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    CHRIS KELLY staff Jirmire Covington, 7, Long Branch, is ready for takeoff on one of the rides at the Oceanport Strawberry Festival last weekend at Monmouth Park racetrack.

  • Outstanding teachers honored

    William Roberts (l-r) with outstanding teacher Thomas Risoldi of Rumson-Fair Haven High School and Monmouth University student Edward Stapley-Brown WEST LONG BRANCH – Two local educators are among the outstanding New Jersey secondary school teachers who were honored by Monmouth University. The Monmouth University-Roberts Charitable Foundation Outstanding School Teacher Award recipients are Thomas Risoldi, Rumson-Fair…

  • GOP primary race for Sea Bright mayor

    Murphy lacks party support to challenge incumbent BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent BY LIZ SHEEHANCorrespondent Jo-Ann Kalaka-Adams Former Sea Bright Borough Councilman Read Murphy is running against incumbent mayor Jo-Ann Kalaka-Adams in the primary election next Tuesday. The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the borough community center in the municipal…

  • DEP gives go-ahead for new Highlands bridge

    Agency places conditions on DOT project BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent BY LIZ SHEEHANCorrespondent Highlands bridge The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has approved a controversial plan to replace the 75-year-old drawbridge that links Sea Bright and Highlands with a fixed span. The agency said the state Department of Transportation (DOT) can go ahead with…

  • Residents: Blocked beach is for the birds

    BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent BY LIZ SHEEHANCorrespondent SEA BRIGHT – – Residents of the Island View townhouse complex on Ocean Avenue are asking the borough to help them gain access to their beach which is being blocked to protect piping plovers that are nesting there. “Now the birds are taking over the beach,” Peter Lederman,…

  • Boro honors heroism in fighting Fountains blaze

    Mayor lauds bravery of volunteers Fire Chief Patrick Mason Jr. is congratulated by Mayor Jo-Ann Kalaka-Adams. SEA BRIGHT – – “I feel we had one big department to put that fire out,” borough Fire Chief Patrick Mason Jr. said last Thursday at a recognition ceremony held in honor of those who took part in fighting…

  • Dialogue & celebration of Jewish culture

    Monmouth University in West Long Branch will host a Jewish Culture Festival June 3 through 22. The event will feature an art exhibit, Jewish film, Israeli dance and a panel discussion on “Visions and Divisions in American Jewish Life: Perspectives and Dialogue.” The festival is organized by the Monmouth University Jewish Cultures Program in partnership…

  • Oceanport schools honor late mayor

    Lecture series, essay contest recall Gatta’s community service BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Maria Gatta OCEANPORT – – To ensure that Oceanport students remember and honor the late Mayor Maria Gatta, the school district set in a motion an educational program in her name. The Oceanport Board of Education established The…

  • Timetable for FMERPA reuse plan abbreviated

    Consultants have seven months to draft master plan BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer EATONTOWN – The reuse plan for Fort Monmouth will be completed in a condensed period of time, according to master plan consultants hired by the fort reuse authority. Timothy N. Delorm, vice president, and Todd Poole, director of…