All Saints’ Memorial Church, known as the Stone Church, welcomes Eric Wyrick, Concertmaster of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO) to a return presentation on Sunday, November 6 for the 41st anniversary Candlelight Concert and Reception.
Wyrick will be accompanied by acclaimed musicians, Brennan Sweet, Assistant Concertmaster NJSO, Jonathan Spitz, Principal Cello NJSO and Brett Duebner, Viola NJSO.
This performance at All Saints’ Memorial Church promises to highlight the refined musicianship of each individual, and collectively, a delightful exuberance that has gained them rave reviews and national recognition.
The program is a mixture of accessible contemporary and well-known works including Five Folksongs in Counterpoint by Florence Price, Lyric for strings by George Walker, Strum by Jessie Mongomery and String Quartet by Beethoven.
Tickets are $45 per person and include the concert in the church sanctuary followed by a candlelight reception in the parish house. This gives attendees the opportunity to mingle with the performers and fellow concertgoers.
Reservations, which are limited, can be made by phone at 732-291-0214 or on the All Saints’ Memorial Church website at www.allsaintsnavesink.org.
All Saints’ Memorial Church, an example of English Gothic Revival architecture and National Historic Landmark since 1988, hosts a number of musical and theatrical presentations annually. The Candlelight Concert has become an autumnal classic offering an opportunity for superb chamber music in a warm and inviting setting. Guest ensembles rave about the sanctuary acoustics and attendees rave about the beauty of the space resplendently framed in candle glow.
A lovely and lively reception follows in the parish house and offers a perfect venue for performers and attendees to mix and mingle.
Tickets are $45 per person and include the concert in the church sanctuary followed by a sumptuous candlelight reception in the parish house allowing attendees the opportunity to mix and mingle with the performers and fellow concert- goers.
Kindly consider making reservations early as seats are limited. Contact us by phone, 732-291-0214 or by visiting our website, www.allsaintsnavesink.org, News and Events page to inquire or make reservations
The Atlantic Highlands Chamber of Commerce will meet chamber members Justin Sonta of Edward Jones at Emilio’s Kitchen, 77 Center Ave., on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 a.m.
The Chamber offers regular meetings at local restaurants and other sites to increase networking among the numerous businesses in the borough and to introduce new businesses to the community.
For the breakfasts at Emilio’s, there will be a limited set menu and $20 cash will cover the cost.
Interested persons can RSVP on the Chamber’s website at www.ahchamber.org.
Chamber members who have attended at least one of the chamber’s networking events are invited to be guest speakers at an event. Those interested can contact Jann Catto at jann@tlcmediation.com.
Women in Business will be the featured networking event on Nov. 27 at 1st Cup, at noon.
For further information on any news about the chamber of commerce, call 732-872-8711 or email info@ahchamber.org
Tai Chi will be made easy at the Atlantic Highlands Branch of the Monmouth County Library on Monday, November 6 at 10 a.m.
Local expert Catherine Irons of Shore Tai Chi Easy will present the program designed to deal with wellness and stress management.
The precise origin of Tai Chi is unknown, yet scholars have found through ancient writings the practice was prevalent in China thousands of years ago and has been used to explore the essence of life and increase vitality, longevity, and inner peace.
Advocates of Tai Chi believe it is a primary force which creates and sustains life and have dubbed it the grandmother of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Western science has become inspired by this through research that’s it therapeutic in numerous ways.
Tai Chi Easy, which is trademarked, is a carefully developed method and approach to Tai Chi that makes it easy, beneficial and fun from the start. Rather than learning more than 100 traditional movements Tai Chi Easy can be done in two movements or three, or in a Chair.
No reservations or requirements are required to join the November 6 class.
Officials from the Monmouth County Vocational Technical School District are expected to be at a meeting November 9 to give an update on the progress of rehabilitation of the two buildings the District leases for MAST from the National Park Service on Sandy Hook.
Dr. Charles Ford, Superintendent of the Monmouth County Vocational Technical school district, and Kelly Brazelton, business administrator for the school district which includes MAST, the Marine Academy of Science and Technology represent one of the leasees requested to attend the regularly scheduled meeting to give updates.
The meeting of the Fort Hancock 21st Century Federal Advisory Committee is via ZOOM and runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Local residents have questioned rumors that while one of the two buildings, Building 56, leased several years ago by the district is currently in use, contractors are still working on the building. Building 56 and Building 23, a former barracks, were both leased by the county school district to provide accommodations for indoor drills and bathroom facilities for MAST students, the Marine Academy of Science and Technology at Sandy Hook. MAST leases 11 other buildings from the National Park Service on Sandy Hook and negotiated another lease for the two buildings several years ago to provide better and more complete accommodations for the NJROTC program.
