• Fair Haven council approves funding for park property

    Riverfront location designated for passive recreation BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent FAIR HAVEN — The Borough Council at its meeting last week approved an ordinance that provided $220,000 for the purchase of property on DeNormandie Avenue for use as a riverfront park. The funds will come from the town’s Capital Improvement Fund, according to the ordinance.…

  • Bands rock for good cause at Stone Pony

    Greater Media Newspapers benefit aids Samaritan Center BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer For several weeks faithful readers of Greater Media Newspapers probably couldn’t help noticing the articles and advertisements informing them about a special event Greater Media Newspapers was hosting at the historic Stone Pony in Asbury Park Dec. 13 to help feed the hungry.…

  • Arts groups hard hit by withholding of state $$

    Many will cut programs; some won’t survive BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Arts organizations say the freezing of $14 million in state grants due to the state budget crisis has created a financial emergency for the arts that will trickle down to local economies. MCAC Executive Director Mary Eileen Fouratt PHOTO BY MCKAY IMAGING Numa…

  • Friends group advocates for Oceanic Bridge

    Group wants historic character of span preserved BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer The Friends of the Oceanic Bridge Association is urging residents to reach out to county, state and federal officials regarding the future of the 70-year-old historic bridge connecting Rumson and the Locust section of Middletown. Oceanic Bridge At a meeting on Dec.15 at…

  • Photo

    CHRIS KELLY staff Tristan Dunn, of Florida, enjoys a sled-ride down Wolf Hill in Oceanport on Dec. 20 after the weekend blizzard blanketed coastal New Jersey with snow just a day ahead of winter’s arrival. For more photos, see page 21. CHRIS KELLY staff

  • Elizabeth Baigent

    Mrs. Baigent, 94, of Rumson, died Dec. 18, 2009, at home. She was a private corporate secretary at Martin Processing, New York City, and Martinsville, Pa., retiring in 1980. Mrs. Baigent was predeceased by her husband, Frank W., in 1991. Surviving are several friends. Arrangements were by Thompson Memorial Home, Red Bank. Memorial donations may…

  • Shirley Marshall Edgar

    Mrs. Edgar, 78, of Barnegat, died Dec. 7, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She resided in Eatontown and Tinton Falls prior to relocating to Barnegat 10 years ago. Mrs. Edgar retired from Monmouth Regional High School, Tinton Falls, as an administrative assistant. She was predeceased by her first husband, Charles William Marshall…

  • Dorothy Minchin Ravaschiere

    Mrs. Ravaschiere, 70, of Eatontown, died Dec. 1, 2009, at St. Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Long Branch, following a battle with cancer. She was predeceased by her husband, Rocco Ravaschiere, in 2004; and a daughter, Laurie Killingback, in 1996. Mrs. Ravaschiere is survived by a son, William Minchin of California; a daughter and…

  • Louanne R. Acerra

    Ms. Acerra, 51, of Middletown, died Nov. 30, 2009, at home. She had been a longtime resident of Shrewsbury before relocating to Middletown. Mrs. Acerra was a den mother for the Cub Scouts. She was predeceased by her parents, Louis Acerra and Anne Acerra-Ferrante; and three brothers, Ralph, Bobby and Dominick Acerra. She is survived…

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