April 28, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

Pallone: Offshore drilling isn’t safe anywhere

Environmentalists protest bill to expand oil drilling to Eastern Seaboard
BY DAN HOWLEY
Staff Writer

A year after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, Rep. More...

T.F. library grant would fund ADA renovations

BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer

TINTON FALLS — The borough’s library may soon get a makeover that would give Tinton Falls seniors and others with limited mobility better access to library services. More...

Stately Homes to be held at Holly Hill

Stately Homes by-the-Sea, a benefit for the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey, will take place May 3 to June 12 at Holly Hill, a historic country estate nestled in the Locust section of Middletown. More...

Red Bank Public Library hosts May programs

I n May, the Red Bank Public Library continues its regular schedule of programming, beginning 7-8:30 p.m. More...

Bunny says . . .

The Easter Bunny leads a game of “Easter Bunny Sez” during Sea Bright’s annual Easter Egg Hunt held at Sea Bright Borough Hall on April 23. More...

Seaside Heights: Amusements, eateries, fests in a small package

Boro embraces ‘Jersey Shore’ reality show as economic boon and tourist magnet
BY DAN HOWLEY

The borough of Seaside Heights is anything but a quiet town along the New Jersey coast, which is exactly how the shore town likes it. More...

‘Soundstage’ will fill club with hope for autistic youths

BYAMY ROSEN
Staff Writer

When voices and musical instruments combine, special things often happen. When musicians combine, special people can often be helped. More...

Cabaret for Life opens season at McLoone’s in Asbury Park

Cabaret for Life (CFL), a local nonprofit organization that provides musical theater to support a variety of cancer and HIV/AIDS charities, will return to Tim McLoone’s Supper Club, 1200 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park, on May 1 with Manhattan cabaret a More...

Columns

Tee up the tuition hike, club fees are climbing

CODA
GREG BEAN

Whether or not he is eventually prosecuted, it looks like during the last few years if you wanted to have a really good time, you needed to wangle a social invitation from ex-Brookdale Community College President Peter F. Burnham. More...

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Sports

Monmouth names Palmateer as women’s head basketball coach

Was star at former Hoffman H.S. (now South Amboy H.S.)
BY TIM MORRIS
Staff Writer

Jenny Palmateer will be looking to create more fond memories at Monmouth University as its women’s head basketball coach. More...

Red Bank Catholic runners taking aim at Penn Relays’ DMRs

BY TIM MORRIS
Staff Writer

Red Bank Catholic High School runners will be racing for further glory at this week’s Penn Relays. More...

Red Bank Catholic girls lacrosse team has reeled off eight straight

BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent

A fter opening the season with a loss, the Red Bank Catholic High School girls lacrosse team has bounced back by reeling off eight successive wins. More...

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Arts / Zest

NJ Emerging Artists Series: Gary Dates - Photographs

The New Jersey Emerging Artists Series at the Monmouth Museum continues this spring with an exhibition of photographs by artist Gary Dates, a resident of Hazlet. More...

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Photo

Red Bank Catholic High School’s Michael Losch (l) and Chris Mackenrodt try to get a piece of the ball during a match against Marlboro at the Marlboro Volleyball Tournament held at Marlboro High More...

COA: Plastics still major source of beach litter

2010 data show record number of volunteers cleaned N.J. beaches
BY KAITLYN D. KANZLER
Staff Writer

A record amount of debris was cleared from New Jersey beaches up and down the coast last year, the 25th year of Clean Ocean Action’s beach sweeps. More...

S.B. council approves $5.2 million budget

Owner of average home will pay additional $90 in municipal taxes
BY DAN HOWLEY
Staff Writer

SEA BRIGHT — The Borough Council unanimously approved its 2011 municipal spending plan that, despite cutting spending, calls for a $158,000 increase in taxes. More...

Community ties pay dividends for Riverview

$6.5M in donations fund new surgical wing
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer

RED BANK — Several substantial donations have given Riverview Medical Center the opportunity to construct a new surgical wing. More...

Arc of Monmouth honors companies that hire individuals with disabilities

TINTON FALLS — The Arc of Monmouth and its BusinessAdvisory Council will hold an Employer Appreciation Breakfast to celebrate employers who have discovered that hiring or contracting qualified and welltrained individuals with disabilities contr More...

Current term final one for Little Silver mayor

Castleman will complete 27 yrs. of public service
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer

LITTLE SILVER — After more than a decade of governance, Mayor Suzanne Castleman will complete her final term in December. The longtime mayor has announced that she will not seek re-election this November. More...

Group will volunteer at N.J. Marathon for first time

MOCEANS members will help at water stations, expo booth
BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH — A new group of volunteers will step into the mainstream to help out at the week-long New Jersey Marathon Festival that kicks off on Saturday. More...

Monmouth U. to host Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk May 15

WEST LONG BRANCH — The Monmouth County Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk will be held May 15 at Monmouth University, with all net proceeds benefiting The Lustgarten Foundation, the nation’s largest private foundation dedicated solely to fun More...

Frankie and Friends tourney takes place this weekend

WEST LONG BRANCH — Family and friends of the late Frankie Caltabilota Jr., the Shore Regional High School graduate who passed away in the Seton Hall University dormitory fire in 2000, will host the third annual Frankie and Friends Baseball Tour More...

Bulletin Board

VOICES of Sept. 11th to host open house

VOICES of September 11th, 84 Albany St., New Brunswick, will host “Give 11 for 9/11,” an open house that includes a light lunch and presentation, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 28. More...

Vehicle donations made easier

Family & Children’s Service (FCS), Long Branch, is accepting donations of used cars, trucks, boats, jet skis and even airplanes, through its vehicle donation program, 1-877-Cars-4-US. More...

Gardener’s Market takes place May 7

SHREWSBURY— The Shrewsbury Garden Club will hold its annual Gardener’s Market on Saturday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Brokers 3 Realtors parking lot located on Route 35 south. More...

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Obituaries

Emilio J. Lavin

Mr. Lavin, 86, of Middletown, diedApril 14, 2011, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He worked as a landscaper for many years and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Lavin was preceded in death by his wife, Anna R. More...

Ann R. W. Blatchley

Mrs. Blatchley, 68, of Little Silver died April 17, 2011, at home. She was a favorite and gifted teacher to many at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, where she retired in 2008 after a 25- year career in education. Mrs. More...

Carol K. Van Pelt

Ms. Van Pelt, a resident of Middletown and a lifelong resident of Monmouth County, died April 15, 2011, at home. For more than 30 years, she brought beauty to people’s homes through her interior design business. Ms. More...

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Letters

A taste of spring on a Garden State safari

Listen to the singsong melodies of a common yellowthroat bird perched on a nearby branch. Savor the fragrant scent of viburnum and bluebell wildflowers blooming from the winter-dormant earth. More...

Community-supported agriculture pays delicious dividends

For many of us, springtime means starting seeds and preparing to plant. But if you don’t have the space, time or knowledge for farming and gardening, check out community-supported agriculture (CSA). More...

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Schools

on campus 

Rowan University, Glassboro, named the following local students to the dean’s list for the fall system: More...

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Business

business briefs 

Mitch Nowak of Tinton Falls was recently hired at First Financial Federal Credit Union’s Corporate Headquarters in Wall. Nowak brings years of information technology, banking and management experience to First Financial Federal Credit Union. More...

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