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by ALLAN DEAN RED BANK — The Borough Council voted 4-1 Tuesday night against a bond ordinance which would have provided funds to erect a $8.4 million parking deck on the site of the White Street Parking Lot. The proposal had business owners and residents sharply divided. A task force composed of members from both groups will be empanelled within the next 30 days to look at the parking garage issue, according Red Bank Mayor Edward J. McKenna. The 570-space, three-story parking garage would have been funded, in large part, by the recent lease/purchase of the Globe Street Parking Garage. Riverview Hospital will pay $6.1 million over 20 years for the facility. The balance for the new facility would be paid with additional parking meters to be installed in the business district and receipts from the new parking garage. Financial projections showed the White Street garage would have provided a tidy profit for the borough over a 20-year period. But residents were concerned that if the projections were incorrect they would be responsible to pay for any shortfalls. Even an offer from the Special Improvement District, RiverCenter, to provide up to $100,000 annually to make up any shortfall was not enough to relieve the residents concerns. Councilwoman Jennifer Beck, who, along with Councilwoman Florence "Betti" Thompson, has been opposed to the plan from the start, said in a phone interview yesterday, " I don't know if the debate was about a parking garage. You may need a garage." "This would have been almost as big as Riverview" She added that more than 100 people had contacted her about their concerns on the garage. The plan appeared to be in trouble Monday when Council President Robert J. Bifani said it should be revised and that he would vote against the project. He was unable to attend the council session because of a family emergency and did not vote. Councilman Ivan Polonsky, who served on the parking committee, cast the lone vote in favor of the proposal. He said, "I believe we came up with a plan the would have benefited the whole community." Some residents have complained that the interests of the business community are given greater consideration by the council than their own. Noting that the business district is a "vital part of the Red Bank fabric," Mayor McKenna yesterday rejected the claim saying, "ninety-eight percent of what we do (as a governing body) is on community issues. Any time you do anything for the businesses, you get complaints from the residents." He said, " It's like paving ten roads and having someone on the eleventh say, 'What about my road?'" Councilwoman Beck said that if invited she is "willing and interested" to serve on the new task force. Mayor McKenna said yesterday, however, that he would have to consider the offer. He said he was concerned about what he called "a lot of misinformation" in a letter Beck sent to residents. He noted, for example, that the funds from the Riverview sale which go to the parking utility, were never considered for tax relief. Beck's letter, he said, suggested all the money could be used for tax reductions. http://www.ahherald.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?topic=topic3
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MIDDLETOWN — "All Aboard the Arts," a mini-arts festival, will be held on May 6th at the former Banfield Moving and Storage Warehouse from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. to give residents a taste of the cultural, visual and performing arts available in Middletown and to solicit their input on future uses of the building. The festival, located next to the Middletown Train Station, will feature short performances by the Performing Arts Ensemble, the cast of "Little Shop of Horrors" from Middletown High School North, a high school jazz band, the Monmouth Children’s Chamber Chorus and others. There will also be displays of quilts and winning works from the township’s art show as well as well as activities to keep children entertained. These will include hands-on arts and music activities, mural painting, and lessons in drawing caricature. Cookies and punch will be served. "This mini-festival will be the community’s first opportunity to visit the former Banfield Moving and Storage warehouse, which has been purchased by Middletown Township and is being converted into a multi-use community and cultural center," said Committeewoman Rosemarie D. Peters, who has led the effort to increase the community’s access to arts programming. A survey will be available at the min-arts festival on which residents can write down their thoughts and suggestions about possible future uses for the facility. There will also be a contest to help name the building. The event is sponsored by the newly-appointed Middletown Arts Advisory Committee. The focus of this new 29-member volunteer committee is be to increase arts programming of all kinds, including visual and performing arts for residents of the township. Some of the programming this group would work on is likely to be housed at the future community and arts center. Peters said that "the Township Committee will also be creating a non-profit Arts Council, which will increase our ability to raise funds to support future arts programming." "The Township’s Committee’s philosophy in its recreation programming has always been to make as many opportunities as possible available to all our residents either at low or no cost," Peters said. She added that a non-profit tax exempt organization can qualify for grants that are not available to municipalities." For more information, call Parks and Recreation at 615-2260. Free parking is available at the Middletown Train Station. http://www.ahherald.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?topic=topic3
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BY DANIEL MURPHY, JR. RED BANK — Well, springtime finally made an appearance and this is an opportunity to mark your calendars for the up and coming events. Most are geared for children of all ages and families as well as the sophisticated event goers. Saturday evening May 5th the Junior League of Monmouth County holds its annual "Run for the Roses." A major fundraiser for the Junior League this event is held on the beautiful Grey Oaks Estate, home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Amdur in Colts Neck. Starting at 4 PM and going to 9 PM, this is a Kentucky Derby Gala featuring live entertainment and simulcast racing, casino-style gambling, and silent and chance auctions catered by yours truly, and live music performed by Smooth Sailing. This event is limited to 250 people and at $100 an absolute steal for a great day to night outing An evening of fabulous food, great wines, lively show tunes and a tribute to Hollywood's Finest will highlight the Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties' Tenth Annual Culinary Classic on Monday, May 7th at the old Mill Inn in Spring Lake heights as the evening takes on the theme, "Hooray for Hollywood." The real stars of this event are the thirty-seven chefs who will prepare and serve signature dishes from their respective restaurants, which are among the finest in the area. Fine wines and Microbreweries will compliment the food. Special "surprise guests" will be featured along with live entertainment all evening by the Jazz Lobsters and the Art Martin Orchestra. Tickets are $75 per person and can be purchased by calling 732 974 2265. This event sells out fast. On May 10th the Count Basie Learning Center will hold an Hors D'oeurves and Cocktail wine party in the Atrium of the Galleria on Bridge Ave in Red Bank. The event will start at 6:30 PM and go to 9 PM. Music will feature Tim McCloone and the Sherriels. At $25 this event is a steal for an evening out. For Tickets call Don Chamberlain at 450 4010. This event is limited to 200 people, so call ASAP. On the second weekend in May at Marine Park, Red Bank hosts Cruising with the Oldies. These are High School dream cars of the 50's and 60's. Some are older but most are from that era. Corvettes, dragsters, convertibles abound all polished to a maximum luster. The park is filled with rides for children, 13 restaurants serving real food not the junk stuff and boat rides down the river. The highlight of the event is the music. From Friday to Sunday it is nonstop music for the 50's with rock and roll bands and Elvis impersonators. It is a great event for the whole family. Two weeks later the grand daddy of the them all takes place in the very same park. Riverfest is jazz and blues festival with bands from the Tri State area. Over 27 restaurants serve food to 150,000 people that come to Red Bank for this famous event. Riverfest was named by Life Magazine as one of the top 100 events in the country. Going into its' 20th it will be spectacular. One week later I suggest you move down to the Belmar Seafood Festival. Here the accent is on eating seafood. And eat they do...located on the Ocean in Belmar on Ocean Ave over 30 restaurants serve tons of lobster, shrimp, sole, salmon and crab cakes a dozen different ways. It starts at 11 AM on Saturday and goes until Sunday night at 6 PM. There is music by live bands and a huge wine tent serving New Jersey wines. Rain or shine thousands of people show up and spend the day eating the freshest seafood from some of the best restaurants on the shore. On a more personal level if you would like to help disadvantaged children the ASLAN Youth Ministries will be holding its annual "Island Style" gala at the beautiful riverfront estate of Paul and Marge Barry at 646 Little Silver Point Road on June 16th. The event will start at 4 PM and go until 10 PM. Island music, steel drum bands, grilled steaks and seafood, raw bar and wine bars highlight the torch lit event. Casual Island dress is a must and shoes are optional for dancing. For tickets at $125 per person call ASLAN at 732 741 7824. The event is limited to 250 people and donations are gratefully accepted. http://www.ahherald.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?topic=topic3
