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September 4, 2008
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CHRIS KELLY staff Gordon James, Middlesex, entertains the crowd at the Long Branch Jazz and Blues Festival held along the Long Branch oceanfront Aug. 30. For more photos, see page 25. More...

Twp. museum to open at Woolley House this year
Ice cream social at historical building set for Sunday
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

After nearly four years of hard work, a major project to restore the historical 250-year-old Eden Woolley House is nearing completion. "At this point in time, all we need is to restore the baseboard molding and paint the house and then we are done," Howard Richmond, an Oakhurst resident and trust... More...


The buzz about honeybees
Threatened state insect necessary for ecosystem and agriculture
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

They thrived with the dinosaurs, ancient Egyptians and even New Jerseyans for a while, but honeybees now face numerous threats to their survival. If the insects ever become extinct, society wouldn't just miss them for the sweet and viscous honey they produce, because they are important pollinator... More...


Wawa critics question traffic at proposed site
Testimony on Eatontown Wawa application to continue in November
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

EATONTOWN — A traffic expert hired by objectors to a proposed Wawa convenience store is accusing the project's traffic engineers of providing "inaccurate" data to the Borough Planning Board. Appearing before the Aug. 25 Planning Board meeting, traffic engineer Alexander Litwornia claimed th... More...


Legislators call for beach replenishment
Boro sand project to require federal and state funding

MONMOUTH BEACH — Legislators are calling on the federal and state governments to provide funds for a sand replenishment project in the borough. Sen. More...


'Big Steps for Little Feet' walk set for Sept.
Charity event to raise funds for neonatal unit at Monmouth Medical
BY LAUREN BECKETT Correspondent

LONG BRANCH — Monmouth Medical Center's Regional Newborn Center will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in September with a charity walk benefiting the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The second annual Big Steps for Little Feet will be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 21 on the city's oceanfront... More...


 Bulletin Board
•Veterans' benefit concert Sept. 11 in Long Branch
3 Zero Records, Shore Points Music, The Celtic Cottage and local musicians will present a benefit concert 8 p.m. Sept. 11 at The Celtic Cottage, 608 Second Ave., Long Branch. Featured performers include John Rose, and local bands The Beatless and The Wag performing popular rock music and original... More...
•Citizens Police Academy sign-up deadline is Sept. 8
•Bilingual sessions begin Sept. 16 at Poricy Park
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 Letters
•Make request to Chen regarding MTOTSA
(Open letter to Long Branch City Council President Michael DeStefano) In consideration of the recent appellate decision in the MTOTSA case, I would like to recommend that the city attorney be available for questions, comments and suggestions on the city's legal and public policy strategies a... More...
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 Editorials
•Consider health care reform in November
Your Turn
Sen. Barack Obama promotes a plan to lower the country's health care costs enough to "bring down premiums by $2,500 for the typical family." His promise is that a health plan will be in place "by the end of my first term as president of the United States," at a cost of an estimated $65 billion in ... More...
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 Greg Bean's Column
•City could have avoided fight with a better offer
I have never met the Rev. Kevin Brown, the guy the city of Long Branch is trying to evict from his apartment and his church so that a group of private developers can tear the building down to make way for the Broadway Arts Center redevelopment. More...
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 Red State / Blue State
•Honey, I lost the keys to all of these darned houses
A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson — a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist — and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. More...
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 Arts / Zest
•Energy, motion and vitality
The Arts Coalition of Asbury Park (ArtsCAP) is hosting the opening-night reception for artist Olympia Hostler's Liquid Life Collection of unique acrylic paintings. The reception is Saturday, Sept. 6, 6-9 p.m. at Core Restore, 630 Mattison Ave. in Asbury Park. The show will be on display through Oc... More...
•IN THE ARTS
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 Sports
•Shore Regional aiming for improvement upon 4-6 mark
Blue Devils football returns 14 players from a year ago
Coming off a 4-6 season with a very young team, Shore Regional High School head football coach Marc Costantino expects his team to be in the mix of this year's Shore Conference Patriot Division race. More...
•Long Branch football finally ready to play a few home games
•Rutgers football gets off to slow start in post-Ray Rice era
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