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February 21, 2008
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City couple fights to keep mini horse as pet
Horse owners scheduled to appear in court March 4
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer
ALong Branch couple is expected to appear in municipal court next month after receiving summonses for violations associated with Cocoa Puffs, their pet miniature horse. More...
Transitional home in boro seeking to expand
Council to vote on zoning change at Spring House site on March 12
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

Atransitional home for single women with children in Monmouth County is expected to undergo an expansion project to better serve the community. Plans to add eight units to the already nine-bedroom Spring House facility on South Street in Eatontown are expected to appear before the Borough Planni... More...

Church to open at new site in Ocean Township
Plans call for Greek Orthodox church facility to double in size
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

OCEAN TOWNSHIP - The six-decadeold St.GeorgeGreekOrthodox Church ofAsbury Park is expected to open at a newsite in Ocean Township. The church opened its doors at 700 Grand Ave. in Asbury Park in 1949 and is planning to move to a new facility in Ocean Township because the current structure no lon... More...


Mon. U president speaks at Vietnam veterans' lecture

WEST LONG BRANCH - The New Jersey VietnamVeterans'Memorial Foundation hosted a lecture and oral-history discussion this month titled "In the Navy, in Vietnam," delivered by retired U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Paul G. Gaffney II, president of Monmouth University. More...


Site of project claimed to be old burial grounds
Plans call for 18-unit townhouse complex to be built on Wall Street
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

WEST LONG BRANCH - Borough residents protested the council entering into a developers agreement, stating concerns that the Wall Street location for the project is a historic burial ground. The West Long Branch Borough Council entered into a developer's agreement with Martin McDonald Development ... More...


Vets: Back from the war but not home
Vetwork helps homeless veterans access services
BY JENNA O'DONNELL Staff Writer

Twenty years ago, Paul Kozak took a leave from his job to start a program to help fellow Vietnam veterans in Ocean County. Kozak took a one-year leave of absence and never went back. Years later, that program has expanded and become Vetwork, a nonprofit organization that helps American veterans w... More...


Plans approved for park on Long Branch Ave.
Manahassett Creek Park will add 20 acres of open space in city
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH - The City Council took action last week to approve plans for the estimated $3.5 million Manahassett Creek Park to be constructed on Long BranchAvenue. Council adopted resolution 61-08 at the Feb. 13 municipal meeting, approving the plans that were designed by engineering firmD.W. Sm... More...


 Bulletin Board
•Monmouth Beach teacher is finalist for NEA award
Karen Ginty, a kindergarten teacher at Monmouth Beach Elementary School, is one of five national finalists for theNational EducationAssociation (NEA)Member Benefits Award for Teaching Excellence. The winner will be announced at a gala in Washington, D.C., during which football legend Tiki Barber ... More...
•Housing alliance offering counseling for residents
•NOTES AROUND TOWN
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 Letters
•Hunters are egotistical people
With reference to the letter printed in your Jan. 23 paper written by Mr. Joseph P. McAleer of Aberdeen in support of deer hunting I would like to say: there is no need to hunt deer or any other animal! I am so tired of hearing people like Mr. More...
•Black men urged to recognize risk of stroke
•Bad housing policies are profoundly immoral
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 Editorials
•Coda
Lions and tigers and coyotes… oh, my!
Ihad to laugh last week when a friend sent me the link to an article that appeared in a local paper out West. It seems that a guy who lives in Hoback Junction, Wyo., went out to the driveway recently to brush the snow off his boat and saw a big pair of eyes looking out at him from under his car i... More...
•Red State/Blue State
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 Arts / Zest
•CVA gallery: Making their marks
Fifty artists create works for exhibit showcasing drawings
As county residents well know, Brookdale is a community college. It stands to reason that the art gallery located at the front of the art building, the Center for the Visual Arts (CVA), is a center for teaching and learning. Exhibitions that draw ideas from the minds and imaginations of visitors ... More...
•IN THE ARTS
•Special Eyes on the Environment
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 Obituaries
•Suzanne Michelle Chevalier Shanley
Mrs. Shanley, 34, of Fair Haven, died Feb. 9, 2008, at home, following a lengthy battle with cancer. She owned and operated Seven C's Café, Monmouth Beach, until 2001. She was predeceased by hermaternal grandparents,Margaret and Charles Diebold; and her paternal grandfather, Thomas Chevalier. More...
•June E. Rose
•Donald Sutherland Jr.
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 Schools
•High winds cause school windows to shatter
Ocean Twp. School uses CodeRED system to alert parents of incident
OCEAN TOWNSHIP - Two physical education classes at the Ocean Township Elementary School were interrupted last week when high winds caused two windows in the school's gymnasium to be blown out and crash into the gym. More...
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 Sports
•Shore Conf. hoops tourney action heating up
Boys and girls finals scheduled for Saturday night
This year's Shore Conference Basketball Tournament certainly has its share of local flavor. With a pair of local girls teams advancing to the semifinals, along with one local boys team, local high school hoops fans may very well have someone to cheer for once again during Saturday's boys and girl... More...
•L.B.'s Johnson leads parade of champions
•Fish On
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