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University Students Teach Life Lessons to Elementary School Children Through Multicultural Folklore WEST LONG BRANCH — Monmouth University last week announced that it has launched an innovative course designed to teach its students how to educate K – 6 children about tolerance and diversity through multicultural folklore. The project (entitled the “Power of Storytelling”) is offered by the University’s communication department as an Experiential Education course. On Friday, April 27 at 1:30 p.m. Monmouth University’s “Power of Storytelling” class will visit the Atlantic Highlands Elementary School where they will perform stories that promote tolerance and diversity for its students. “This exciting new program will teach our students the timeless art of storytelling while also enabling them to learn the value of community service,” said Kim Cuny, a communication instructor at Monmouth University. “It unites our University students and faculty to provide a multicultural education for elementary and middle school children.” According to Claire Johnson, an instructor who co-teaches the course with Ms. Cuny, the age-old tradition of storytelling enhances imagination and visualization, improves listening skills and allows children to interact with adults on a personal level. It also sparks interest in reading, enhances critical and creative thinking and helps children to understand their own and others’ cultural heritages. The Storytelling Project is designed to draw children into the story through interaction and by asking questions that foster understanding on a personal level. One of the stories that is taught in the course is an African folktale about a clever spider named Anazi who succeeds in outwitting the Sky God to gain possession of a box that is said to hold all of the stories of the world. Narrated by Monmouth University students in a theatrical manner, stories such as these are designed to captivate and educate child audiences. Ms. Cuny and Ms. Johnson spearheaded the effort at Monmouth University. The Storytelling Project is part of a national effort to facilitate tolerance and acceptance of difference. The three main goals are to engage children in learning activities designed to advance multicultural education, teach appreciation of diversity and create communities in which hate, hate speech and hate crimes are not tolerated. It is one of 33 projects that are participating in a larger initiative called “Communicating Common Ground” (CCG). CCG is a cooperative effort between the National Communication Association, the Southern Poverty Law Center, Campus Compact and the American Association for Higher Education. According to Ms. Cuny, the class recently started educating students in local schools such as Atlantic Highlands Elementary School. Monmouth University students begin by explaining to the class the differences between reading a story and telling a story and then set the stage for their narrative. They promote appreciation of diversity by utilizing the skills that they learned in class to mesmerize children with tales from faraway lands. They end the session by supplying exercises for children to take part in. For more information about the program and the upcoming visit to Atlantic Highlands Elementary School or to arrange for an interview with Ms. Cuny or Ms. Johnson contact Frank Di Rocco, Jr. at 732-571-3526. http://www.ahherald.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?topic=topic3
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RED BANK — The sun is not yet brightening the horizon, but the Monmouth Migrants are standing in a field – listening. “This is great,” said John Temple, back for his seventh season as a member of the Monmouth Migrants. “The wind is calm, and the sky is clear. You should have been here the year it rained for all 24 hours. We turned into prunes before noon.” The foursome sipped steaming cups of coffee somewhere in Sussex County, waiting for the occasional peep, chirp or hoot to break the silence. “Listen – Barred Owl.” Whispers Neva Temple. “And there’s the (Yellow-breasted) Chat again,” added Tom Temple. What brings the four Temples to a field in northwestern New Jersey, hours from a warm bed, is a scouting trip in preparation for New Jersey Audubon Society’s World Series of Birding. Teams from around the country race from one end of New Jersey to the other, trying to prove, by finding more bird species in 24 hours than any other team, that they are the best. This year, the event will take place on May 12. The competition is very serious to the participants. Teams are often sponsored by companies whose profit-and-loss statements are driven by the preferences of the birding community: optics manufacturers, magazine publishers, bird-feeding franchises, even outdoor clothiers. Other sponsors include state utilities, which enjoy the benefits of positive environmental PR. The ultimate success of the event is not measured solely by the total number of bird species documented, but by the amount of money raised for environmental charities. The Monmouth Migrants are birding to benefit both New Jersey Audubon Society’s Owl Haven Nature Center in Tennent, and the Monmouth County Audubon Society. Friends and well-wishers pledge varying amounts of money; often, the pledges are based on the total number of bird species seen by the team. “Once a year we approach our friends for pledges,” explains team captain Dena Temple. “Some pledge more than others, but you would be surprised how quickly small pledges add up. We’re grateful for every pledge,” she concludes. New Jersey Audubon Society’s Owl Haven Nature Center is planning to move its base of operations to Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook within the year. Renovation of one of the historic buildings to serve as their headquarters is expensive; the funds raised by the Monmouth Migrants will help offset some of this expense. The portion of the pledges donated to the Monmouth County Audubon Society will be used to continue the organization’s community outreach programs, which include monthly speakers, field trips, educational material for classrooms and camp scholarships. The Monmouth Migrants participate as a Level II team, which means that they have no corporate sponsor and pay their own expenses, such as gasoline, van rental (24 hours in the family sedan can strain even the best relationships), food and lodging. While they take the challenge seriously, they are no competition for the top teams. “Last year we discovered a total of 137 species of birds by 9:00 p.m., when we crossed the finish line,” said Dena Temple. “The top teams scored 218. But since our goal is to improve every year, both in total bird species and in total money raised, we have achieved our goal every year – so far.” This year, the team has taken their story – and their pledge drive – to the Internet. Supporters can log on to www.monmouthaudubon.org to get the full story on the team, their plans for the big day, strategy, and even an online pledge form. The team’s supporters receive a detailed diary of the event “to make them feel like a part of the team,” explained John Temple. “And they are a very important part .” Information on how to pledge support for the team can be obtained by visiting the Monmouth County Audubon Society's World Series of Birding Web page at http://www.monmouthaudubon.org/wsb, or via e-mail at mcas01@bellatlantic.net. http://www.ahherald.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?topic=topic3
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ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS — On Saturday April 28th,
after a long day of running errands, working at the town garage sale, cheering
on kids at baseball games, or whatever your activities may be, you are cordially
invited to nurture your mind and soul with a relaxing evening of classical
music. The concert, which will
feature several professional musicians from the area, will be held at Central
Baptist Church in Atlantic Highlands.
