Archive for November, 2005

A Review: Steel Mill is ‘Industrial Strength Rock ‘n Roll’

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005

By ROSE A. MONTANA
Put on your hard hats because these guys bring down the house. Steel Mill has a new CD out – The Dead Sea Chronicles and there isnt anything like it on the planet.

Veterans Day 2005 - Honoring Our Soldiers

Thursday, November 17th, 2005

Floyd Satterfield, a resident of Asbury Towers, was dressed for Veterans Day. He served in the Marine Corps. during World War II from 1942-1945. Satterfield won six purple hearts during the conflict in the Pacific and one purple heart for his service in Germany.

The Question Is…

Thursday, November 17th, 2005

Do you think it’s un-American to criticize the war in Iraq?

St. Mary Catholic School in Ocean May Close

Thursday, November 17th, 2005

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St. Mary of Assumption School in Ocean Township has seen declining enrollment over the years.

By GARRETT STASSE
Ocean Townships only Roman Catholic school might close because of declining enrollment.

The Trenton Diocese announced this week that St. Mary of the Assumption in Ocean Township and Holy Trinity School in Long Branch could close due [...]

First Housing Units Rising at Beachfront

Thursday, November 17th, 2005

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The first phase of Wesley Grove at Asbury Park will include 146 townhomes, condominiums and duplexes.

By ELLEN CARROLL
Framing has begun on the first 10 town homes in Wesley Grove, a residential and commercial project on Lake Avenue, just off Wesley Lake in Asbury Park.

Wanted: 650 Turkeys

Thursday, November 17th, 2005

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Dot McAvay, outreach coordinator at the Mercy Center in Asbury Park, helps stock pantry shelves.

By ELLEN CARROLL
Thanksgiving, the national holiday affiliated with feasting and family, is only a week away and while many families are busy making grocery lists and polishing the silverware, the Foodbank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties is hoping for a [...]

Board Seeks Help for Crumbling Neptune City School

Thursday, November 17th, 2005

By GARRETT STASSE
The halls in Neptune Citys Woodrow Wilson School are festooned with the kind of artwork parents display on the refrigerator.

State Praises Bradley Beach’s Special Education Improvement Plan

Thursday, November 17th, 2005

By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
Bradley Beach Superintendent of Schools Dr. Wayne Turner presented the Board of Education with a brief overview of the districts Quality Assurance Annual Report (QAAR) before the state mandated document was given final approval by the board.