Most concerning, according to local residents, is Building 23, the larger of the two leased buildings, which the school district has left lying dormant for several years since the first work on it ceased two years ago. At that time, school spokesmen said building contracts could not be out for bid due to nesting ospreys at the highest point of the building. Due to environmental regulations, endangered species cannot be disturbed. However, since the birds nested, migrated and left, yet no contracts have still been sought to repair and renovate the building. Earlier this year, it was reported more than once that bids would be sought for the construction by specific dates; however, that never happened.
Building 23 was leased by Monmouth County to provide office space, classrooms, drill space and bathrooms for students in the NJROTC program, at MAST. Every student at MAST is in the NJROTC program and must pass the Naval Science program in order to earn a MAST diploma.
The school is one of the five vocational technical schools for Monmouth County, all of which consistently rank among the top ten schools in the state for academic excellence. MAST also consistently garners national and multi-state district awards and commendations for its outstanding NJROTC program and the number of students who gain numerous scholarships both to ROTC college programs as well as all of the five federal military academies.
To a journalist who has sought information on the building, it appears that should Dr. Ford and Brazelton attend the meeting to give updates, there is a possibility they will not be able to be complete their report and provide the information the Advisory Commission is requesting as part of its routine update on activities at the national recreation area.
An OPRA request for information on updates of construction of Buildings 23 and 56 was filed and received by both the school district and the Monmouth County Commissioners Oct. 13. Brazelton responded to the request Oct. 18 indicating additional time would be necessary to fill the citizen’s request past the OPRA required Oct. 24 date.
The reason the information could not be forwarded within the allotted mandated time, she said in the letter, was due to the scope of the request and the need to review and potentially redact any documents allowed under OPRA regulations. The administrator added she anticipated the records may be made available by Nov. 14.
In response to the OPRA request sent to the Monmouth County Commissioners, Monmouth County attorney Michael Fitzgerald responded with a telephone call also indicating further time would be needed in order to provide the information.
The information requested by the journalist appears to be some of the information the Federal Advisory Committee would want at its meeting Nov. 9 since it concerns one of its leased programs.
That OPRA request whose response had to be extended included requests for information on the original estimate and date for rehabilitation for both buildings, the total cost of Building 56 rehabilitation, the smaller of the two buildings, the cost for digging out and filling in the cellar in building 56, the building now being used to house and store an approximate $1milion in federal uniforms and supplies, the number of change orders which have been issued for Building 56, the former barracks, and minutes of the meeting when that building rehabilitation was halted due to the osprey nest.
The request also included information on the number of executive session meetings that have been held concerning the buildings, as well as a copy of certificates of approval, contracts and leases concerning the buildings originally scheduled to house the award winning NJROTC program.
Because of the scope of business to be covered at the meeting, public comment will only be permitted between 11:30 and noon, and each speaker will be limited to three minutes. Callers must advise Ms Yun in advance if they want to comment and callers will then be taken on a first come basis. The Park Service will accept written comments forwarded to the Park Service and use them to remain informed for future outreach efforts. Those comments can be submitted at Gateway_Feedback@NPS.gov.
As the nation prepares to observe and celebrate the 248th birthday of the founding of the United States Marine Corps on November 10, New Jersey can honor many Marines who attributed their entry into the military through the state of New Jersey.
But there are two noted Marines whose Medals of Honor were earned at the same battle in the Civil War, while serving on separate ships.
Among the 50 soldiers, sailors and four Marines receiving the Medal of Honor at Fort Fisher, North Carolina near the end of the Civil War were Corporal Andrew Tomlin and Private John Shivers.
They remain the first two Marines who enlisted in the Marine Corps from New Jersey to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, which was first presented during the Civil War.
The Battle of Fort Fisher was fought three weeks after the first Union attempt to take this strategic site in North Carolina ended in failure, its commanding officer relieved of duty because of the poorly executed plan.
The flotilla sailing to fight the second battle was delayed due to a powerful storm off Cape Hatteras. However, one week later, 8,000 men were in the landing force that went ashore and began two more days of intense bombardment. Four hundred Marines accompanied the 1,600 sailors who went ashore and served under the command of Captain Lucien L. Dawson.
While Marines participated in major land battles at numerous sites throughout the Civil War, their main contribution was aboard ships blockading squadrons and inland river flotillas.
The three-day battle launched Jan. 13, 1865, was a massive victory for the Union, weakening the Confederacy by cutting off their supplies. The battle was also the heaviest naval armed battle in history to that time and was the largest amphibious attack during the Civil War, combining both land and naval forces. It remained the largest amphibious attack in American history until the D-Day attack in World War II nearly a century later.