If you’ve never really listened
much to classical music, don’t worry – this concert was designed as a sort
of tour to give listeners a brief taste of several different composers and style
periods. Before each piece is
played, the performers will tell you a little bit about its history, and suggest
things to listen for in the music. During the course of the evening,
you will hear a wide variety of music, including instrumental works by Bach,
Brahms, Wagner and Debussy, opera arias by Mozart and Puccini, and even a few
jazz standards. The concert will
start at 7:00, and last about an hour and a half, including a ten-minute
intermission. There is no official admission
charge, but there is a suggested donation of $3 per person.
All proceeds will go to help the family of Neil Pearce, the
local clammer who, along with William Bourguignon, lost his life out on Sandy
Hook Bay last January. For more information, please call Laura
Schofield DuBois at 872-9955. http://www.ahherald.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?topic=topic3
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New Jersey Planning Officials cite McKenna for contribution to planning RED BANK — The Borough's Department of Planning and Zoning announced today that Mayor Edward J. McKenna Jr. will receive the 2001 Achievement in Planning Award this Friday from the New Jersey Planning Officials (NJPO) organization. NJPO selected Mayor McKenna for this honor based on his role during the past ten years in leading the Borough of Red Bank through a sustained period of revitalization and innovative planning. The nomination focused on the Mayor's efforts in a number of related areas, including economic development, an increase in residential holdings, and improved efficiencies in the development review process. As a result of these and other efforts, Red Bank has become noted as a model community in the State of New Jersey. McKenna was greatly honored to be chosen for the award and noted that "this is an award for all of the citizens of Red Bank." During his tenure on the Borough Council, McKenna served as Council Representative to the Borough's Planning Board. Upon stepping into the Office of Mayor in 1991, he made revitalization of the Borough's economy one of his top priorities. Under his guidance, the Boards simplified the application and approval process, in order to make Red Bank friendly to those who wanted to invest in the community. He also supplemented the Borough's Master Plan with a Vision Plan and Strategic Revitalization Plan. His administration has aggressively pursued funding in several areas. A petition to the State resulted in Red Bank being classified as a Regional Center. This status means that the Borough Is recognized as providing services to many of its surrounding communities and is entitled to State funding to help offset some of that burden. Other funding has helped create a beautiful waterfront park, and has brought hundreds of thousands of dollars in rehabilitation funds to residential neighborhoods At the same time, he had the foresight to implement a tax abatement program that would help residents to avoid being penalized with additional taxes upon making improvements. Other planning milestones McKenna put into place include the creation of a Special Improvement District that has property owners In a target area paying an additional tax to help fund the management of their particular district. Known as RiverCenter, this ten-year old organization has been instrumental in helping the downtown area bounce back from a time that saw a 35% vacancy rate in its district. McKenna will be formally presented with the award at a banquet on April 27 at the New Jersey Planning Officials annual awards banquet at the Somerset Hills Hotel. http://www.ahherald.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?topic=topic3
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POSTPONED TRIPS On Thursday, March 22, 2001, my daughter Ashley was supposed to meet our youth leaders at the Middletown Train Station and go to a Carman Concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. The train was scheduled to leave the Middletown Station at 3:57 PM. I have been taking the 3:57 train to New York for over two years. I've never missed it once. http://www.ahherald.com/worship.htm - Area Houses of Worship
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[editor's note - Reliable sources indicated Wednesday that acting-Governor Donald DiFrancesco will withdraw from the primary race for the Republican nomination leaving Brett Schundler and an as yet unnamed challenger. This information was not available when this column was written] PRIMARY RACE GETS INTERESTING A primary race that was once considered a non-event has suddenly become interesting. Sometime this spring, probably June 26, voters will choose one Republican candidate to face off against Woodbridge Mayor Jim McGreevey to become the next Governor of New Jersey. The two candidates are running hard and in the coming weeks, New Jersey voters will be showered with ads from acting Governor Don DiFrancesco and Jersey City Mayor Bret Schundler. To date, the race has been interesting to those of us that have been paying attention. DiFrancesco has been wounded from the recent publicity surrounding his ethics, the sudden withdrawal by his nominee for Treasurer and even the controversy surrounding Justice Peter Vernerio. Schundler's insurgent campaign has drawn strength from solid conservative Republicans as well as private school parents that support school vouchers. At this point, it appears that DiFrancesco's support has been softening among rank and file Republicans and that many would prefer another white knight. The question is not why another white knight like former Congressman Bob Franks, but why wouldn't the party turn to Schundler. While he touts his remarkable record of turning Jersey City around, his outspoken ways appear to alienate certain Republicans. It may be that his willingness to take on the teachers union scares off party faithful or that Republicans can't believe that a Hudson County Republican can be successful in a general election. But his message has been forceful and he clearly has the attention of the DiFrancesco campaign. The next few weeks will test the Republican organization that DiFrancesco has built. Some party leaders have openly questioned which position on the ballot that the acting Governor should receive in the primary. If many more Republican county chairman continue to openly question DiFrancesco, his candidacy will become toast. Even if he emerges the winner in a brutal primary, Republicans may wonder if he can overcome McGreevey in the general election. If he should fail to defeat McGreevey, many county chairman will wonder if they shouldn't have remained neutral or supported Schundler much earlier. Contact Jack Archibald - JArchibald@tradingedge.com http://www.ahherald.com/bodypolitic/bp010426_primary.htm
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BUNNIES,
BIRDS AND BEES When our sons were old enough to start asking
questions about “The Birds and the Bees,” I came up with what I thought
was a wonderful way to let them experience “the miracle of birth.” We had bought a bunny for them one Easter.
