September 16, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

New police chief named in Tinton Falls

PBA asked council to fill post vacant since April
BY KENNY WALKER Staff Writer

Just days after a group of Tinton Falls police officers urged the Borough Council to fill the vacant position of police chief, Mayor Michael Skudera made his call. More...

New fort authority begins to take shape

Freeholder Burry named to fort revitalization panel
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer

OCEANPORT — With the challenge of drafting S-917, the N.J. More...

Amended T.F. budget seeds road program

$50K cut from department budgets allocated for roads
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

TINTON FALLS — The Borough Council amended the 2010 budget last week, allocating approximately $50,000 gleaned from department budgets to build a future road program. The council voted 5-0 Sept. More...

Plan calls for trained staff to assist Monmouth veterans

Freeholder Amy A. More...

Something to cheer about

Red Bank Catholic High School cheerleaders make final preparations prior to a game against Southern Regional High School held at Count Basie Field in Red Bank on Sept. 10. More...

‘Out With the Old, In With the New’

SHREWSBURY — The Monmouth County Reading Council will host a presentation on new books that teachers can use in the classroomfor the new school year. More...

Turf field at Count Basie Park open for play

RED BANK — A ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 4 celebrated the opening of the newly installed artificial turf field at Count Basie Park. Borough Administrator Stanley J. More...

Columns

NJEA still acting badly, and needs a ‘timeout’

CODA  GREG BEAN

I say this in the kindest way I know. If anyone at the New Jersey Education Association is reading this, will you please SHUT UP! More...

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Sports

RBC undeterred by its early 0-2 start

BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent

The Red Bank Catholic High School boys soccer team is coming off a 6- 10-2 campaign that saw the Caseys qualify for the Shore Conference tourney. With nine regulars back, optimism was high coming into the season. More...

Hawks climb to No. 7 in national rankings

Men’s soccer team off to 4-0 start

It hasn’t taken long for Ocean Township High School grad Jacob Rubinstein to make his presence felt on the Monmouth University men’s soccer team. More...

Sussman fulfills dream winning WFAN contest

Manalapan grad will host own show
BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent

Adream job often remains just that — a dream. For one local resident, though, a lifelong dream has come to fruition thanks to a contest hosted by a prominent sports radio station. More...

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Arts / Zest

‘Racing at the Shore’

For more than 25 seasons, Bill Denver, of Equi-Photo, has documented the scene at Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport as official photographer, capturing moments from the morning sun rising over the paddocks and sleek thoroughbred racers at ease, to More...

Exhibit celebrates life of Jewish refugee who fled Nazis

RED BANK — Red Bank Community Church will present an art exhibit celebrating the life of Lee Liebmann, an 86-year-old resident of Teaneck who left Nazi Germany just weeks before Kristallnacht, which marked the beginning of the end of Jewish li More...

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Photo

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Members of the West Point Band stand at attention prior to the casing of the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) flag in a ceremony held at Greely Field at Fort Monmouth on Sept. More...

SkimBash 2010

Clockwise from top: Bill Budd, of Manahawkin, competes in a preliminary men’s division heat at SkimBash 2010, a pro/amateur skimboarding contest held at the Sea Bright municipal beach on Sept. More...

Financial workshop, ESL classes at Eastern Branch library

SHREWSBURY — English conversation classes will begin this month at the Eastern Branch Library in Shrewsbury as well as at Monmouth County Library headquarters in Manalapan. More...

Tour de Fair Haven Sept. 19

The Tour de Fair Haven bicycle race along the picturesque Navesink River will take place Sunday, Sept. 19. More...

Red Bank Food & Wine Walk on tap for Sunday, Sept. 19

RED BANK — The Red Bank Wine Walk is back in a new and expanded version. According to event sponsor Red Bank RiverCenter, the first Red Bank Food & Wine Walk will take place this Sunday, Sept. 19. More...

Little Silver police officer indicted

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Navesink River Group to host shore, water cleanup Sept. 26

The Navesink Swimming River Group, in cooperation with the Monmouth County Clean Communities Program, will hold a community cleanup on Sunday, Sept. 26, for boaters, kayakers, canoers and on-shore volunteers. The cleanup will be held 10 a.m. More...

Casing of the flag

Command Sgt. Maj. Tyrone Johnson (second from right) and Maj. Gen. Randolph P. Strong (r) participate in the color ceremony for the casing of the U.S. More...

Bulletin Board

Brain injury forum slated for Sept. 23

The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey will offer its free educational session, Brain Injury Basics for Families, 6-8 p.m. Sept. 23 at Universal Institute, 73 Dudley Street, Long Branch. More...

NOTES

The Shrewsbury River Yacht Club, 925 River Road, Fair Haven, will present an evening of vaudevillian theater, music, dance, comedy and a bit of Fair Haven history at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 and 25. Refreshments will be available at 7 p.m. More...

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Obituaries

Gladys Helena Soderholm White

Mrs. White, 94, a longtime resident of Red Bank, died Sept. 4, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Mrs. White was a parishioner of Trinity Episcopal Church, Red Bank, where she served on the Altar Guild. More...

Marie Clayton Pomphrey

Mrs. Pomphrey, 79, a resident of Rumson for 56 years, died Sept 10, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was a dental assistant and office manager for Dr. Jesse Greenberg and Dr. Kenneth Rosenkopf, retiring in 2006 after 59 years. Mrs. More...

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Letters

A letter to congressmen Holt and Pallone

There are more than 5,000 retired service members living in this area that use the commissary, medical clinic and post exchange at Fort Monmouth. More...

Take steps now to prepare for emergencies

September signals more than summer’s end and back-toschool for children. More...

N.J. veteran supports Holt for re-election

Iam an 83-year-old veteran of the Korean War and have been voting for the last 62 years, never missing an election, with the exception of serving my country overseas in Korea. More...

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Schools

R.B. district leads middle schoolers into the future

Project Lead the Way integrates science, technology engineering & math
BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer

RED BANK — Beginning this month, all fourth- through eighth-grade students at Red Bank Middle School will participate in an innovative new program called Project Lead the Way (PLTW). More...

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