October 8, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

Walkathon highlights parental abductions

More than 200 turn out for Bring Sean Home Walk

More than 200 people participated in the Bring Home Sean 3K walkathon on Oct. 3 in Long Branch, raising funds for The David and Sean Fund. More...

Red Bank Fire Prevention Expo Oct. 11

RED BANK — Members of the Red Bank Volunteer Fire Department will host their ninth annual Fire Prevention Expo and Free Barbecue in the White Street parking lot from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 11. (Rain date Oct. 18). More...

Good news for Sea Bright: School merger won't hike taxes

State will reassess funding formula for regional district

SEA BRIGHT — Mayor Maria Fernandes announced at the Borough Council meeting on Oct. 2 that the neutral tax impact from the newly created Sea Bright- Oceanport K-8 school district would remain in place indefinitely. In a Sept. More...

Atop R.B.'s Christmas list: a tree

RED BANK — Red Bank RiverCenter is seeking a 15-20-foot full evergreen, preferably a blue spruce, to use in the business district as the borough's Christmas tree for the 2009 holiday season. More...

Hearings continue on proposed asphalt plant

Planner for opponent says plant would deter future development

TINTON FALLS — Testimony on a proposed asphalt plant ran overtime at the Oct. 1 meeting of the Tinton Falls Zoning Board, which carried the hearing to the next meeting on Oct. 15. More...

Top dog

MATT DENTON Lori Van Pelt and Roxie (left) finish the 16th annual Dog Walk and Pet Fair sponsored by the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) and held at Brookdale Community College on Oct. 3. More...

Funding approved for beach replenishment, flood control

U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6th District) announced that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Fiscal Year 2010 Energy and Water Conference Report, which will allow the U.S. More...

NOTESAround Town

The Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation, Red Bank, will hold round two of the semifinals of its 2009 International Blues Challenge 7 p.m. Oct. 10, and the finals, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24. More...

Columns

It's official: Distracted drivers are a menace

Iwas driving down the Turnpike yesterday when a car with U.S. government plates passed me, and the driver was madly interfacingwithwhat looked like some sort of electronic device. More...

Opinion

For the Record

Sharon Magill served as moulage coordinator, overseeing makeup to simulate injuries to victims, for the county's disaster drill exercise held Sept. 26 in Oceanport. More...

Sports

Staying on top

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Red Bank Catholic's Chris Donald (32) is immediately hit by Matawan's Dave Incle (55) catching a pass during a home game Oct. 2. More...

Hawks crack national top 10 for first time

The Monmouth University men's soccer team is reaching new heights this fall. The Hawks (9-0-1) have earned a top 10 ranking for the first time in the program's history. Coach Robert Mc- Court's squad is ranked No. More...

Letters

Mayor, council must move forward on Maple Cove

The Red Bank Council has made its next move in this game that they continue to play with regard to Maple Cove, the only public access to the Navesink River, located at the foot of Maple Avenue in Red Bank. More...

Talking together is best summit of all

Well, just because you don't think about race as an issue doesn't mean the race issue no longer exists. Although some might think we are "postracial" because we have an African American president, the truth is, we are not. More...

Politicians need to introduce tort reform

Rush Holt recently held a town meeting and was asked why "tort reform" was not a part of the health care plan. His response was that even if all of the court awarded judgments were reduced to zero that the savings would be at best 1 percent. More...

The 'Kid from Red Bank' is back where he belongs

Basie bust gets prominent spot at train station

One of Red Bank's most notable citizens, William "Count" Basie, a pioneer of swing music, was honored during a rededication ceremony of a sculpture of the jazz great on Oct. 2. More...

Red Bank ups density around train station

Sen. Beck: Change 'goes against character' of boro

After more than 18 months of master plan review, the Red Bank Borough Council unanimously approved a zoning ordinance permitting higher-density development around the train station. The council, at its meeting on Sept. More...

Clean Ocean Action sets Fall Beach Sweeps for Oct. 24

Clean Ocean Action (COA) is enlisting individuals, families, organizations and businesses to participate in the 24th annual Fall Beach Sweeps on Saturday, Oct. 24, at more than 60 sites along the New Jersey coast. More...

Charter school launches costume exchange

RED BANK — Red Bank Charter School, a K-8 public school, is holding a costume exchange program to raise money for its educational programs and to provide parents throughout the community with a low-cost costume resource for the Halloween seas More...

Bricks back on council agenda in Fair Haven

FAIR HAVEN — The Borough Council is once again talking about bricks. This time the question is who will pay for the upkeep of brick aprons placed on the end of driveways on Fair Haven Road and Clay Street while the roads were being upgraded. More...

Little Silver recreation wrestling, basketball, registration open

LITTLE SILVER — Little Silver Recreation has announced the registration dates for rec basketball for boys and girls grades K-8. More...

Local projects receive county planning awards

Red Bank's Washington Street Historic District and Middletown's Port of Belford revitalization plan received awards recently at the 56th Monmouth County Planning Board Awards Dinner. The dinner was held at the Robert B. More...

Burry: Misconduct charges will not stop fort closure

Pallone and Holt: Reports show critical data withheld from BRAC

County and local officials are skeptical that a pair of classified reports that found the decision to close Fort Monmouth was preordained and based on flawed information will alter the course of the fort's closure. More...

Local bridge, road projects to receive funding

Anumber of Monmouth County bridges and other transportation projects have been approved to receive funding for final design, right-of-way acquisition or construction in fiscal years 2010 to 2013 by the New Jersey Transportation Planning Authority. More...

Monmouth Conservatory of Music hosts concerts

RED BANK — The Monmouth Conservatory of Music (MCM) will open another season of free professional classical music concerts featuring faculty and guest artists, beginning at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. More...

Bulletin Board

St. James School hosts open house Oct. 18

RED BANK — Saint James Elementary School, 30 Peters Place, will host an open house for prospective families at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, for preschool, kindergarten and first through fifth grades. More...

BBBSMC 'Matching Smiles Gala,' Oct. 16

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth County (BBBSMC), Eatontown, will hold its 11th annual "Matching Smiles Gala," 7 p.m. Oct. 16 at Spring Lake Golf Club, Spring Lake Heights. More...

Author of '4th of July Asbury Park,' to speak

Brookdale Community College's Jacob Needle Lecture in History Series will welcome author Daniel Wolff 7 p.m. Oct. 13 at the college's Warner Student Life Center, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown. More...

Obituaries

Doris J. Carotenuto

Mrs. Carotenuto, 84, of Red Bank, died Oct. 3, 2009. During World War II, she was a secretary for the commanding general at Fort Sheridan, Ill. Mrs. More...

Kevork S. Hovnanian

Mr. Hovnanian, 86, of Rumson, died Sept. 24, 2009. He was a co-founder and chairman of the board of Hovnanian Enterprises, Red Bank. More...

Robert I. Nolan

Mr. Nolan, 86, of Red Bank, died Sept. 27, 2009. He was a member of the technical staff at Bell Laboratories, New York City, and later Holmdel, for 44 years, retiring in 1985. More...

Arts / Zest

N.J. Emerging Artists Series: Sangita Phadke: Pastels

The Monmouth Museum is hosting the third season of the New Jersey Emerging Artists Series in the Nilson Gallery. The series continues with an exhibition of pastel paintings by Colts Neck artist Sangita Phadke. More...