Her name was Flopsy, and she was old enough to breed.
I thought to myself, “Here’s a way to kill two birds with one
stone,” (or, in this case, kill the “Birds and the Bees” questions with
one rabbit.) Knowing how proficient rabbits are at
propagating, I figured that this would be an easy venture.
We simply make an appointment with the breeder, pick out a “buck”
for her and wait. I wanted to approach this “lesson” from
every angle that I could. I wanted the boys to see the beauty of nature and to have a
better understanding of the birth process.
But I also saw it as an excellent opportunity to shed some “moral
light” on the topic, too. One
of them was about eight or nine years old.
The other was about four or five.
It was the perfect time. They
were ready So, I got the boys together and began my
lesson. “Flopsy seems to be acting like she wants
to have babies,” I said to them one day. “Really?” they asked.
“How can you tell?” “Well,” I replied, “she was trying to
make a nest the other day. She
thinks she might be having babies, but she really isn’t.
That could mean that she’s ready to be a Mommy now.” “Ooooh!
Ooooh!” they exclaimed excitedly.
“Can we let her have babies? Can
we?” “Sure,” I said.
“Here’s what we’ll do. We’ll
call up the lady where we bought Flopsy and find a husband for her.” “A husband?” they asked. “Yes.
Flopsy needs to be married before she can have a baby,” I replied. “But my friend’s cousin has a baby and she
isn’t married.” (Sweat mustache starting to form.) “Well,” I replied, “sometimes things
like that happen, but it’s really better for everybody, if the lady and the
man are married. I mean, as long as the lady and the man are in love.” The boys seemed to be happy with that answer
and we left it at that. So, I called the breeder and she had a
perfect “buck” for our “doe.” She said that he was a “dwarf” rabbit, a “little on the
small side,” but that he would “do.” I had my doubts.
Flopsy was a good ten pounds and quite “frisky,” even by bunny
standards. But, I trusted the
breeder. One day, we got the boys in the car and told
them that this was “The Day.” Now, I’m thinking to myself, “I want to
do this with some dignity. I
want the boys to see the experience, but not to actually see the
experience, if you catch my drift. How
to get these two bunnies together was not a problem, it was the “mating
ritual” that had me a little nervous. The breeder seemed to have it all under
control. After all, she was the
“pro.” “Okay.
Here’s what we’re going to do,” she told us.”
“We’ll put Flopsy in the buck’s cage.
You never do it the other way around.
We’ll wait until he “starts.”
He may make a few attempts, but fail.” “How do we know when he’s
“succeeded”? I asked. “He’ll just fall over to one side, and
look like he’s ready to die,” she said.
“Let’s go. “Wait a minute,” I said, looking at the
boys who were hanging on to her every word.
“Uh, “maybe the boys would like to play in the yard.” “Sure,” she said.
And off they went. Well, when we actually saw the buck,
we knew what the breeder was talking about, when she told us that he was
“small.” He couldn’t have
been more than four pounds. Flopsy
could have killed that poor rabbit with one paw.
But, I kept quiet. Well, what went on in that buck’s pen
defied the laws of physics. Fur flying all over the place, biting, chasing, mounting.
It took a good three or four tries, before the buck collapsed in utter
exhaustion, our sign that the job was done.
I was so happy that we had managed to distract the boys through all of
this. There would have been far
too many questions. We paid the breeder, thanked her, got
everyone back into the car, went home and waited.
And waited. And waited. “Thirty-one days,” the breeder told us.
“Not one day sooner and not one day later.
If she starts pulling out her fur and making a nest even one day
sooner, it’s a false pregnancy. Thirty-one
days.” Well, exactly fourteen days later,
Flopsy started pulling out her fur and making a nest.
I called the breeder. “A false pregnancy,” she said.
“I guess it didn’t ‘take’.” “Didn’t take?
Oh, no!” I said to
my husband. “We have do go
back and do it all over again.” “Yeah,” he replied.
“Just our luck we get the only two rabbits in the world who don’t
know how to mate.” So, back to the breeder’s we went. This time, the boys were less interested in
“playing” and more interested in “watching.”
We managed to send them off in the yard, nonetheless.
And then the entire mating ritual was repeated, with equal enthusiasm
on the parts of the Bride and the Groom. This time, though, during one of the
rabbits’ more “personal moments,” our older son raced into the yard,
ran up to us, and asked, “Did they do it yet?” So much for dignity.
So much for values. So
much for ambiance. The kid knew
what was going on and knew a lot more than we thought he did.
But, at least we tried. Well, exactly thirty-one days after the
“second attempt,” Flopsy gave birth to four little bunnies, two boys and
two girls. We kept the one that
looked like Flopsy’s husband and named her “Sunny.” The experience might not have gone exactly as
I had planned. But, that’s the
way it usually goes, when you’re working with kids and animals.
