March 26, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

Freeholders back bill to abolish COAH

Assembly members in 11th, 12th and 13th districts also support bill

The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders has joined a growing chorus of state and local lawmakers who are seeking extensive changes to the way affordable housing is handled in the state. More...

T.F. budget looks to offset state aid cut

TINTON FALLS — Borough officials found out last week that state aid to the borough would be cut by $44,000, but are determined not to raise taxes and to find a way to offset the decrease. More...

Children's programs at Red Bank Library

The Talking Hands Puppet Theatre presents "The Princess Who Escaped from Pirates" on Friday, April 3, 3:30-4:30 p.m. In this adventure story, it's the princess who slays the dragon and saves the prince. More...

Garden club hosts Art and Garden Tour

RED BANK — The Navesink Garden Club is sponsoring an Art and Garden Tour of the Brooklyn Botanical Garden and the Brooklyn Museum on Friday, May 15. More...

Sea Bright officials tour Oceanport court

Boros explore sharing municipal court facility

SEA BRIGHT — Borough officials recently paid a visit to neighboring Oceanport to attend a meeting and tour municipal court facilities as it explores a proposal to consider sharing court space. Councilwoman Dina G. More...

T.F. appoints members to new committee

TINTON FALLS — The Borough Council approved the appointment of members of the newly formed Community Activities Committee at the March 17 meeting. Three public members, four alternate members and borough representatives were appointed. More...

Mutual aid on the table for fort towns

Advisory comm. proposes expanding fire, police depts.

The Fort Monmouth Emergency Services Advisory Committee (ESAC) is developing a series of mutual aid proposals to help the three Fort Monmouth host towns cope with the loss of services when the fort closes in 2011. More...

NOTES

Faculty of Holly Street Music, Fair Haven, will give a concert of original songs, and pop and rock standards at 4 p.m. March 29 at First Presbyterian Church of Rumson. Admission is free, and refreshments will be served. More...

Boat builders during WWII topic of talk

MONMOUTH BEACH — Bob O'Brien, president of the New Jersey Museum of Boating in Bay Head, will present an illustrated history of local boat builders during WWII and their craft. More...

Transition fair shows students a bright future

Special needs students learn about college, careers

The Middletown Public School District held a transition fair last week to highlight career paths open to students with special needs and to help raise their expectations for the future. More...

Magicians of basketball

ERIC SUCAR staff The Harlem Globetrotters put on an exhibition before a large crowd at the Robert Collins Arena, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, March 17. More...

Opinion

Never too early to start saving for college days

Your Turn

Family members can be taxing, no pun intended, and having them fire you is embarrassing. Such was the case when I suggested a 529 college savings plan to my daughter who had recently graduated with over $20,000 in loans. More...

Sports

Dennis, Jackucewicz win St. Paddy's 10-Mile Race

Rob Dennis continued his mastery of area road racing on March 22 when he won the Nestle Beverage Co. St. Paddy's 10-Mile Run. More...

Spring fever

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Top: Red Bank Catholic's pitcher Matt Marly, a senior, delivers a strike to a Jackson Jaguar. More...

Sports Shorts

The 15th annual three-mile run/walk, hosted by the Monmouth Beach School PTA in coordination with the Jersey Shore Running Club, will be held 9 a.m. May 9. Registration must be completed by April 30 to be guaranteed a T-shirt. More...

Photo

ERIC SUCAR staff Red Bank Regional High School student Isabel Magnus takes part in the Zumba dance class during the Teen Arts Festival held at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft on March 20. More photos, page 39. More...

Red Bank school district cuts budget by $240K

The Red Bank Board of Education (BOE) introduced a $15,137,012 million preliminary budget, representing a decrease from last year at its March 17 workshop meeting. More...

In pop culture age, game still has appeal

Chess school offers instruction, tourneys

Playing video games and Wii are the current recreational rage, but the centuries-old game of chess still has appeal due to one important advantage. More...

Contest to name waterfront lot

RED BANK — The borough's schoolchildren will have the chance to name a reclaimed parcel of waterfront land at the foot of Maple Avenue. More...

Learn about butterflies at Audubon mtg. April 8

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...

Red Bank man charged with attempted murder

ARed Bank man has been indicted for an alleged knife attack on a woman outside a school on Dec. 3. More...

Sports authority to pay $3.1M to stem pollution from track

Reclamation authority ups number of gallons treated

OCEANPORT — A $3.1 million agreement announced last week between the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority (NJSEA) and the Two Rivers Water Reclamation Authority (TRWRA) in Monmouth Beach is expected to help alleviate the flow of polluted More...

RBR to hold 7th annual AIDS Benefit on Friday

RED BANK — The Red Bank Regional (RBR) High School CARES club will sponsor its seventh annual AIDS Benefit at the high school commons beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 27. More...

T.F. man sentenced for bank robberies

FREEHOLD — Richard C. DeMott Jr., of Tinton Falls, was sentenced to an 18- year state prison term for five Monmouth County bank robberies, which he committed during an eight-week period last summer. More...

Classic film, jazz and more at library in April

RED BANK — A special screening of the 1930s movie "Romance and Red Bank" will be presented at the Red Bank Public Library 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 9. More...

Monmouth Festival of the Arts March 28

TINTON FALLS — The 39th annual Monmouth Festival of the Arts, one of the region's largest juried art shows, will open on Saturday, March 28, and run through Wednesday, April 1, at Monmouth Reform Temple, 332 Hance Ave. in Tinton Falls. More...

Teen Arts Festival

PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Clockwise from top: Devin Lane, Keyport High School, takes part in an art workshop during the Teen Arts Festival held at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft on March 20. More...

Bulletin Board

Birding, fishing, beach sweep at Hook

Gateway National Recreation Area, Sandy Hook, will host "Birding for Beginners," presented by naturalists from the New Jersey Audubon Society, 10 a.m. April 5. Monmouth County Audubon Society will hold a spring bird walk 10 a.m. April 11. More...

Monmouth Museum trips to begin March 25

Monmouth Museum, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft section of Middletown, will offer trips this spring beginning with a trip to "Cezanne and Beyond" at the Philadelphia Museum of Art 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 25. More...

Scholarship auction 'By the Beach' March 26

Monmouth University (MU) School of Education will host its first Dr. Susan Young Memorial Scholarship gift auction, "By the Beach," 6-10 p.m. March 26 at McLoone's Pier House, 1 Ocean Ave., Long Branch. More...

Obituaries

Joanne M. Price Steunenberg

Mrs. Steunenberg, 76, of Tinton Falls, died March 23, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was employed as an employment representative at Bell Labs, Holmdel, retiring in 1989. More...

Robert Clark Bremseth

Mr. Bremseth, 56, of Red Bank, died March 7, 2009, at Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shrewsbury, following a battle with cancer. He resided in the Elberon section of Long Branch, prior to relocating to Red Bank. More...

Bernard Kikta

Mr. Kikta, 92, of Middletown, died March 13, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was a retired manager at Norda Company, East Hanover, where he was employed for 40 years. He was predeceased by his wife, Beatrice A. More...

Letters

Stimulus could mean green for New Jersey

Since the passage of the federal economic stimulus bill, focus has shifted from arguing about its merits and flaws to figuring out how much money each state will get. More...

Celebrity's beating paints picture of 'cycle of violence'

Police reports filed after Rihanna's beating at the hands of Chris Brown paint a vivid picture of what happens when the "cycle of violence" is allowed to run its course. More...

'Convenience charge' is not saving New Jersey money

Irecently received my New Jersey automobile registration renewal form via mail. I was given the option of going to a local New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC) office and interact with a clerk for the renewal. More...