Login Profile
Get News Updates
For local news delivered via email enter address here:
 Real Estate Automotive Employment Services
    		 Classifieds Marketplace
      		 Media Kit Submit Announcements
      May 21, 2009  RSS feed
      Photo
      ERIC SUCAR staff Students at Rumson County Day School and The Harbor School in Eatontown sing 'Here Comes the Sun,' one of the Beatles songs included in a May 13 joint concert titled "Imagine: a Magical Musical Revue" based on the music and poetry of the Fab Four. More...
      New plan targets pollution of Branchport Creek
      Racetrack upgrades will stem storm water runoff
      BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

      Anew plan to end the pollution of Branchport Creek outlined last week calls for measures including detention basins, vegetative fields and a pumping station at Monmouth Park in Oceanport. More...

      Visual and Performing Arts Academy marks 25 years

      Little Silver — On Friday, May 29, professional artist alumni of the Red Bank Regional (RBR) Visual and Performing Arts Academy (VPA) return to celebrate the program's 25th anniversary by performing in an evening of song, dance, drama and poetry. More...


      Door-to-door campaign cited in election win
      Skudera team sweeps Tinton Falls election
      BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

      Knocking on doors and mobilizing a cadre of volunteers were the keys to success in the recent Tinton Falls municipal election, according to members of the team that swept to victory on May 12. More...


      N.J. honors veterans

      Eighty-three military veterans were awarded various N.J. Service Medals during the May 7 N.J. Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day Ceremony held at the N.J. Vietnam Veterans' Memorial at the PNC Arts Center in Holmdel. DSM denotes the Distinguished Service Medal. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Cabaret for Life show May 27 in Asbury
      Cabaret for Life (CFL), Ocean Grove, a nonprofit organization that provides musical theater to support charities for those affected by cancer and HIV/AIDS, will present the first of five shows, "Children Will Listen: The Musical Legacy of Oscar Hammerstein II and Stephen Sondheim," 7:30 p.m. May 27 at Tim McLoone's Supper Club, 1200 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park. More...
      • Tickets on sale for Fair Haven house tour
      • Art of Prevention June 18 at SICA
      >> Click here for all stories
       Editorials
      • article has image Never mind the details, let's have a tax revolt!
      Politicians often put forward ideas without telling those of us who might be willing to listen to them how to go about implementing their grand schemes. A case in point is Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who was quoted by the Bloomberg News Service last week as saying, "There should be a tax revolt in the state of New Jersey. We're the most inefficient state in the country. More...
      >> Click here for all stories
       Obituaries
      • Kay L. Epifano
      Mrs. Epifano, 65, of the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, died May 6, 2009, at home. She was a private caretaker for the elderly for more than 20 years. She is survived by her husband, Nicholas W. More...
      • Hazel Call
      • George "Steve" S. Clark
      >> Click here for all stories
       Sports
      • article has image Brookdale headed for World Series
      The Brookdale Community College baseball team picked the right time to play complete baseball. Through a season in which the Jersey Blues won the Garden State Athletic Conference championship, earned the No. 1 seed for the Region XIX tournament and were ranked No. More...
      • Sports Shorts
      • Hawks earn All-East recognition in track & field
      >> Click here for all stories
       Letters
      • Memorial Day not about vacations, but patriots
      In some circles, patriotism has become a synonym for arrogant or jingoistic. Some people even use it as a political weapon; "Don't question my patriotism," they say. Yet, this Memorial Day, and every other day, for that matter, we should remember that those who died for this country are the true patriots. More...
      • Pay tribute to service men and women on Memorial Day
      • Lonegan has innovative, commonsense proposals
      >> Click here for all stories
       Arts / Zest
      • article has image '90 and Looking Forward'
      How often can you visit a gallery exhibit and celebrate a 90th birthday at the same time? The opportunity presents itself at the Gallery on Grant in Deal Park where an exhibit of mixed media work by Elberon artist ClaraGee Stamaty is on view. More...
      >> Click here for all stories