They always steal the show. http://www.ahherald.com/barbieri/ls010426_bunnies.htm
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MONMOUTH CONSERVATION FOUNDATION HELPS PRESERVE PRECIOUS OPEN SPACE Earlier this month, I visited with members of the Monmouth Conservation Foundation at their annual meeting and cocktail party at Judith Stanley’s House. In addition to having a great time, I was once again reminded of the worthwhile work this fine nonprofit organization performs for our town. For more than 24 years, the Monmouth Conservation Foundation has been working quietly behind the scenes to help save precious acres of open space throughout the county. This is especially noteworthy because the group consists of hard-working, dedicated volunteers who care about their community’s future. The members of the foundation donate money and time to acquire, hold, develop, preserve and protect not only open spaces, but historic and recreation areas in Monmouth County. Since its inception in 1977, the Monmouth Conservation Foundation has maintained a watchful eye for properties that are ripe for preservation. Members don’t hesitate to call when they have found a property we might want to consider preserving in some fashion. After that, their involvement varies, at least in Middletown. If the township committee is interested in the property, we may just need a foundation member to make a friendly phone call and set up the first meeting. At other times, the foundation is a strong contact with the property owner and their assistance is important to closing the deal. What’s nice about the foundation is they are always there to help, even if it’s just to provide information. Foundation members are a wealth of knowledge when it comes to all the ways to preserve a property (outright purchase, life rights, deed restrictions, conservation easements, etc.). They also can provide insight on where to locate viable funding sources necessary to complete a transaction. The Monmouth Conservation Foundation has some hand in the preservation of nearly 3,000 acres of property in Monmouth County, including 5+ acres in Lincroft, 255 acres better known today as Huber Woods, and an 84-acre tract on McClees Creek known as Hunt’s Crossing. The properties I mention are only a few of the ones they have helped preserve in Middletown and surrounding communities. A visit to the foundation’s website at will show other properties preserved in Middletown as well as in Holmdel, Hazlet, Tinton Falls, Upper Freehold Township, Long Branch and Eatontown and more. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank every member of the conservation foundation for their efforts to further the township’s commitment to preserve open space. But who are the members of the foundation you ask? The members of the Executive Committee are Judith Stanley, Michael W. Huber, George Illmensee, Natalie Beguelin, Barry B. Davall, Lucia Blank, Shannon Eadon, Dorothee Gerberding, Thomas McClintock, James J. Truncer, and Willam Warters. Sharon L. Burnham is the executive director. The foundation’s trustees are James Annarella, Howard P. Aronson, Elwood L. Baxter, Jennifer Beck, Rosemary Brewer, Lillian Burry, Malcom Carton, Robert Clark, Christopher Colman, Catherine Duddy, John Dunigan, Larry Fink, George H. Flinn, Jennifer Francis, Catherine H. Gaffey, Louis S. T. Gimbel III, Ronald Gumbaz, Alexander V. R. Halsey, Marti Huber, George H. Keller IV, Marsha Kay Mullen, Tammy Murphy, Shirley Neff, Gloria Nilson, Peter Novello, Missy Potter, John L. Ryan, Richard B. Scudder, Mary Tassini, Duncan Thecker and Paul M. Timolat. You can help the foundation by joining their Circle of Friends Club. In return, you will receive the foundation’s newsletter, Green Spaces. You can e-mail them at call 671-7000 to make a donation by credit card. You can also mail a check to Monmouth Conservation Foundation, P.O. Box 191, Middletown, NJ 07748. Donation forms are available on their website. If you own a property and wish to preserve its natural beauty for future generations, please call the foundation at 671-2667 or the Middletown Planning office at 615-2098. Either office would be very happy to answer your questions. And as always, e-mail me with any questions or comments you may have about Middletown. Contact Mayor Joan Smith - thesmitty1@home.com http://www.exit109.com/~townhall/
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DO YOU WANT TO RUN FOR TOWN COUNCIL (pt .3) It was a couple of days later, after my being late with the water bill was in the paper, that I found out that a large number of other restaurants in town had to replace the hoods and Ansel system over their cooking stations. A fire in the Molly Pitcher and the Walt Street Pub had caused Code Enforcement officials to bring all cooking equipment in town up to code. I guess I was a little paranoid at that time. Red Bank had always been an honest and fair town to do business in and that has not changed to date. I felt better knowing that I was not being singled out because I was running for town council but I still had a feeling of paranoia. It was time to have a fundraiser and being in the restaurant business everyone thought it would be a good idea if I did the catering to save money. After all it was a fundraiser…..So on one hot day in the middle of summer I got to cater an outdoor barbeque for about one hundred people. I worked my butt off preparing; cutting, setting up and serving everyone that came to the event. At the same time the Republicans were having their own fundraiser at the newly opened Oyster Point Hotel. It was a campaign party in the presidential suite with everyone enjoying the view of the river. I had sweat running down my back as I was cutting up watermelon and serving hot dogs. Some how I was feeling that things were out of balance financially. " Of course," Marianne said, " the Republicans always have more money. We are just going to have to work harder." All I wanted to do was take a shower and fall asleep. "Stiff upper lip, Murphy, all I needed was a stiff upper lip." I told myself that as we carted the cooking grills away. Over the next couple of months there were public meetings were the audience got to ask the candidates questions. I felt like I was in a shooting gallery and I was the moving duck. Marianne would kick me under the table when she did not want me to answer a question in my own opinion. I would hedge the question…sounding dumber then if I had offered up an answer, right, wrong or indifferent. Then there was the time we were having a rally at the Union House. It was also the night of a friends Bachelor party. I had hired a white stretch limo for the party but used it to go to the rally planning to go on from there. I think Marianne gave up on me that night. I looked too much like a Republican. Mike Arnone ran a strong campaign that year. He pulled out all the plugs and I marveled at how many voters he was able to get out. We were defeated by a good majority. I learned a lot from both Mike and Marianne that year a lot about the political machines and how they work. I learned also that I should stick to doing what I do best and that is to promote my town and my business in my own way. I have sat on many boards over the years, working with others to promote Red Bank or the Count Basie Theater or our town's special events. Give me a job you want to get done and let my group and me go do it. As far as politics go, I think I will leave that to the pros.
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REPORTS OF RIVER, BAY AND OCEAN FISHING
The striped bass are here in a BIG way! The flounder fishing is best in the bay as the water seems to be heating up nicely. The past couple of days saw summer like conditions and those that had their gear ready had some nice catches. Some boats get into a hot flounder bite off the Cedars while others struggle on that sand bottom.
Capt. Pete Wagner of Hyper Striper from Highlands could do no wrong there earlier in the week, but was only able to scratch out 19 flounders Thursday. Capt. George Bachert will start seeking ling Wednesday with the Fishermen, but was very pleased with Friday's flounder bite at the Cedars. He had catches up to the upper teens, and Ray Mees of Mahwah won the pool with a 23/4-ponder
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HOW FLEXIBLE ARE YOU? (Part 2) Last week's article discussed simple ways to determine if you were losing
your overall flexibility. Now that you have done the self test, (which I'm
sure you ran right out into the great spring weather we have been having and
did), here's what to do if you had any difficulty performing any part of the
exam. How Flexible Are You? To Your Health!
CONFESSIONS OF A RECOVERING HELICOPTER PARENT Foster
Cline, MD and Jim Fay wrote a book entitled Parenting Teens with Love and Logic.
