June 30, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

GOP legislators kick off run for 11th District

Beck, Casagrande, Angelini would be state’s first all-female legislative team
BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer

A trio of Republican legislators kicked off their campaign to represent a newly configured 11th District last week and to become the state’s first allwomen legislative team. More...

Fort plan OK’d despite housing advocate’s suit

OCEANPORT — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has approved the Fort Monmouth Reuse and Redevelopment Plan despite requests from a housing advocacy group to delay it. More...

Controversy continues over Surfrider liquor license

Neighbors oppose transfer, renewal of license
BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent

SEA BRIGHT —— After securing the Borough Council’s approval to take over the liquor license of a defunct restaurant, the LoBiondo family, owners of the Surfrider Beach Club, now may face another challenge. More...

T.F. council reaches agreement on budget

BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer

TINTON FALLS — The Borough Council unanimously passed the $21.6 million budget, which is down from last year’s $22 million spending plan, at the June 21 council meeting. More...

Navesink Garden Club garners awards

RED BANK — The Navesink Garden Club received more than 10 awards at the annual meeting of the Garden Club of New Jersey on June 8. Five silver trophies and additional certificates of merit were received. More...

Café at Eastern Branch Library closes

SHREWSBURY — The Monmouth County Library Commission has announced the Lion’s Den Café at the Eastern Branch Library in Shrewsbury will be closed until further notice. More...

DEP holds photo contest for Green Acres properties

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but how many pictures would it take to capture the amazing diversity and beauty of 650,000 acres of open space and parks protected in New Jersey over the past 50 years with the help of the state’s Green More...

Saint Barnabas offers job opportunities to vets

Job fair scheduled at Monmouth Medical Center July 14

LONG BRANCH — The Saint Barnabas Health Care System is hosting two Veterans Health Care Job Fairs on Tuesday, July 12, and Thursday, July 14. More...

New Jersey native receives Peabody Award

BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent

I n early April, a postcard addressed to Amy Tardif, FM station manager and news director for WGCU Public Media in Fort Myers, Fla., was the first indication that she was a recipient of a 70th annual Peabody Award that internationally honors excellen More...

Columns

This’ll make you view the neighbors in a new light

CODA
GREG BEAN

Here’s the tale of my only near brush with the fame that sometimes comes to people who witness mob violence firsthand: It was a sunny June morning in 1989, and I was the editor of an alternative newspaper serving the North Shore of Boston. More...

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Sports

MRHS lacrosse star wraps up stellar career

Tara Patti decided to play lacrosse as a freshman to keep in shape for soccer and basketball; nevertheless, she graduated this spring as Monmouth Regional High School’s career scoring leader in girls lacrosse. More...

Rafter opened doors as Red Bank Catholic coach and AD

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

A t one time, girls sports were considered to be recreational and not to be taken too seriously. Parochial schools weren’t always in the Shore Conference. More...

RBC girls break state record in distance medley relay

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

I t all came together at the right time for the Bank Catholic High School girls distance medley relay team. More...

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Photo

Skimboarders are poised on the Sea Bright Municipal Beach on June 25 to drop their boards into the surf at SkimBash 2011, a points-accredited skimboarding competition that attracts amateurs and profe More...

HUD approval gives go-ahead to fort plan

Agency: Plan balances redevelopment and housing for homeless
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer

A fter a nearly three-year wait, the U.S. More...

Red Bank Borough Council approves police contract

Agreement calls for 2 percent raises for three years, health care contribution
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer

RED BANK— The Borough Council approved a three-year contract with its police union and, for the first time, a contract with its police chief. More...

SkimBash 2011

From top: Skimboarders head to the surf to practice their tricks prior to competing in SkimBash 2011 held at Sea Bright Municipal Beach on June 25. More...

Sickles’ Blues Festival to be held July 16

LITTLE SILVER — Sickles Market’s annual Blues Festival will be held noon-4 p.m. Saturday, July 16. More...

R.B. library hosts July programs, events

RED BANK — The Red Bank Public Library, 84W. Front St., in partnership with Literacy Volunteers of Monmouth County, is providing conversational English classes for adults 18 and over this summer from 7- 8:30 p.m. through Aug. More...

Students recognized at YMCA Youth and Gov’t Conference

MIDDLETOWN — Fifty-one students from 11 Monmouth County schools representing The Community YMCA joined 500 of their peers from throughout the state at the annual YMCA Youth and Government Conference held April 8-10 at the New Jersey Statehouse More...

Locals nominated to military academies

U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12th District) has announced the names of the students from the 12th Congressional District of New Jersey who will attend the U.S. military service academies beginning this fall . More...

Call for nominations for 2011 Ocean Champion award

WEST LONG BRANCH — The Urban Coast Institute at Monmouth University announced a call for nominations for the 2011 Ocean Champion and LeadershipAwards. More...

County directory available

The 2011 Monmouth County Directory is available from the county’s Internet website at www.visitmonmouth.com in the Information Center section. More...

Sheehan Classic

Runners go through their warm-up routines prior to the start of the George Sheehan Classic held in downtown Red Bank on June 18. More...

Bulletin Board

Upgrades at Little Silver train crossing to start

LITTLE SILVER — Beginning on or about Thursday, July 7, and continuing for about two weeks, NJ Transit (NJT) will make repairs to the SycamoreAvenue grade crossing at Little Silver Train Station. More...

Kortney’s Challenge registration now open

OCEANPORT — Registration is under way for the sixth annual Kortney’s Challenge 2-mile fun run/walk at Monmouth Park racetrack on Aug. 28. Register online at www.thekortneyrosefoundation.org. More...

2nd Infantry Division veterans sought

The 2nd (Indianhead) Division Association is searching for anyone who ever served in the 2nd Infantry Division at any time. For information about the association and its annual reunion in St. Louis on Aug. More...

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Obituaries

Barbara Jean Emery

Mrs. Emery, 80, of Red Bank and formerly of Rumson, died June 25, 2011. More...

Mary Ann M. Fortunato

Mrs. Fortunato, 80, a resident of Little Sliver since 1968, died June 24, 2011, at home. She was a retired registered nurse. Mrs. More...

Allen Bruce Kurre Sr.

Mr. Kurre, 64, a resident of Little Silver for more than 42 years, died June 23, 2011, at Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune. He worked for the former Labriola Motors, Red Bank for many years. More...

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Letters

Resident says homeopathy can help the elderly

One of the great challenges facing many families is how to treat chronic disease in the elderly. For the most part, conventional medicine can alleviate some of the symptoms of our older citizens but rarely cures the vast majority of these patients. More...

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Arts / Zest

‘Afterthoughts’

McKay Imaging Photography Studio & Gallery is hosting another in its series of “Breaking Away” exhibits. “Afterthoughts,” drawings and such by John Kochansky (1958-2005), will be at the Red Bank gallery through July 7. More...

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