June 17, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

Baseball for the visually impaired comes to N.J.

Game uses cues including beeping ball, vibrating bases
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

At this time last year, Sherlock Washington and Ohmny Romero had to spend their weekends flying from their homes in New Jersey to California to find a baseball league to play in. More...

Fort reuse bill progresses through Legislature

Beck looks for approval before June 30 recess
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer

Abill that would create the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority must gain the approval of one more committee in each house of the state Legislature before it can go to a full vote. More...

Red Bank Crop Hunger Walk plans for 30th year

RED BANK — The CROP Hunger Walk Teen Leadership Committee will meet June 29 to launch plans for the organization’s 30th walk in the Red Bank area, which will take place Oct. 17. More...

Ferraris to cruise for a cause in Red Bank

RED BANK — Broad Street will be lined with exotic autos on Sunday, June 27, for a rally of Ferrari automobiles. More...

Celebrate summer with SWAG

SWAG, the Shore Women’s Abstract Gallery in Asbury Park, will celebrate the summer season with gatherings, collaborative art projects and the release of a special DVD. Receptions will be held Saturdays, July 10 and July 24, from 6-9 p.m. More...

Community forum looks at wind turbine issues

Union Beach windmill would be higher than Statue of Liberty
BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer

Residents and environmental groups continue to question the public health effects of wind turbines in high-density coastal communities like those in the Bayshore, where a wind turbine is planned. More...

Opinion

U.S. needs national policy for energy

GUEST COLUMN  George Moffatt

We constantly hear “It can’t happen here,” as overconfident engineers and officials assure us that hightech systems will save us from ourselves. More...

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Obituaries

Florence Mary Gilmour

Mrs. Gilmour of Alderbrook, Little Silver, died May 27, 2010, at home. She was the first vestrywoman at Trinity Church in Red Bank and served on the Altar Guild at St. Georges by the River Episcopal Church, Rumson. Mrs. More...

Eugene J. Celebuski

Mr. Celebuski, 81, of Rumson, died June 7, 2010. He was born in Pennsylvania and lived in Bethlehem, Pa., for 50 years. Mr. Celebuski served with the U.S. Navy from 1951 to 1955. More...

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Letters

Resident still waiting for National Park Service’s details on fees

More than four months have passed since I first contacted the National Park Service (NPS), specifically Gen. Supt. Barry Sullivan of Gateway National Recreation Area, concerning the Fort Hancock Chapel, theater and 26 Hudson Street buildings. More...

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Arts / Zest

ArtVentures at the Oyster Point

Stop by the Oyster Point Hotel’s Oyster Lounge, at 146 Bodman Place, Red Bank, any Thursday evening during June from 6-8 p.m. More...

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Skipper Denis Farley (left boat) and skippers Bernard and Andree Friel (right boat) race on the Navesink during the Summer Series opening race at the Monmouth Boat Club in Red Bank on Sunday, June 13. More...

Planners deny conversion of age-restricted housing

Board cites impact on schools from Rose Glen application
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

After months of lengthy testimony, the Tinton Falls Planning Board has ruled against an application that would convert an approved age-restricted development to non-age-restricted housing. More...

Special kids get their best beach day ever

Sea Bright-based chapter sponsors camp program
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH — For the third straight year, a California-based nonprofit held a free water-sport event to give some special children their “Best Day at the Beach” in Long Branch. More...

T.F. prioritizes open space acquisitions

Farmland preservation tops list of properties
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

TINTON FALLS — The Borough Council may look at adding to the borough’s open space inventory now that the Open Space Committee has compiled a priority list of properties. More...

Canterbury Fair set for June 19

RUMSON — An annual start-ofsummer tradition continues on June 19 when St. George’s-by-the-River hosts the annual Canterbury Fair, rain or shine. More...

Fair photo contest seeks entries

People who are passionate about photography can showcase their photography skills at the 2010 Monmouth County Fair. The theme of this year’s amateur photography competition is “Celebrating Milestones.” More...

June is Month of the Horse in N.J.

Wondering about the origin of the expressions “across the board?” Curious about the history of mounted police? Mystified by the racing form at Monmouth Park? More...

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Walk, sip, nosh during Red Bank Wine Walks

RED BANK — Red Bank RiverCenter is introducing the Red Bank Wine Walk, a recurring summer event that will take place 4-7 p.m. on the second and fourth Sundays of the month, June through August. More...

R.B. Council to hold special budget meeting

RED BANK — The mayor and council of the Borough of Red Bank will meet at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 18, to hold a public hearing regarding an amendment to the 2010 budget and to consider adoption of the budget. More...

R.B. Elks hosting Batter Up Contest

RED BANK — Red Bank Elks Lodge No. 233 is sponsoring a Batter Up Contest noon-3 p.m. Saturday, June 19. The contest, which is free to all players, will be held at East Side Park on Harrison Avenue in Red Bank. More...

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Sports

Lancers’ ‘special season’ brings state championship

SJV beats Paramus Catholic in final
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

Kim Lombardi felt so strongly about her St. John Vianney High School softball team this spring that she deemed anything but a state title a failure. “I had a feeling we’d have a special season,” she said. More...

Sheehan Classic is Saturday in Red Bank

Five-Mile Run has rich tradition
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent

More than 2,000 runners are expected to be in Red Bank on Saturday morning for the 17th annual George Sheehan Classic 5-mile road race. More...

BCC’s Menna and Archer tabbed as All-Americans

Brookdale Community College sophomores J.C. Menna (Tinton Falls/Red Bank Catholic High School) and Andrew Archer (Freehold/St. More...

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Schools

Boro students encouraged to ‘reach for the stars’

Middle-schoolers participate in Latino youth conference
BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer

RED BANK — As the end of the academic year approaches, most seventh-and eighth-graders are thinking about their transition to high school. But at Red Bank Middle School, the focus is on college and careers. More...

Students recognized for work to banish the ‘R’ word

TINTON FALLS — The Dorothy B. Hersh High School Self-Advocacy Group has received the Making the Difference– Group Achievement Award at the fifth annual Spring Into Action Luncheon hosted by the New Jersey Self-Advocacy Project. More...

on campus •••

The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pa., named the following local residents to its dean’s list for the spring semester: Peter A. D’arcangelo from West Long Branch, Megan A. More...

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