Union Beach News

Cpl. Brian M. Connelly had plans. He was supposed to come home early. He was supposed to start college.

The International Baccalaureate Diploma program is a foreign name to most Americans, but to students at Biotechnology High School, it's an omnipresent program that influences their education on a daily basis.

The Monmouth County DWI Task Force, in cooperation with the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety, will conduct two DWI checkpoints this weekend to detect drivers under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.

A tighter municipal budget, ever shrinking state aid, and a proposed energy-producing wind turbine are the top challenges that face this Bayshore town, according to the three candidates running for Borough Council in this year's election.

Police said they arrested three people on drug charges and seized marijuana during two separate investigations.

A plan for an energy-producing wind turbine proposed by the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority must satisfy several state Department of Environmental Protection regulations before actual construction can start, state officials said.

UNION BEACH: Help Wanted: carpenters and laborers for one day of hard work. Job offers no pay, but tons of gratitude and self-satisfaction. Those interested should apply at 413 Beachview Ave., Union Beach either this Saturday or Sunday to help out with ongoing construction of a new home for Army Staff Sgt.

Mike Walsh was looking for a volunteer opportunity that would allow him to get involved locally and work with his hands.

Several Monmouth County towns could benefit from a bill passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday that would allocate roughly $4.1 million for area beach replenishment and flood control projects next year, officials said.

Gov. Jon S. Corzine has gained ground on Republican challenger Christopher J. Christie, whose lead has eroded to 43 percent to 40 percent margin among likely voters, according to a new Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Poll.

A Union Beach man and his friend are charged with setting his vehicle on fire in his driveway, in what police say was an attempt to collect insurance money.

A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed a Monmouth County lawsuit to stop the implementation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's newly expanded flood zone maps in the Bayshore area, citing the case is beyond the court's jurisdiction.

Some Bayshore seniors are finding out there's some truth to the age-old adage 'there's no free lunch.' The question basically comes down to this: should senior citizens who live outside a borough be charged $50 a year to use another town's nearby senior center? Come Jan.

A robber pointed a gun at a bicyclist on the Henry Hudson Trail and stole his money and cell phone, police said.

UNION BEACH: The Union Beach Fire Department has scheduled a Sept. 11 service for 7 p.m. at Fireman's Park at 713 Front St.

The Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority wants to build a 380-foot wind turbine - the second such turbine in the state - to generate power and save taxpayers money.

That's the distress call being put out by family members of Army Staff Sgt. Michael Minard, a wounded veteran of Iraq, who are looking for a handful of skilled men and women to help complete the woodwork portion of the home being built for the Minards through the "Homes for Our Troops" program.

Two fishermen were stranded along Raritan Bay as storms associated with Tropical Storm Danny dumped heavy rain on the Jersey Shore early Saturday.

After 25 years in the highly influential position, Malcolm V. Carton was replaced by Andrea I. Bazer as the lead attorney for Monmouth County in a unanimous vote Thursday night by the Board of Freeholders.

The Monmouth County DWI Task Force, in cooperation with the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety, will conduct a DWI checkpoint to detect drivers under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.