In it they describe three parenting types. Contact Carol at: ccaruso@monmouth.com
HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW MONMOUTH COUNTY This Week's Question: Freehold has not always been the seat of Monmouth County Goverment. Q: Where
were the first Courts in Monmouth county held?
Last Week's Question: Most people know that the "Lenni
Lenape" Indians were native to Monmouth Q: Can you name the other bands of Indians in Monmouth County? Paul Boyd of Atlantic Highlands, a Rutgers Ph.D. candidate who has done extensive research on the Lenape in Monmouth County during the 1600s, wrote to explain that our question was misleading. "All the largely autonomous bands of Native Americans living here in those times were part of the wider Lenape group, which extended over all of New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, northern Delaware and southeastern New York. Their links included common language, similar community set-up, and social inter-relationships and loose political association between groups. In Monmouth County, there were a number of localized bands -- Navesink, Ramezonk, Topanemus, Wickatunk, Chingarora, etc. -- but they were all Lenape (just as someone in Fair Haven is also part of the Monmouth County population).""Incidentally, it has been recognized that the term "Lenni Lenape," which was in wide use some decades ago, is redundant. The term "Lenape" is correct and sufficient (see the book by Herbert C. Kraft, The Lenape: Archaeology, History and Ethnography, pages xvii-xviii)," wrote Boyd. A: Ramezonk, Topanemus, Wickatunk, Chingarora and Navesink were among the names of bands we were looking for to last week's question. http://www.ahherald.com/trivia/lt010426.htm
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1. DUST OFF YOUR JARS. If you've got canning jars gathering dust in your basement, you're in luck. If not, don't despair. You'll find plenty of attractive pickings at local flea markets and antiques stores. For a mass arrangement, look for jars in different shapes and in a variety of heights. Treat your jars to a thorough soap-and-water cleaning so your lights will really shine! 2. FILL 'EM UP! Just like the traditional luminarias of yore, ours rely on sand to give them weight and to anchor the candles. But unlike the paper-bag variety, these beauties showcase their innards under gleaming glass. So, naturally, no ordinary sand will do. Go for the good stuff, and in colors, too! 3. LIGHT UP YOUR LIFE. Now's the time to plunk down your pillars. When they're securely seated, arrange your jars, light the wicks, and bask in the reflected glow. And remember -- even though the flames are enclosed, don't leave lighted luminarias unattended. http://www.ahherald.com/crafts/010426_luminarias.htm -
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AN EXCELLENT EARTH DAY With the weather providing a sunny and warm background (an incredible 84 degrees was the high temperature), the Earth Day celebration in Atlantic Highlands on Sunday, April 22nd was the best ever. The day started with about 20 people rising early to attend a 3-mile morning nature hike along the course of Many Mind Creek from its mouth along Sandy Hook Bay to its source in Lenape Woods Nature Preserve. Observed on the hike were numerous signs of life, such as shellfish, birds, and plants. All species that form the food web within the creek's environs. Unfortunately, also observed were numerous signs of man-made degradation, such as litter and invasive species, which illustrates the need for work to be done to improve the long-term health of this ecologically important creek. The people who attended the hike walked away with a greater appreciation of Many Mind Creek and a better understanding of stream ecology. At 1pm, Cub Scout Troop 22 helped to reforest Lenape Woods Nature Preserve, eastern section, by planting dozens of small oak seedlings and several more mature 3-4-foot high flowering dogwoods. From 2-4pm, the Earth Day Fair took place at Veterans Park on First Avenue. In addition to local environmental education tables, taking part in the festivities and exhibiting displays were the Baykeeper, the Monmouth County Friends of Clearwater, the National Park Service Unit at Sandy Hook, and the Atlantic Highlands Historical Society. Also part of the fair were prizes to local children who took part in the Earth Day Contest, live music from two local bands, and a delicious food table. One of the more common sayings in the environmental field is to "think globally, act locally." Its important message is that while we should keep the long-range view in mind, the enormous scale of environmental problems should not overwhelm us. Global warming, overpopulation, hazardous waste, and sprawl should not be perceived by people has being so immense to solve that we cannot make a difference. In fact, most environmental problems are the result of local actions done by local people. As illustrated on Earth Day in Atlantic Highlands, concern for the environment is widespread and that people are willing to take time out of their busy schedule on a beautiful Sunday to educate themselves about the local environment. Through this kind of education, people gain environmental wisdom or the ability to think holistically about problems and to make correct long-term decisions about their natural resources.
A big thanks goes to all the people who volunteered time to make Earth Day 2001 in Atlantic Highlands the best ever. Thanks to all the children and their parents who took part in the Earth Day Contest, to all the Scouts who planted trees, and to all the people who just wanted to assist. A special thanks goes to Ken and Donna Kociela, Laura Dubois, Paul Boyd, Paul and Jackie Royce, Gerald Thomas, John Phair, and to my sister, Jane. I thank you all!
HANDLING LUMP SUMS WITHOUT GETTING BRUISED A major choice one must face in early retirement is what to do regarding your company's retirement program. Do you accept a single payment (known as a lump sum) a company-purchased annuity or some sort of installment payment?
The best choice for you involves comparing the size of the lump sum and the amount and duration of a company-purchased annuity or installment payment. How much will you receive annually from the company annuity or installment payment? What is you current age and life expectancy? There are different tax consequences to a lump sum, depending on your age. If at all possible, you will want to avoid paying current taxes on that distribution, which can send you into a much higher tax bracket for the year. If you do not need the money to live on right away, roll the entire lump sum directly into an individual retirement account (IRA). This is known as a direct rollover; you tell your employer to send the money in your lump sum directly to your IRA or new retirement plan. It never comes into your possession. There are plenty of financial incentives to take the direct route. If you opt for a direct rollover, you will not have to pay current taxes, you avoid a 10 percent early withdrawal penalty and you will also avoid the 20 percent withholding requirement on cash distributions from qualified plans that became effective in 1993. There is a break for you if you are age 55 or older and take a lump sum but do not roll your assets into an IRA. You face current taxes and the 20 percent withholding requirement on any distribution moneys not rolled over-but no 10 percent penalty. If you are younger than age 55, opt for a lump sum and need the money immediately, you face decisions that can be painful. Most likely, you will have to pay current tax, the 20 percent withholding requirement and the 10 percent penalty on the distribution amount. However, you might consider a direct rollover of your lump sum into an IRA and taking a yearly distribution based on your life expectancy (this is similar to an annuity). This approach would allow you to take money from the IRA without incurring the 10 percent early withdrawal penalty. Any money taken out of the IRA would be taxed at your tax rate for the year it is withdrawn. Whether you are older or younger than age 55, if you opt for a lump sum you must then invest that money. Most people who invest for retirement focus solely on keeping their money as 'safe' as possible. Hence, they tend to be very conservative in their investment choices. However, there is also a problem with being overly conservative. People today are living on average up to 30 years after early retirement. This long-term time frame mandates investing not just to preserve capital, but also to build wealth. Early retirees need growth so that their money will stay ahead of inflation and not lose significant purchasing power. If you are considering early retirement or suspect that you will be forced out of your present place of employment, then you owe it to yourself and your family to begin the planning process immediately. Do not put it off until after you have lost your job, or you may lose the luxury of having several financial options from which to choose.
