• Reader: No debate, fracking is harmful

    The article, “Debate Continues Over Natural Gas Port,” in the Aug. 29 issue describes a “debate” among differing sides of the “fracking” issue. It is important to know: There is no debate on the merits of fracking. Fracking, which is the slang term for drilling deep and often sideways to extract natural gas from shale…

  • CODA

    Sept. 11, 2001: Memories still vivid after 12 long years Greg Bean A s I write this on Sept. 13, my emotional tank is running on empty and I’m sure many of yours are as well. The first week of September is a time of somber remembrance around here, and as the dark nights of…

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  • Red Bank officials look at rules for labor agreements

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer RED BANK — The Borough Council is delaying action on a proposal to add an additional layer of regulations to provide better monitoring of large public projects. In a discussion during the Sept. 11 workshop meeting, council members expressed different views on adopting an ordinance to create a project labor…

  • Sea Bright ponders consolidation post-Sandy

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI and KENNY WALTER Staff Writers SEA BRIGHT — With a massive rebuilding effort ahead, the borough is looking at all options, including consolidating with a neighboring municipality. Members of the Borough Council approved a resolution at the Sept. 3 meeting appointing four members to a Citizen Advisory Committee to study the economic…

  • New programs, commercial uses eyed for Sandy Hook

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer The historical housing units along Officers Row at Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook, were damaged by high winds and flooding during superstorm Sandy. Beginning in October, the National Park Service will market these and other historic buildings to potential commercial and nonprofit partners. PHOTOS BY KEITH HEUMILLER Big changes could be…

  • Ft. Monmouth reuse plan may see changes

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Ten years after being drafted, the Fort Monmouth Reuse and Redevelopment Plan is evolving in response to economic and market forces that may impact plans for residential development and open space. Bruce Steadman, executive director of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA), told members of the public at the…

  • Netherlands experts share ‘living with water’ strategies

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Mayor Dina Long speaks to representatives from the Netherlands and New Jersey Institute of Technology students about Sea Bright’s recovery during the Sept. 10 forum. Local municipalities impacted by superstorm Sandy collaborated with experts from the Netherlands last week on short- and long-term solutions to make the Jersey Shore safer…

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    FRANK GALIPO Rumson-Fair Haven quarterback Brian Dunphy throws a pass before Shore Regional’s Matt Proto can get to him during the Sept. 14 game played in West Long Branch. It was the season opener for both teams, and the visiting Bulldogs came away with the win, 13-6.

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