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Women in gov’t. mentor high school juniors

OnApril 29, 60 students from 12 area high schools will come together at Monmouth Regional High School in Tinton Falls to participate in a program designed to encourage them to become leaders in their communities and beyond. More...

It’s duck and cover in Fair Haven

Council: Ducks can stay, but they must be screened from view
BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent

FAIR HAVEN — The Borough Council decided at itsApril 11 meeting to permit 12- year-old Nikki Vuille to keep six ducks in the backyard of her home at South Woodland Drive if she meets the conditions set by the council. More...

Audit findings

Asummary of findings and recommendations in the audit of the Brookdale President’s Office compensation and expenses includes:  Travel request forms and monthly expense forms were not completed by Burnham. More...

Fair Haven Council mulls changes to tree ordinance

BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent

FAIR HAVEN — Councilman Robert Marchese would like to change the borough’s tree preservation ordinance as quickly as possible. More...

Photos

Front: McKenna Gallagher (l-r) (holding window cleaning tool), Michelle Mazzucca; back: Nick Polis, Elysha Robinson, Samantha DeVita, (holding sign) and Noelle Halpin, all students at Shrewsbury Boro More...

Manasquan: small-town charm & an eclectic downtown

Main Street draws visitors in summer as well as at holiday time
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer

ith miles of attractive beaches and a thriving downtown, Manasquan offers more than your average beach town. More...

Brookdale to host women’s conference

Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, will host the annual spring Women’s Conference on April 29. “Learn, Laugh, Lunch” will begin at 9 a.m. More...

Directory for blind, visually impaired to be available in July

The New Jersey Blind Citizens Association (NJBCA), the oldest nonprofit serving the blind and visually impaired in the state, receives dozens of calls and emails asking for help each week. More...

Opinion

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Memo to Bangladesh: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it

GUEST COLUMN
Eliot Daley

A sk any American what they know about Bangladesh, and you’re likely to hear one of two things: 1) It’s a pitifully backward place cursed with floods, droughts, overpopulation and insuperable poverty; and/or 2) It’s the very fortuna More...

April: Spring is in the air

GREEN SCENE
GOTTI KELLEY

“The greatest gift of the garden is therestoration of the five senses. ”— Hanna Rion G et more from your garden this year! More...

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Sports

Falcons facing tough tests in ever-improving conference

Volleyball team is 7-3 overall
BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent

The season is a long way from over, but it took only last week for the St. Joseph High School of Metuchen volleyball team to realize it will not only be challenged to repeat as state champions, it will face a battle to win its own conference. More...

RFH lacrosse team getting accustomed to pressure

Girls facing tougher schedule
BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent

One season after winning the Shore Conference Tournament, the Rumson Fair Haven High School girls lacrosse team faces a tougher schedule this season. More...

Brookdale baseball team climbs to No. 7 nationally

With the regular season winding down, Johnny Johnson’s Brookdale Community College men’s baseball team finds itself in a familiar position. More...

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Arts / Zest

‘Tina Colella: Essence … Simple, Timeless, Beauty’

Monmouth University is hosting the first solo exhibit of images by Oceanport photographer Tina Colella, “Essence … Simple, Timeless, Beauty” will run through May 20 in the Pollak Gallery on the West Long Branch campus. More...

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Business

business briefs 

Robert Gasperini, of Fair Haven, was recently hired as business development officer at First Financial Federal Credit Union. Gasperini brings more than 14 years of experience to First Financial. More...

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‘Conversations With Moses’

Harriet Tubman, portrayed by Tracy Graves, and Sarah Bradford, her biographer, played by Kati Beddow Brower, share tea and stories of Harriet’s life during “Conversations With Moses: A Pe More...

Attorney: Developer’s plan will return Monmouth Park to profitability

NJSEA aims to have private ownership of racetrack by June 1
BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer

The attorney for the real estate developer negotiating a five-year lease agreement to operate Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport says his client is up to the challenge of making the racetrack a self-sustaining enterprise. More...

T.F. revisits solar, wind energy rules

Changes favor rooftop solar systems, restrict turbines to larger lots
BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer

TINTON FALLS — For the second time in 2011, the Tinton Falls Borough Council will consider revisions to the standards for wind and solar energy systems. More...