If you find yourself facing tough questions like these, give us a call; we can help you sort it out. Rich Vera, CPA practices at CPA & Financial Services, LLC, located at 971 Leonardville Road, Atlantic Highlands. A full service firm offering Income Tax Preparation, IRS Representation, QuickBooks Support, Notary Public Services, Investment and Brokerage Services, Mortgages, and Prepaid Accounting Services. You can contact him at: Ph: (732) 291-8546 ¨ Fax: (732) 872-6447 ¨ E-mail: CPA@cpafs.com ¨ Visit: http://www.cpafs.com/ The author is a registered representative of H.D. Vest Investment Securities,
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HARD DISK BACKUPS (You
can reach Dick Maybach on-line at n2nd@worldnet.att.net) Backing up hard disks is not a popular subject among computer enthusiasts. However, I encourage you to review your situation with respect to the risk of losing data and its consequences. You will probably decide that backing up is something you want to do. What is the risk? If your PC is a laptop that you carry about every day, or children frequently play games or surf the Web, your risk is very high. One day you will certainly lose some or all the data on your hard disk. If your disk contains business data or your personal checkbook and tax information, you are in for a very unpleasant time if you lose it. If either the risk or the consequence of losing your disk is high, you should establish a good backup program immediately. Conversely, if your PC is used only for playing games, you can restore the disk from the distribution CD-ROMs with little trouble and can ignore this whole topic. What medium do I use? There are several choices; the major ones being tape, another hard disk, recordable CD-ROM, and ZIP or similar disk. I prefer tape, because it has the lowest cost per bit, and using Travan 4 you can place about 6 Gbytes on a single tape, assuming a conservative 1:1.5 compression. However, it is the slowest choice, both for backing up and restoring; it takes me about an hour and a half to back up and verify 1 GB of information. I would use a hard disk for backup only if it were removable. Kits to convert internal disks to removable ones are inexpensive and readily available. You really need at least two backup disks, and they must be exactly the same to avoid having to reset your CMOS options each time you use one. This option will afford the fastest backup and restore operation. Recordable CD-ROMs are cheap, but even with compression, they can hold a maximum of 1 GB (again assuming 1:1.5 compression), which means you will probably not be able to fit a complete backup on one disk. They could well be your first choice for partial backups, since they are useful for many other applications. The limited storage of ZIP or similar disks makes them unsuitable, except for special applications. Similar drives with larger capacity, such as the 2-GB JAZ, would be a good choice (which could back up 3 GB), although hard disk capacities are growing so quickly that these may not continue to be viable. What backup strategy should I use? There are two useful types of backup: full, which backs up everything on your disk; and differential, which backs up everything that wasn’t backed up on the last full backup. I use a combination: a full backup, followed by a series of differential ones. Because a differential backup is smaller, it is much faster than a full one, typically taking 15 minutes to back up and verify for tape. To restore, you first restore from your most recent full backup, and follow this by restoring from your most recent differential one. At work, I make a full backup once a month and a differential one every day. At home, I make a full backup every few months and a differential one every week. There is a third type, the incremental backup, which I don’t consider to be useful. This backs up everything since the last full or incremental backup. To restore your disk, you must restore from your last full backup and then from every incremental backup in sequence. This is both time-consuming and prone to errors. I recommend that you keep at least two sets of backup media. That is, you should be able to make a backup without destroying the previous one. The danger is obvious; if you erase your only backup before making a new one, you can lose data if something goes amiss during the backup process. I have four tapes at work, each holding two months of backups. At home I have two tapes, each holding six months of backups. What backup program should I use? This is a real problem, because there are so few to choose from. Windows includes Microsoft Backup, which is very poor for two reasons. (1) It can make only full and (nearly useless) incremental types. (2) Furthermore, the incremental option is made even worse because MS Backup decides what to back up based on the file’s date. When you install new software, the file dates show when the vendor created them, not when you installed them. Thus, they won’t be saved unless you make a full backup. Aftermarket backup programs, such as Norton’s Backup, have disappeared. The only viable options I’ve found are programs sold with backup devices, such as Seagate’s tape drive. (Seagate’s backup is very good. At work it allows me to schedule an automatic backup every day while I’m at lunch.) This means that in choosing a medium, you must pick one that comes with a good backup program. There are also public domain and shareware backup programs available, in particular from ZDNet’s web site (www.zdnet.com), but I have no experience with these. You could also use one of the ZIP archiving programs, but it would be useful only for full backups. What files should I back up? All of them – backups are your insurance, and you want to be sure you save all your data. I have two partitions on my home and work PCs. C contains all my programs, and D all my data, but Windows sabotages this plan. For example, Outlook puts all my e-mail and my address book on C, and Internet Explorer puts my favorites here. If you aren’t very careful, many applications do the same. Every time I’ve restored from a backup, I’ve found I had to go looking for files on C that have data that I need. Where do I keep my backup? This depends on the risks. Keeping them in your laptop case is a poor idea, because if your laptop is stolen, you also lose all your data. To be completely safe, your backup media should be in a different building than your PC. I keep both my home and work backup tapes in my briefcase. If there is a fire or other disaster in either place, my data is probably safe. Of course when I’m home so are my backups, but I’m comfortable with this compromise between safety and effort. How do I restore? I’ve rebuilt a hard disk completely from backup tapes, but it isn’t easy. I recommend that you don’t try. Instead, remove your backup medium from your PC, reformat your hard disk, and reinstall Windows and all your applications as though this were a brand new PC. Then restore just your data files from your backup. You will probably forget about your e-mail, e-mail addresses, Web favorites, and the like, which means you will have several restore sessions. However, you will have a clean PC, which will probably operate faster and with fewer crashes than before. Contact Brookdale Computer Users Group - jcorbett@bcug.com http://www.bcug.com/sig/sig_sched2.html http://www.ahherald.com/bcug/bs010426_backup.htm
