February 23, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

Stakeholders discuss future of Rumson-Sea Bright span

Public meetings to be held in Sea Bright & Rumson Feb. 27
BY KRISTEN DALTON
Staff Writer

Local, county and state stakeholders gathered at Rumson Borough Hall on Feb. 15 to discuss a concept development plan for the future of Monmouth County Bridge S-32, known locally as the Rumson Bridge. More...

Shore-area CERT open house

Representatives of the Red Bank Office of Emergency Management will participate in an open house with several surrounding towns to help educate residents about disaster preparedness and how they can take a more active role in emergency preparedness p More...

L.S. adds cameras, seeks new vendor for train station

BY KRISTEN DALTON
Staff Writer

LITTLE SILVER — The borough’s train station is getting three new security cameras and is in need of a vendor for the convenience store located inside the historic building. More...

Obituaries

Robert J. Meister

Mr. Meister, 55, a resident of Tinton Falls for 17 years, died Jan. 31, 2012, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. More...

Florence “Honey” E. Sickler

Mrs. Sickler, 77, a longtime resident of Oceanport, died Feb. 11, 2012. She was employed at Monmouth Park and retired after 25 years of service. Mrs. Sickler was a member of the Oceanport Senior Citizens. More...

Loretta MacCollum

Mrs. MacCollum, 92, formerly of Little Silver, died Feb. 17, 2012. She worked in the factory of the former Bendix Corp., Eatontown, retiring in 1981. She was a communicant of St. James Church, Red Bank. Mrs. More...

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Letters

Bill favors profits over public’s health and safety

Count Dracula lives, thanks to pro-development legislators in Trenton who are protecting the profits of developers — and their own political careers — instead of the health and safety of all of us. More...

Columnist’s statements are ‘premature’

A fter reading Greg Bean’s column “A bag of ganja may have cost a young man his life,” I feel compelled to respond. More...

Teen dating violence is a serious epidemic, but help is nearby

February is National Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness Month. More...

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Photo

Students say goodbye to a special guest after a reading of Dr. Seuss’ “The Cat in the Hat” on Feb. More...

Mixed feelings over KaBoom’s fizzle

BY KRISTEN DALTON
Staff Writer

The implosion of the long-running Ka- Boom Fireworks on the Navesink has left many wondering, now what? The KaBoom Executive Committee announced on Feb. More...

FMERA negotiating with software co. for fort property

Oceanport officials upset over CommVault move to Tinton Falls parcel
BY KENNYWALTER
Staff Writer

TINTON FALLS — A software data company will hop from one local town to another to become the first company to relocate at Fort Monmouth. More...

Student Art Competition March 4 at temple

TINTON FALLS — The Monmouth Festival of theArts will host the annual Student Art Competition and Art Workshops on Sunday, March 4, 2-5 p.m. at Monmouth Reform Temple, 332 Hance Ave. More...

Bulletin Board

Rumson lecture will focus on Arab Spring

Congregation B’nai Israel of Rumson will present a lecture by Asher Naim, former ambassador of Israel to Ethiopia, Korea and Finland, Feb. 26. Naim will be speaking about the Middle East conflict and the impact of theArab Spring. More...

Basketball tourney benefits Horizons program

RUMSON — March Madness will kick off early this year as hundreds of players, spectators and volunteers converge on the Rumson Country Day School hardwood to compete in the Hoops for Horizons 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, a benefit for the Horiz More...

Little Silver FD slates annual St. Pat’s party

The Little Silver Volunteer Fire Company announced its fourth annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration will be held 3-10 p.m. March 17. More...

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Sports

Ocean adds District 22 title to championship season

Wrestling team dominates at RBC with six individual champions
BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent

With six competitors leading the way by winning individual titles, the Ocean Township High School wrestling team out-distanced Raritan to win the team crown at the NJSIAA District 22 Championships Saturday at Red Bank Regional in Little Silver. More...

RBC’s 4x400 relay win clinches state track title

BY TIM MORRIS
Staff Writer

Go figure. Two of the state’s premier girls distance running programs, Red Bank Catholic and Pope John XXIII, would settle a state championship in the 4x400-meter relay. More...

sport shorts •••

AYF (American Youth Football) Shore Football and Cheer will hold sign-ups 7-9 p.m. March 14 at the Port au Peck Firehouse in Oceanport. Returning players ages 7-8 and new players ages 8-9 are welcome. More...

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Arts / Zest

Guild hosts members’ show

The Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury is hosting a show of works by member artists. The Exhibiting and Associate Members Show will run through Feb. More...

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