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November 20, 2008
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CHRIS KELLY staff Matthew DeStefano, 8, sorts donated food items during Ocean Township Cub Scout Pack 71's annual Scouting for Food event Nov. 15. Story, page 3. More...
BOE seeks funds for pre-K classes
Eatontown school district to house additional 78 students
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

Eatontown school officials are seeking funds to construct more classrooms in the borough school system, just months after a $29 million upgrade was completed at four of the district's school. More...


Mayor continues talks with seniors
Seniors oppose relocating center to old Gregory School
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

In an attempt to put some rumors to rest, Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider met with senior citizens of the community last week to discuss future plans for the senior center. Schneider met with the senior center community on Nov. 10 to continue discussions about the possibility of relocating the c... More...


Scouts go door to door to help others
Ocean Township Cub Scouts hold annual food drive
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

With the holiday season fast approaching, a group of local Cub Scouts has reached out to members of the community in an effort to help provide food for those less fortunate. More...


Sewerage plant applies for odor control funds
City to accept up to 500,000 gallons of wastewater from Oceanport racetrack
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

LONG BRANCH — After looking into recent claims of poor odor control at the Long Branch Sewerage Authority (LBSA), Councilman Brian Unger said the facility is taking steps to remedy the problem. More...


 Bulletin Board
•All Neighbors group seeks volunteers
LONG BRANCH — The All Neighbors Foundation (ANF) is looking to recruit volunteers from Monmouth County to help launch local programs for the youth of the community. More...
•'Passion of Dracula' at M.U. Nov. 20-22
•Hospital offers 'Art Is Good' program
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 Letters
•Helping girls open the door of leadership
Throughout the rest of November, you may see your local Girl Scouts at various places around town selling nuts and candy. You will probably pause and say to yourself, "Since when do the Girl Scouts sell nuts and candy? They're the cookie people. More...
•Red Cross extends thanks for volunteer contributions
•Community asked to help needy at Thanksgiving
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 Editorials
•Eminent domain shattering couple's American dream
Your Turn
For the past 13-plus years, my husband and I have raised our three daughters in our Long Branch, beachfront home. Our American dream, however, has turned into an American nightmare at the hands of government run amok, and tragically, similar abuses of power are going on statewide. More...
•A story to remember
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 Greg Bean's Column
•Veterans Day had special significance this year
On Nov. 11, my wife and I attended the annual Veterans Day observance at Veterans Park at the East Brunswick Municipal Complex. I've attended many of these observances over the years as a reporter and observer, but this year was different. More...
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 Red State / Blue State
•A target-rich environment for columnists these days
Dear Greg: I'm still chuckling amiably about the way you ended a post-election e-mail to me, which I think we should share with our readers. (I'm determined to remain amiable these days, takingwhat comes my way with Falstaffian good humor. More...
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 Obituaries
•Eva M. Irons-Smith
Mrs. Irons-Smith, 100, of Long Branch, died Nov. 7, 2008, at the Whiting Health Care Center, Whiting. She was a telephone operator at NJ Bell Telephone Company, Long Branch, for 17 years, and worked in communications at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, for 10 years. She was predeceased by her... More...
•John Martin Marko Sr.
•Raymond F. Kinsey Jr.
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 Sports
•Shore, RBC football teams fall in playoffs
While Ocean Township is spending the week preparing for one of the state's most successful high school football teams, both the Shore Regional and Red Bank Catholic football teams are left pondering what could have been. More...
•RBC, RFH soccer teams advance in state tourney
•Using your head
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