• NJDEP is wrong to end oyster restoration project

    New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared an “oyster war” on the NY/NJ Baykeeper, an environmental organization, to divert attention from a charge by the U.S. Food and Drug Agency that it is not policing the state’s shellfish industry. Stung by the feds, the state clumsily ordered Baykeeper not only to cease its…

  • Public employees’ overuse of sick days drains resources

    Nearly every day we learn of another public official cashing out an exorbitant amount of unused sick or vacation time at retirement: $132,223 for the Freehold Regional schools superintendent, $153,790 for the Keansburg police chief, and of course, the infamous $741,000 retirement package to the Keansburg schools superintendent, which included $184,000 for unused time. It’s…

  • More info needed on qualifications for NPS liaison

    After reading the recent press release issued by Congressmen Frank Pallone and Rush Holt where they requested that a liaison individual be appointed by the National Park Service director, Jon Jarvis, as the “go to” person for entities interested in the rehabilitation and subsequent use of historic Fort Hancock buildings at Sandy Hook, I experienced…

  • Don’t be discouraged by small steps taken forward

    CODA GREG BEAN Last week, as a record heat wave scalded New Jersey and most of the nation, I sat on the back deck drinking sun tea in tall glasses with lots of ice and reading Harper Lee’s classic American novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” July was the 50th anniversary of the publication of the…

  • Art and more

    Local artist Sharon Hill of Bohemian Panes sells a variety of handcrafted artwork at the Red Bank Farmers Market held in the Galleria parking lot in Red Bank on July 25. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • SEA Paddle to benefit autism awareness

    Paddlers make their way along the 28-mile course during last year’s SEA Paddle, which benefits the Surfers Environmental Alliance and several autism awareness groups. SEA BRIGHT — Surfers’ Environmental Alliance (SEA) is sponsoring the fourth annual SEA Paddle NYC and White Water Evening celebration in Manhattan on Aug. 13. SEA Paddle NYC 2010 benefits SEA…

  • A promise made; a promise kept

    Theater company will produce shows to benefit charities BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Two weeks before her younger brother Larry died from melanoma, Laurie Edwards promised him she would do something really good with her life. Edwards wanted to make a difference in honor of her brother. She wanted to work on a…

  • Oyster program may find new home

    Shrewsbury River among sites being considered by Baykeeper BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer KEYPORT — The NY/NJ Baykeeper is investigating alternative locations for an oyster restoration project after complying with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) order to remove a research related shellfish reef from Raritan Bay. The Baykeeper, which works to protect…

  • Sailing superstar will lecture at Twin Lights

    After 15 agonizing years, the Americas Cup finally returned to U.S. hands last February as the 90-foot BMW Oracle Racing trim ran bested Switzerland’s Alight V in the waters off Valencia, Spain. The inside story behind this spectacular victory will be among the topics covered by sailing superstar Gary Jobson in his Oct. 3 presentation,…

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