• Keeping RGGI is good for environment, economy

    The same week that Gov. Chris Christie publicly acknowledged that global climate change is real and is at least in part human caused, he pulled New Jersey out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) — a cap-and-trade program that attempts to address climate change. In response, after a major advocacy effort by environmentalists, citizens…

  • North Carolina resident pleads guilty to robberies

    A Kingston, N.C., man has admitted to robbing a bank in Howell, six fast food restaurants, and a convenience store in Monmouth and Middlesex counties between Jan. 29 and Feb. 12, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced in a press release dated July 27. Timothy Lester Johnson, also known as Amiri Allah, pleaded guilty to…

  • Report: No further ecology study on fort necessary

    NJDEP next step in determining if sites need further assessment BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — Although some signs of dangerous ecological materials were found, an environmental firm did not recommend further ecological study for the soon-to-be shuttered Fort Monmouth. The Baseline Ecological Evaluation (BEE) was presented to Fort Monmouth’s Restoration Advisory Board with environmental…

  • Sponsorships needed for veterans’ camp

    The Salvation Army is seeking sponsors to make it possible for veterans to enjoy a week at its Camp Tecumseh. Each summer at the end of August, the New Jersey Division of the Salvation Army holds a special five-day respite session at Camp Tecumseh for veterans and their families. “The Salvation Army and the Veterans…

  • Costs for Oceanfest at issue in Long Branch

    BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The city’s costs for Oceanfest, the city’s traditional July 4 celebration, was the subject of controversy at a recent City Council meeting. Resident Bill McLaughlin said during the July 26 council meeting that the city should not absorb any of the cost of Oceanfest, which is co-sponsored by…

  • Body found in Branchport Creek

    BY KENNYWALTER LONG BRANCH — The State Police have identified the deceased man whose body was found floating in Branchport Creek last week. State Police spokesman Sgt. Brian Polite said the man was New Brunswick resident CarlosA. Ramos, 31, whose remains were found in the creek behind the Pleasure Bay Apartments on Atlantic Avenue on…

  • Photo contest to capture five decades of open space preservation and park development

    A picture may be worth a thousand words, but how many pictures would it take to capture the beauty of preserving 650,000 acres of open space and parks in New Jersey over the past 50 years? That’s the challenge the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is putting into the shutter-happy hands of residents and…

  • Manna House, Spring House programs to combine

    Cliffwood Beach facility will continue to offer transitional housing BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Transitional housing programs for homeless women and their children provided by Spring House in Eatontown and Manna House in the Cliffwood Beach section of Aberdeen will combine in September. “Monmouth County has 49 units of transitional housing among Spring House, Manna House and…

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