May 6, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

Paint the town pink

Above: Eliza Ford (center) and friends fly pink kites during the Paint the Sky Pink event held at “Pink Beach” (Monmouth Beach) on May 2. More...

Musical artistry

Members of the Shrewsbury Borough School Concert Band perform at Pier Village in Long Branch on April 17. More...

Red Bank appoints new rec director

Boro resident Memone Crystian named to fill vacant post
BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer

RED BANK — The Borough Council appointed Memone Paden Crystian as director of Parks and Recreation during the April 26 meeting. More...

‘Imagine’

Sheamus Harte, producer of The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, guides Red Bank Regional High School students through a rehearsal on April 29. More...

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Members of Little Silver Boy Scout Pack 3, Den 3 pose with New Jersey State Police Major Kevin Burke (l-r) and den leader Mike Gilson. More...

Opinion

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Real questions need answers from political candidates

IN THE NEWS  MARK ROSMAN

Newspaper editors and reporters who cover local politics sometimes get a little loopy writing about the people who are running for public office. How many more times can we ask a candidate, “Why are you running for office?” More...

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Sports

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Shore Regional’s Kerry Sullivan (l) and St. John Vianney’s Victoria Freeman (r) chase after a loose ball during the first half of their lacrosse game in West Long Branch. More...

BCC well represented on All-Region teams

With the Region 19 tournaments getting under way, players from Brookdale Community College’s softball and baseball teams are being recognized for their outstanding regular seasons. More...

Golf Triple Crown within reach of RFH’s Edler

Bulldog has captured county, conference tournaments
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent

When you play high school golf in the Shore Conference, there are three major tournaments you shoot for as an individual — the Monmouth County, Shore Conference and NJSIAA Tournament of Champions. More...

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Arts / Zest

‘Imagine’ at SWAG

Red Bank artist Medy Quiroz is the featured artist for May at SWAG (Shore Women’s Abstract Gallery) in Asbury Park. Quiroz’s whimsical line art, fun sculptures and paintings will be on display and all have a story to tell. More...

‘Documents • Flowers’

McKay Imaging Studio & Gallery is hosting “Documents • Flowers,” Drawing and Collages by Dan Schroll. The photography exhibit will run through May 13 at the Red Bank gallery. More...

‘Mood and Inspiration’

Beacon Fine Arts Gallery in Red Bank is hosting a show of paintings by impressionist landscape painter Scott Addis. “Mood and Inspiration” opened May 1 and will be on exhibit at the gallery for three weeks. More...

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Jacqueline Lyons, a volunteer from Red Bank Catholic High School, works on a mural during Pink Bank Community Day, a community event hosted on May 2 by Riverview Medical Center and Red Bank RiverCente More...

Furloughs, salary freeze on table for Red Bank budget

Tax rate to rise 2.3 cents per $100, to 48.5 cents
BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer

The Red Bank Borough Council voted last week to introduce a proposed $19,223,635 spending plan that calls for furloughs, no raises for non-union workers, and possible layoffs for borough employees. More...

Sea Bright, MCSPCA team up for feral cat control

BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer

SEA BRIGHT — Mayor Maria Fernandes and the Borough Council are considering entering into a partnership with the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) to solve the borough’s feral cat overpopulation pro More...

Save the Satos Dog Show & Fair May 15

TINTON FALLS — Members of the Animal Friendly Organization at Monmouth Regional High School will hold the third annual Save the Satos Dog Show and Fair to raise money and awareness for the homeless animals, called “satos,” in Puert More...

Man arrested after leaving dog in car

BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer

OCEANPORT — A Philadelphia man was arrested on animal cruelty charges on Sunday after leaving his dog unattended in a car as temperatures crept into the 90s. More...

Officers arrest 17 in narcotics raids

Authorities say operation was county-wide

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, along with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration - New Jersey Division, U.S. More...

in the service •••

Army Pvt. Justin A. Scannelli has graduated from One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo., which included basic military training and advanced individual training (AIT). More...

Monmouth budget adopted

County freeholders trim $3 million from tax levy increase

The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has adopted a $493 million budget for 2010, an increase of 1.21 percent over last year. The 4-1 vote came after the board adopted an amendment to reduce the proposed tax levy by $3 million. More...

Bulletin Board

Fair Haven to host yard sale, sidewalk sale

Fair Haven is gearing up to host the borough’s first annual townwide sale on May 15, with more than 100 residential yard sales and 50-plus local businesses having sidewalk sales at the same time. More...

YMCA youth delegates take on NJ Statehouse

The Community YMCA’s youth delegation attended a trip to the Youth & Government Conference on April 16-18 at the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton. More...

Master gardeners’ plant sale May 14, 15

The Master Gardeners of Monmouth County will hold a Spring Garden Days Plant Sale 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. May 14 and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 15, rain or shine, at the Monmouth County Agricultural Building, 4000 Kozloski Road, Freehold Township. More...

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Obituaries

Thomas P. Santry Sr.

Mr. Santry, 84, of Rumson and Tequesta, Fla., died April 16, 2010. More...

Edward Parker Pitts

Mr. Pitts, 74, of Fair Haven, died April 17, 2010, of pulmonary fibrosis at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He worked in various engineering capacities with Boeing Co., Corning Glass Works, Purolator, and Engelhard Corp. In 1981 Mr. More...

Stanley C. Zybort

Mr. Zybort, 90, of Little Silver, died April 22, 2010. He served during World War II as a flight engineer and gunner with the 392nd Bombardment Group, 2nd Air Division. More...

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Letters

O’port continues to fight for self-determination

I was one of the 300 people who showed up for Sen. Jennifer Beck’s (R-12th District) Fort Monmouth dog and pony show at Shore Regional High School. I walked away from it even more dismayed, disappointed and disenchanted with Sen. More...

Parents must be aware of what their teens are doing

Well, it is that time of year again: spring is in the air, and we are all counting down the days until summer break. But first come the proms, and for some, graduation. More...

O’port resident responds to officials’ views on fort

On April 22 I received the email set forth below from my District 12 state officials following their meeting with the general public on April 21 at Shore Regional High School. More...

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Schools

R.B. primary school pre-K expansion under way

Summer camp plans in the works
BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer

RED BANK — Borough Schools Superintendent Laura C. Morana shared news regarding changes to the pre-kindergarten program and summer camp program during a meeting with the press on April 15. More...

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