Brookdale trustees OK legal action against Burnham

College CFO also faulted, placed on unpaid leave
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer

A fter reviewing the audit of the president’s office, the Brookdale Community College board of trustees approved legal action against former president Peter Burnham to recover monies due to the college, at itsApril 14 meeting on the Lincroft ca More...

Unite for clean beaches on April 30

Clean Ocean Action (COA) invites residents and organizations to participate in the 26th annual Spring Beach Sweeps on Saturday, April 30, at 69 sites along the New Jersey coast. The Beach Sweeps begin at 9 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m., rain or shine. More...

2011 Housing Choices Bus Tour set for May 4

MIDDLETOWN — The Monmouth Advocacy Team, a coalition of organizations that support the creation of affordable housing, will host the “2011 Housing Choices Bus Tour: Solving the Housing Puzzle Together” on Wednesday, May 4. More...

GM Newspapers’ staff serves ‘Greater Good’ at Lunch Break

Volunteers receive warm welcome at Red Bank soup kitchen, food pantry
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer

A group of Greater Media Newspapers employees helped out recently at Lunch Break, a soup kitchen and food pantry in Red Bank struggling with increasing need. More...

American Littoral Society celebrates Earth Day

Students, volunteers plant beach grass at Sandy Hook
BY KAITLYN D. KANZLER Staff Writer

MIDDLETOWN — The American Littoral Society celebrated Earth Day early this year, on April 16, at Sandy Hook. The environmental organization sponsored the planting of American beachgrass on the beach dunes by volunteers. More...

stork club 

Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, announced the following births: March 13, a girl to Amaris and Aman DeSoto Pearson of Little Silver; March 16, a girl to Susan and Salvatore Russo of Red Bank; March 17, a boy to Amy and Matt Jachyra of Red Bank; M More...

Bulletin Board

RBR to induct six into Alumni Hall of Fame

LITTLE SILVER — On Friday, April 29, six distinguished alumni will be inducted into the Red Bank Regional (RBR) High School Hall of Fame, spanning graduation years from 1963 through 1987. More...

‘Eat Out to Help Out’ Lunch Break

RED BANK — In May, participating restaurants in Little Silver and Rumson will be joining together with residents for a day to help Lunch Break fight hunger. More...

NOTES

A gala dessert and gift auction will be held 7 p.m. April 29 at the First Presbyterian Church of Freehold, 118 West Main St. Admission of $10 per person will include a sheet of prize tickets and a Viennese table with desserts, fruit, cheese and tea. More...

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Obituaries

Helen F. Dougherty-Distefano

Mrs. Dougherty-Distefano, 84, of Long Branch and formerly of Rumson, died April 14, 2011, at home. She was an office manager for Tucker, Anthony & Day (now Royal Bank of Canada). More...

Henry “Hank” A. Sonnenfeld

Mr. Sonnenfeld, 90, of Shrewsbury and formerly of Middletown, died April 17, 2011, at home. During World War II and the Korean War, he served with the U.S. Marine Corps 3rd and 9th Divisions. Mr. More...

Colleen R. Houston

Ms. Houston, 53, of Eatontown, died April 16, 2011, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. More...

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Letters

Businesses urged to participate in Denim Day

A pril is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Sexual assault happens every day, everywhere around the world and to individuals from every background. It affects men, women and children. More...

Funding of Planned Parenthood applauded

Last week a handful of members of Congress, including Representative Chris Smith (R-4th District) of New Jersey, tried to use the debate over our national deficit to pursue an extreme agenda that would have cut off health care to millions of women fo More...

Organ donors give hope, help make miracles happen

The Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA) was founded 25 years ago when residents of Bloomington, Ind., rallied around a little boy who needed a life-saving liver transplant. More...

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Schools

Three candidates seek four seats on R.B. Board of Ed.

Board seats, $15M budget on April 27 ballot
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer

RED BANK — Three incumbents and one challenger will compete for three seats on the Red Bank Public School District Board of Education. More...

School board races largely uncontested

With a few exceptions, the majority of school board races on local school boards are uncontested in the April 27 election. More...

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