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Middletown Mayor Took State Job Before Election
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[UPDATE: Clarify State employment titles]
MIDDLETOWN, NJ - Middletown Mayor Gerry Scharfenberger, Ph.D., was recently appointed Director of the Office for Planning Advocacy, formerly the Office of Smart Growth. He was hired in August as Director of Office of Smart Growth while he was campaigning for re-election to his third term on the Township Committee. The offices changed last month.
Middletown Mayor Gerry Scharfenberger, Ph.D.
Barbara Thorpe, 74, of the Lincroft section in Middletown says the mayor's new position "is not anything the electorate was made aware of. There was no mention of it in any newspapers." Thorpe feels the election outcome might have been affected if the voters knew about the new job taken mid-campaign.
Mayor Scharfenberger, who holds a Ph.D. in archeology, is a part-time adjunct professor at Monmouth University and has earned his living as an archeologist; including stints with The Louis Berger Group, Richard Grubb and Associates, and GAI Consultants, Inc. during his tenure on the local governing body.
He was approached by Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno in early August to head the new office, said Dr. Scharfenberger, because of his experience as an archeologist and his knowledge in land use issues and in dealing with the New Jersey Department of Transportation and Department of Environmental Protection. He began work during the week of August 16, 2010, and manages a staff of 11. Scharfenberger said his duties include "asking questions about policy, overseeing planners and GIS specialists. To help spur economic growth and revitalize the economy by, for example, reusing commercial properties" among many others.
Red Bank Library Offers Programs in November
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RED BANK, NJ - The program “Where Can I Find Money: Home Equity and Other Ideas” scheduled for Wednesday, November 10, 2010, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Red Bank Public Library has been canceled and will be rescheduled for a date in January.
The workshop to be presented by Coach Jenn A. Nocera entitled “Minimize Emotional Eating and Stress at the Holidays” will take place as scheduled on Thursday, November 18, 2010, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Red Bank Public Library. Registration is suggested. Please call the library at 732-842-0690 to reserve a spot at this informative and timely workshop.
The Red Bank Public Library’s Acoustic Saturdays concert series continues its third season at the library on November 27 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Eisner New Jersey Room with a performance by Gerald Edward. Known as a master of the more intimate acoustic singer-songwriter genre and a superb musician, Gerald Edward creates songs that cut across musical genres from modern rock, folk-pop, and blues-tinged neo-soul. You can visit Gerald at www.geraldedwardmusic.com. The concert is free and no registration is required.
Additional information on these and other free programs in the Adult and Children’s Departments of the Red Bank Public Library will be available at the library, on the library’s website www.lmxac.org/redbank, or by calling the library at 732-842-0690. Library hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The library is located at 84 West Front Street in Red Bank.
Atlantic Highlands Halloween Parade
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ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ - Ghouls, goblins and Harry Potters paraded down First Avenue in the borough Saturday for the annual Halloween parade.
Due to construction at Borough Hall, the parade route was reversed this year. Costumed participants assembled at Veteran's Memorial Park and marched along the main business street, waving to the folks along the road. The parade concluded at the Municipal Harbor where children were treated to pizza. Judges presented awards of Target Department Store gift cards to winners in several categories.
A photo gallery slideshow is available for viewing Here. (69 images - 6 second delay between images)
Red Bank Business Alliance Seeks Tree
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RED BANK, NJ – Red Bank RiverCenter is looking for a 20 - 25 ft. full Evergreen, preferably Blue Spruce to use in the business district as Red Bank’s Christmas tree for the 2010 Holiday Season. Red Bank has a wonderful holiday atmosphere, excellent customer service, music on the sidewalks and stores with beautiful items for everyone on your gift list. Each year RiverCenter sends out a request to the public to donate a tree that will be lit at the Dublin House Courtyard, 30 Monmouth Street from November 26th, 2010 – January 10th, 2011. RiverCenter covers the cost for the removal of the donated tree, and the donor individual or family is recognized onstage at the Red Bank Town Lighting and Holiday Express concert planned for November 26th.
Because of logistics in transporting the tree, we are looking within a 5 mile radius of Red Bank. The tree will be removed from the donor’s property and installed at 30 Monmouth Street on Sunday, November 21st with the help of Steve Garcia of The Tree Man, Beckers Tree Service, Jim Bruno of Powerhouse Signworks, Red Bank Department of Public Works and the Red Bank Police Department. Those interested in donating a tree are asked to contact RiverCenter’s office at the Visitors’ Center phone number at 732-741-9211.
Red Bank RiverCenter is a not-for-profit alliance of businesses, property owners, and residents working toward the economic vitality of Red Bank’s business district.
"Playing Doctor" Matinee to Benefit AACC Food Pantry
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Stone Church and Playhouse team to give holiday boost to Atlantic Highlands Food Pantry
All Saints' Memorial Church (The Old Stone Church), is sponsoring a benefit matinee for the Area Association of Community Churches Food Pantry on Sunday, November 21, at 2:30 p.m. at the First Avenue Playhouse in Atlantic Highlands. The comedy, "Playing Doctor," written by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore, promises to be a hilarious romp of medical mayhem, sure to boost the spirit. The First Avenue Playhouse is offering a generous portion of each $25.00 ticket sold for this performance to the Food Pantry.
The idea for a desert theatre fundraiser came out of a recent All Saints' Outreach Committee meeting where word received of a severe shortage in the pantry's shelves of a wide variety of items. Committee member Lois Young contacted Mrs. Mary Carhart, pantry director, to discern the best way to fulfill the pantry wish list. Besides upping the number of weekly shelf items to the pantry, the committee also advanced the idea of a benefit theatre performance as a way to forward funds to the pantry to take care of re-stocking the shelves.
For this specific fundraiser matinee performance, tickets are not available at the First Avenue Playhouse. People are encouraged to contact the All Saints' Church Office at 732-291-0214, or AACC Food Pantry in Atlantic Highlands, 732-291-0485, for tickets. During off-business hours, tickets can be reserved by calling Barb Drakulich, Outreach Committee Chairperson at All Saints', at 732-872-0158.
According to Mrs. Carhart, "this theatre fundraiser idea couldn't have come at a better time for the pantry. Our shelves need to be refilled for what we expect to be the largest number of clients ever for the upcoming holiday season." Mrs. Carhart, a veteran of fourteen years at the pantry, has a number of senior volunteers who themselves have long tenures in helping out on Monday's, Wednesday's and Thursday's from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Mrs. Carhart and her hard-working crew of volunteers more or less run a mini-market housed at the United Methodist Church in Atlantic Highlands. Some changes are quite noticeable over the past two years, including a 50% increase in numbers of clients, as well as a sharp demographic switch to younger clients with children. The pantry serves not only Atlantic Highlands customers, but also customers from Sea Bright, Highlands, Navesink, Leonardo, Port Monmouth, and Belford. The pantry will gladly accept new donors and donations during their posted business hours.
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