady Abigail Adams to speak at its annual meeting to be held on Jan. 27 at the Taylor-Butler House in Middletown. Mrs. More...

Team in Training info sessions to be held

The Southern New Jersey/Shore Region Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is seeking participants of all fitness levels for its summer Team In Training season. More...

Camp Sunshine Polar Dip slated for Jan. 31

Camp Sunshine will present the third annual A.J.'s New Jersey Polar Dip at 2 p.m. Jan. 31 at Avenue Beach Club, 23 Ocean Ave., Long Branch. More...

Shrewsbury supports scenic byway plan

Byway will follow Revolutionary War route
BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer

SHREWSBURY — The Borough Council unanimously approved on Dec. 15 a resolution supporting Monmouth County's efforts to establish a scenic byway. More...

Trio indicted for $2M theft in Union St. project

FREEHOLD — A Monmouth County grand jury returned an eight-count indictment Dec. More...

New Year's Plunge

PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Hardy participants let out a battle cry before diving into the Atlantic Ocean during the first New Year's Plunge held behind the Mad Hatter restaurant in Sea Bright on Jan. 1. More...

Columns

Discovering family history, one creased letter at a time

Coda • GREG BEAN

It seems like when the kids move out, they're never really gone because they leave so much junk behind. But at our house, it isn't the kids who are responsible for all the accumulated archeological detritus. My wife and I save things as well. More...

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Obituaries

John "Johnny" Connor

Mr. Connor, 70, of Rumson, died Dec. 14, 2008, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He was the retired chief inspector of the Monmouth County Mosquito Commission, where he was employed more than 43 years. More...

Martha Elise Demontreux Kitson

Mrs. Kitson, 92, of Rumson, died Dec. 21, 2008, at home. She had resided in the West Keansburg section of Hazlet, Monmouth Beach, Highlands and Hazlet before relocating to Rumson in 2003 to live with her daughter. She was a parish secretary at St. More...

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Arts / Zest

'Visions of Veterans' reveals impact of war experiences

Exhibit runs through Feb. 15 at Vietnam Era Educational Center
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer

Sometimes, forgotten stories are finally told through art. And some of those stories are now being told through art created by U.S. More...

'The Nutcracker'

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff The Performing Arts Ensemble, based in Red Bank, presented its version of "The Nutcracker" at Monmouth University's Pollak Theatre in West Long Branch on Dec. 21. More...

NOTES

Friends of Ocean Township residents Chris and Dana Lee will hold a fundraiser 1-5 p.m. Jan. 17 at Bar Anticipation in Belmar to raise money to help offset medical expenses for their 5-year-old daughter, Tori, who has acute lymphoblastic leukemia. More...

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