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(editor's note: This story was written a few weeks ago) USS ARCTIC
PULLS INTO PORT READY FOR POM PERIOD USS ARCTIC spent the majority of her time operating in the Puerto Rico and Cherry Point NC Operations Area with other ships. Throughout the underway, ARCTIC conducted underway replenishments and vertical replenishments with Battle Group Units to sustain their extended time away from port. ARCTIC refueled and supplied a total of fifty-five ships, transferring over nine million gallons of fuel, 500 tons of ammunition, and conducted 141 flight operations. In order to support the ships on station, ARCTIC stopped into Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico twice to top off cargo fuel tanks and restock sodas, dry, chill, and frozen foods. Several key events took place to qualify ARCTIC ready for deployment. The Engineering Department focused on certifying the propulsion plant during the Underway Demonstration, while the Damage Control Assistant organized General Quarter drills to handle a mass conflagration for the Basic Phase Assessment. Both evaluations went smoothly with ARCTIC receiving high marks and praise for a job well done. Unified Warrior, an exercise whose objective set out to validate ARCTIC's NATO Sea Sparrow Surface Missile System, took aim at the Operation's Department Fire Controlmen. While positioned in a tight formation with twelve other ships including several from Germany, Netherlands, and Canada, ARCTIC's Target Acquisition System identified and tracked an incoming missile fired by a British Tornado fighter jet twenty seven miles away. The AS-34 Kormoran antiship missile targeted ARCTIC but NATO launched three Sea Sparrow missiles off the rail that locked onto the inbound threat. They proved their effectiveness by destroying the exercise missile. Had ARCTIC's self defense system failed to intercept the Kormoran, it would have splashed harmlessly in the ocean. However, the successful hit was another happy moment for the ARCTIC crew. Ensign Mike Wasser, Fire Control Officer on ARCTIC, said the ship's missile defense system worked "really well." He was proud of the time his division committed to making the missile exercise a success and passed along a Bravo Zulu. During the last week underway, ARCTIC encountered heavy seas generated by a low pressure system that intensified as it moved northeast off the Florida coast. For three days, underway replenishments were on a hiatus due to the dangerous conditions. Underway replenishments are tricky enough during calm periods at sea where ships are separated by less than one hundred and eighty feet while alongside. The fifteen to twenty foot seas experienced in the storm added extra variables that caused risks to out weigh benefits. Once the seas subsided, ARCTIC was able to service the remaining ships and begin the long awaited turn North.After a month of operations at sea and regimented training, there is no doubt USS ARCTIC and her crew are prepared for the six month cruise. Now that ARCTIC is in the Pre Overseas Movement Period, her crew will have a reprieve from constant work and more time to catch up on personal matters before it is time again to board the ship and set sail on the high seas. Contact USS Arctic Public Affairs - 2NDDIVO@arctic.navy.mil http://www.ahherald.com/scuttlebutt/sb010426_POM.htm
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Treasures not his passion for fancy cars. Another shovel of dirt reveals a battered, faded, plastic star mold.. my daughter's baking pan for mud pies; a staple at afternoon tea parties. Her Howdy Doody puppet and I were always honored guests. When my new garden blossoms I'll invite my children to join me beneath the birch leaves once again. Its been a while since we've sipped tea together. We'll reminisce about summertime, sand boxes, star molds. I'll smile proudly, knowing they, like my perennials, are in full bloom Gloria Rovder Healy Gloria is a member of Writer's Ink, a local poetry group. (editors note: Do you have poetry to share? Send your submission to editor@ahherald.com.) http://www.ahherald.com/poet/pl010426_buried_treas.htm
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bridge in the picture crosses Grand Avenue in Atlantic Highlands and is called
the "Oononnekoi." It was named after an Indian tribe in the area. It
was built around 1896 by the borough of Atlantic Highlands and private
donations to give access to homes on Mount Avenue east of Grand Avenue. The
bridge was faced with "Peanut Stone" which is local to the area and
it is approximately fifty feet in length. Today the bridge is affectionately
known as the "Stone Bridge" and not its given name: Oononnekoi
(probably because the Indian name is hard to pronounce).
Vince McCluskey of Atlantic Highlands was the first to correctly identify the location. CRITICAL STAGE OF TOWN
CENTER FIGHT BEGINS Thank you for signing our petition protesting the construction of a mega-mall on Route 35 between Kanes Lane and Kings Highway. If there's one thing we've learned, it's that there is strength in numbers. The nearly 3,000 signatures we've collected to date have made elected officials take note of our very real concerns about the development and its impact on the quality of life in Middletown. We are entering a critical stage in our fight. The developers realize that their plans are under scrutiny. They realize there is widespread opposition to the magnitude of their development, and the impact it will have on the Township. But, rather than work with the Township to seriously discuss options and to do the work needed to get real answers to questions:
We are once again asking for your support. Please affix (our) bumper sticker to your car so people can see that there is widespread opposition to the Azzolina/Scaduto Town Center Mall. And please join us for a major petition drive on Sunday, May 6, so we can continue to spread the word throughout Middletown about the monstrosity that has been proposed for our community. We will meet at 12 noon at Bicentennial Park (Route 35 south and Twin Brooks Road, by Burger King) and conduct a rally so people can be made aware of our existence. Please wear RED to show solidarity for the cause! Then, we will team up and spread through towns, leafleting neighborhoods and increasing awareness of the Town Center Mall and its impact. The strength of our numbers will be the only thing that truly makes a difference! Keep in mind that if each of you gets at least ten neighbors to sign the petition, our numbers will grow from 3,000 to over 30,000! If everyone does his or her part, this will send a strong message indeed! We are also continuing our effort to
raise funds to pay for legal assistance, professional services, signs and
postage. If you can make a contribution, please send your donation to: CCOM, PO
Box 4156, Middletown, NJ 07748. Lawn signs are available by calling 671-4243.
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