March 5, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

Warped Tour coming to Oceanport in July

Police chief: Operational plan in place to handle crowds

The Vans Warped Tour is coming to Monmouth Park racetrack July 19. Oceanport Mayor Michael Mahon said borough officials support the tour that is coming to the borough for the first time. More...

Tinton Falls mayor will run for re-election

Councilman, Planning Board member also in race

TINTON FALLS — Three candidates have announced their intention to run for mayor of Tinton Falls thus far, including incumbent Mayor Peter Maclearie, who announced Feb. 23 that he is seeking re-election for a second term. More...

Memorial concert for Knize

RED BANK — The Monmouth Conservatory of Music (MCM) will host a memorial concert in honor of a local musician and supporter of the arts.T he Leon Knize Memorial Tribute Concert will take place on Saturday, March 7, at 4 p.m. More...

R.B. Board of Ed. to present school budget March 17

Board trims costs to minimize tax impact

RED BANK — The Red Bank Board of Education is looking for ways to trim the 2009 school budget, including cutting some bus routes and creating a walking zone for students. More...

Voting under way for top 10 beaches

MIDDLETOWN — With the end of winter less than one month away, the Sandy Hook-based New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium/New Jersey Sea Grant (NJMSC/NJSG) and the Richard Stockton College Coastal Research Center are ready to heat up the compe More...

RBR celebrates Black History Month

LITTLE SILVER — The Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) community is celebratingBlackHistoryMonth in poetry, prose, music, art and cuisine. The kickoff began Friday, Feb. More...

Basketball tourney benefits program for R.B. youth

RUMSON — March Madness will begin a bit early this year, as hundreds of players, spectators and volunteers converge on the Rumson Country Day School hardwood to compete in the Hoops for Horizons 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament. More...

Michael's Feat spring gala set for March 20

Michael's Feat, a local nonprofit organization, will host its Black Tie Spring Gala at the Battleground Country Club, Manalapan, on March 20. The Michael Gerard Puharic Memorial Fund Inc. More...

GOP Moms group holds first meeting

RED BANK — Republican women from across the county gathered recently at Manhattan Bagel in Red Bank for the first meeting of the Association of Republican Moms. More...

Columns

Auto industry column struck positive chord with readers

Iget a lot of reader response to this column. Sometimes, I opine about something that rubs some people the wrong way, and I hear about it. More...

Opinion

George H. Moss Jr.: a retrospect

Your Turn

The phone rang at 8:15 a.m. Feb. 25 and I found out that George had died at 4 a.m. George H. More...

Sports

Sky Blue FC ready to play some soccer

Three women make the cut at tryouts for Women's Professional Soccer

After two days of tryouts, 26 players sat silently in a semicircle, waiting to hear if they had made the cut. On Feb. More...

Letters

A good deed is its own reward

There's nothing like a snowstorm to bring out the best in folks. On the most bitter, wintry day of the year, my heart is warmed by the goodwill of some Fair Haven boys. More...

Open forts to housing for homeless veterans

(Open letter to U.S. congressmen) There are about 20 million U.S. military veterans ages 20-90 in the U.S.A. About 500,000 of them are homeless, and who knows how many are unemployed. More...

Senator says points made in her column were accurate

Iwould like to briefly set the record straight in response to (New Jersey Department of Community Affairs) Commissioner Joseph Doria's allegations related to my opinion editorial of the new affordable housing law and regulations that appeared in th More...

Photo

CHRIS KELLY staff Budding Bobby Fischers watch instructor Michael Koblentz, of the Monmouth Chess School and Club, demonstrate a strategic move during a novice class held at the Children's Cultural Center in Red Bank on March 1. More...

Red Bank reacts to club fracas

New ordinance puts limits on teen nights

The Red Bank Borough Council took action at its Feb. 23 meeting that will limit the presence of underage youths at clubs and other places where alcoholic beverages are sold. More...

Debate, still no decision on community center

Council members endorse Boys & Girls Club

RED BANK — Two Borough Council members paid a visit to an agency that is in the running to operate a new community center and reported back to the council last week. More...

Holy Cross to hold Gaelic Mass and Irish fest

Holy Cross Church, Rumson, will celebrate a Gaelic Mass and hold an Irish Festival in honor of St. Patrick's Day on Sunday, March 14. The event will begin with a gathering at 8 a.m. More...

Verizon helps LADACIN Network

The Verizon Foundation, through its "Check Into Literacy" program, has awarded LADACIN Network a $9,000 grant to support its "Lifetime of Learning" literacy project for children and adults with disabilities. More...

Jewish Reggae Festival comes to Red Bank

RED BANK — Congregation Beth Shalom of Red Bank will host an evening of Jewish reggae and world music at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 11. More...

RBR The Source fundraiser honors community service

LITTLE SILVER — The Source Foundation, which raises money for Red Bank RegionalHigh School's youth services program, will hold its annual fundraiser 7-10 p.m. Friday, March 13, at The Red Bank Women's Club, 164 Broad St. in Red Bank. More...

Conservator to assess collection of oil paintings

The Monmouth County Historical Association has received a Preservation Assistance Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in the amount of $5,850. More...

The pipes are calling

RED BANK — Parades are a very popular way to commemorate St. Patrick's Day in New Jersey, and no music is more associated with this day than that of bagpipes and drums. More...

Friends rally for Red Bank resident

The friends and family of John McMahon will host an event to benefit the Red Bank man on March 29 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Windansea Restaurant, 56 Shrewsbury Ave., Highlands. More...

When life hands you lemons …

Scrapbooking fundraiser benefits children's cancer programs

Karen Salerno is quite the scrapper. The Holmdel resident, along with friend Lyn Finn of Eatontown, will host a scrapbooking event, Lemonade Crop '09, March 28 to benefit a foundation that is close to her heart. More...

Bulletin Board

Register for Leading Green by March 21

The Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions, Mendham Township, is accepting applications for Leading Green, a new leadership training for individuals who want to create positive environmental change in their community. More...

Program will focus on butterflies

RED BANK — Jeffrey Glassberg, renowned butterfly expert and author, will present "Exotic Beauty: The Butterflies, Landscapes and People of Mexico" at the Monmouth County Audubon Society meeting on Wednesday, April 8. More...

Apply now for Freedom Alliance Scholarships

The Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund, Dulles, Va., is now accepting applications for its Freedom Alliance Scholarship. Deadline to apply is July 31. The scholarships are for children of U.S. More...

Obituaries

Ruth V. McCauley

Mrs. McCauley, 91, of Middletown, died Feb. 19, 2009. She resided in Rumson, prior to relocating to Middletown Township, in 1972. She was predeceased by a sister, Marion Murphy, in 1992; and a daughter, Barbara Babcock, in 2003. More...

Carmela Perri Torchia

Mrs. Torchia, 95, of West Long Branch, died Feb. 20, 2009, at St. Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Long Branch. She was predeceased by her husband, Saverio Torchia, in 1987. More...

Angel Luis Rivera

Mr. Rivera, 56, of Red Bank, died Feb. 21, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was a self-employed gardener. More...