• In the Service

    The U.S.S. Columbus Veterans Association is seeking Navy and Marine Corps shipmates who served on the USS Columbus CA-74/CG-12 from 1944-76, and USS Columbus past and present wishing to share memories and camaraderie with old friends or to make new ones. Shipmates are also sought for a reunion Sept. 30-Oct. 3 at Holiday Inn Select,…

  • L.B. school budget fails by nine votes

    Spending plan passes in all but two Elberon districts BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The Long Branch School District budget for 2009-10 was defeated on April 21 by a margin of just nine votes, 402-393, with taxpayers in most districts of the city voting to approve the spending plan. The $86.2 million…

  • Voters defeat Eatontown school budget for 4th year

    Newcomers unseat three incumbents on Board of Ed. BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — Borough voters rejected the $19.4 million school spending plan at the polls last week for the fourth consecutive year. The 2009-10 school budget was defeated by a margin of 83 votes, with 458 residents voting against the plan and 375…

  • Spend a weekend steeped in history

    A Weekend in Old Monmouth May 2-3 BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Now in its second year, A Weekend in Old Monmouth is gearing up for a full schedule of tours and exhibitions highlighting Monmouth County’s varied history. Slated for the first weekend in May, A Weekend in Old Monmouth will offer visitors, both…

  • Wetlands map error stalls Husky Brook project

    BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer At least two members of the Eatontown Borough Council are calling on the municipality’s former engineering firm to pay for the cost of redesigning a site plan for the town’s Husky Brook Park. Councilman Mark Regan and Councilwoman Victoria Rau want Middletownbased T&M Associates to pay for at least a…

  • Council will review defeated school budget

    Ocean Twp. voters reject $65.5M spending plan BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The Ocean Township Council is expected to hold a special meeting in the coming weeks to review the Ocean Township School District’s $65.5 million spending plan that was defeated by voters last week by a margin of 28 votes. The 2009-10 school budget,…

  • Photo

    ERIC SUCAR staff Kayla Golden (l-r) and Gabriella Russo, of the West Long Branch National Junior Society, scan the sand dunes for litter along the oceanfront at Monmouth Beach April 25, during Clean Ocean Action’s 24th annual Beach Sweep, which took place at more than 60 sites along the Jersey coast. More photos page 22.

  • Philip L. DeLuca

    Mr. DeLuca, 54, of Long Branch, died April 10, 2009, at St. Barnabas and Palliative Care Center at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He was a musician and a music teacher for the Manchester Township and Union Township school systems, the past 25 years. He was predeceased by a daughter, Nicole, in 1987. He is…

  • William J. Evers

    Mr. Evers, 76, of Lakewood, died April 15, 2009, at Atlantic Coast Nursing Facility of Lakewood. He resided in the Locust section of Middletown for 30 years, prior to relocating to Lakewood. He was a retired research chemist at International Flavors and Fragrances, Union Beach, and held several patents. He also coowned with his wife,…

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