February 18, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

Vote is in: Red Bank is state’s top arts district

Discover Jersey Arts poll also picks jazz fest, classes, theater
BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer

Red Bank’s renowned arts district garnered three first-place slots in the Discover Jersey Arts second annual People’s Choice Awards. Among other kudos, Red Bank was named Favorite Downtown Arts District. More...

YMCA turns to council for relief from zoning rules

Appeal follows denial of expansion by Zoning Bd.
BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer

RED BANK — Community YMCA officials pleaded with the Borough Council last week to relax zoning rules to allow construction of a 44,000-square-foot addition to the Y’s Maple Avenue facility. More...

Former firefighter pleads to driving while drunk

November crash prompted multitown rescue effort
BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer

RUMSON — Former Fair Haven Fire Company No. 1 Chief Shawn C. Foley pleaded guilty on Feb. 8 to driving while under the influence of alcohol in Rumson Municipal Court before Long Branch Municipal Court Judge George Cieri. More...

Sweet hearts

Anna Whitaker (l-r) and Luis Tiro pack chocolate strawberries in containers for the “Hearts for Haiti” fundraiser at Red Bank Charter School on Feb. 12. More...

Job fair to be held Feb. 26 in L. Branch

LONG BRANCH — More than 70 businesses are expected to participate in a job fair to be held Friday, Feb. 26, at Brookdale Community College’s Long Branch Higher Education Center. More...

Winter celebration

Above: Sandra Paz (l-r), Kansis Calabrese, Evenel Garrido, Asiah Pennington and Brittany Baker and the rest of the Red Bank Middle School Band perform before a packed house at the winter concert held More...

On Campus

Corinne Woodward of Shrewsbury was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Pa. More...

Columns

After storm column, some readers ask, ‘Where funny?’

Coda • GREG BEAN

I’ll say this for myself: when I make a mistake, it’s a doozy. More...

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Obituaries

Mildred E. Crate Angle

Mrs. Angle, 96, died Jan. 27, 2010, at Manor by the sea in Ocean Grove, where she had lived for the past six years. Mrs. Angle was born in Red Bank and had worked for Western Union in Newark. More...

Dorothy May Loversidge

Ms. Loversidge, 86, a lifelong resident of Red Bank, died Jan. 24, 2010. For 44 years she had worked for the Red Bank Board of Education and was the secretary to the principal of Red Bank High School, retiring in 1985. Ms. More...

Timothy William Stack

Mr. Stack, 41, formerly of Little Silver and most recently of Monmouth Beach, died Jan. More...

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Arts / Zest

Celebrating a natural local treasure

BY MARIE MABER Correspondent

‘Local Treasures: Images of Sandy Hook” at the Center for the Visual Arts gallery celebrates Brookdale Community College’s new painting classes offered at Sandy Hook. More...

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Photo

Aaron Bernstein, of Fair Haven, is one of the many sleigh riders who took advantage of a major snowstorm and queued up for a ride down a hill at Holmdel Park on Feb. 11. More...

Downtown parking to become pricier

Street meter fees to double while lots remain same
BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer

Parking on the street in downtown Red Bank while you dash in for a macchiato will be twice as costly if the Borough Council follows through on a plan to double the hourly rate for street parking meters. More...

Pennies build schools, promote peace

Local students support mission of Mortenson’s ‘Three Cups of Tea’
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

The sounds of many children singing reverberated throughout Collins Arena last week as students from local schools serenaded philanthropist Greg Mortenson. More...

Save the dates for Kortney Rose fundraisers

OCEANPORT — The Kortney Rose Foundation will host a “Luau at Shaka” in Pier Village, Long Branch, 6-9 p.m. March 20. Chase away the winter blues with an evening of island-style food and surroundings. More...

The nation called, and they answered

Outreach connects veterans with benefits
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

Local veterans received some recognition last week and information about benefits they are due, when the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs presented 19 local veterans with honorary medals. More...

Red Cross shelters open during blizzard

TINTON FALLS — The American Red Cross Jersey Coast Region operated shelters during the winter snowstorm that hit the Jersey Shore on Feb. 5. More...

Arts and flowers in the greenhouse at Sickles Market

LITTLE SILVER — Local artists will display their art at Sickles Market’s Annual Artists’ Days on Saturday, Feb. 20, and Sunday, Feb. 21, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.T he event, at the market at 1 Harrison Ave. More...

Slipping and sliding

Louis Franco and Anthony DeRosa, both of Little Silver, take a spill while sledding down a hill at Glenwood Cemetery in West Long Branch on Feb. 6. More photos at www.gmnews.com. More...

Bulletin Board

Strides will benefit Wellness Community

The Wellness Community–Northern Jersey Shore is offering “Strides for Hope,” a training program to help walkers and runners prepare for the New Jersey Marathon, Long Branch Half Marathon or relay teams on May 2. More...

NOTESAround Town

The Monmouth Conservatory of Music, 50 White St., Red Bank, will present a Guest Artist Concert at 4 p.m. Feb. 20, featuring Katha Zinn, violin, and Illya Flishtinskiy, piano. No reservations required; donations are appreciated. More...

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Sports

Green Wave rules state wrestling once again

Long Branch wins third straight Group II state title
BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer

There can be only one way to accurately describe what the Long Branch High School wrestling team has become over the last three years: a dynasty. More...

Schuler-Foster, Kirk, Metlitz capture state sectional gold

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

Cameo Kirk took over the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I championships for the Shore Regional Blue Devils for the second straight year. More...

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Letters

An open letter to Red Bank’s mayor and council

We are writing in response to the resolution recently passed by the Red Bank Borough Council requesting that Red Bank’s high number of nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations be taken into consideration by the state when aid allocation decisions More...

Even in snowstorms, EMS volunteers are there to help

It’s been said that volunteer EMS [emergency medical services] is like oxygen: most people don’t realize they need it until they don’t have it. More...

Sex education will reverse teen pregnancy trend, reader says

Let’s welcome the teaching of sex education when it is offered at local schools. Teenage pregnancies have increased for the first time in a decade, according to a study recently released by the Guttmacher Institute. More...

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