With nearly 10,000 Union soldiers and 58 naval ships involved, there were 54 Medals of Honor attributed for heroism during this single conflict. Six of those Medals of Honor were awarded to Marines. The victory at Fort Fisher enabled the Union to capture Wilmington, the final major Confederate port, limiting Confederate access to supplies. The Confederacy surrendered 90 days after losing at Wilmington, North Carolina.
Andrew J. Tomlin was a corporal in the Marine Corps serving on the USS Wabash during the Fort Fisher assault. On Jan. 15, 1865, he was one of 200 Marines gathered to hold a line of entrenchments in the rear of the fort. He refused to retreat in the face of the enemy attack and remained in his position throughout the night until relief troops arrived. Cpl. Tomlin advanced through active fire to assist a wounded soldier struck by enemy fire. Cpl. Tomlin was the only Marine of four military personnel aboard the Wabash who earned the Medal of Honor
Born in Goshen in Cape May County, Tomlin survived the battle and later advanced to the rank of sergeant before being relieved from the Corps and returning to civilian life. He died Nov. 1, 1905, and is buried at Goshen Methodist Cemetery in Goshen. His Medal of Honor is at the National Museum of the US Marine Corps at Quantico, Va,
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As corporal of the guard on board the U.S.S. Wabash during the assault on Fort Fisher, 15 January 1865. As one of 200 marines assembled to hold a line of entrenchments in the rear of the fort which the enemy threatened to attack in force following a retreat in panic by more than two-thirds of the assaulting ground forces, Cpl. Tomlin took position in line and remained until morning when relief troops arrived from the fort. When one of his comrades was struck down by enemy fire, he unhesitatingly advanced under a withering fire of musketry into an open plain close to the fort and assisted the wounded man to a place of safety.
Pvt. John Shivers
Born in Canada in 1830 and enlisting in the Marine Corps from somewhere in New Jersey, Pvt. Shivers was serving aboard the USS Minnesota during the Battle of Fort Fisher.
The Medal of Honor Museum does not have any record of where or when Pvt. Shiver completed his tour of duty with the Marine Corps or where he died. Nor is there a record of where his Medal of Honor, which he received before his death, is today.
The ship on which he served, the USS Minnesota, was a wooden steam frigate launched ten years earlier, decommissioned after tours in east Asia, and recommissioned to serve as the flagship of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron during the Civil War. She was later stricken, beached and burned to recover her metal fittings and to clear her name for the newly ordered battleship, the USS Minnesota (BB22)
Pvt. Shivers was among the 240 men from the Minnesota in the landing force, that covered, by a barrage from their own ship, participated in the successful assault that closed Wilmington. Pvt. Shivers was one of three Marines who earned the Medal as part of the landing party which assaulted the fort.
CITATION On board the U.S.S. Minnesota, in the assault on Fort Fisher, 15 January 1865. Landing on the beach with the assaulting party from his ship, Pvt. Shivers advanced to the top of the sandhill and partly through the breach in the palisades despite enemy fire which killed or wounded many officers and men. When more than two-thirds of the men became seized with panic and retreated on the run, he remained with the party until dark when it came safely away, bringing its wounded, its arms, and its colors.
Other Recipients of the Medal of Honor attributed to New Jersey HERE
Clean Ocean Action is calling for a halt to any further approvals and authorizations of offshore windmills, in light of the forthcoming Government Accountability Office (GAO) study on offshore wind in the Northeast and the investigation into the unprecedented whale deaths in the New Jersey region.
The Long Branch based organization also called for the halt until robust and critical baseline studies as well as a pilot project to determine true ecological impacts are completed.
Their statement came after Orsted’s cancellation of the Ocean Wind 1 and 2 projects off the New Jersey Coast, seeing it as the latest and most dramatic evidence the offshore wind industry is in turmoil.
The announcement by the world’s leading offshore wind developer affirms Clean Ocean Action’s concerns that ocean industrialization is moving at a reckless pace, fueled by federal and state government fast-tracking.
“This is all too much and too fast given the entire industry’s large scale technological failures, supply chain issues, and major financial challenges, despite government bailouts,” COA leaders said. “It is long overdue for developers and federal and state governments to take a time-out, pause the reckless exploitation and industrialization of the ocean, and implement good governance, transparency, science, due diligence, and a pilot project. “
The Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce (EMACC) has issued an invitation to a Merry & Magnificent Holiday Networking Event scheduled as the conclusion of the year-long 95th anniversary celebration.
The event is set for Tuesday, December 5 at Salt Creek Grille from 5pm to- 8pm. And includes a festive cocktail party to include a premium open bar, hors d’oeuvre, pasta, salad and carving stations.
EMACC is giving away two special door prizes at the event. Prizes are a package of two tickets plus round trip limo accommodations courtesy of Arrow Limo to EMACC’s Annual Spinnaker Awards and a second gift of a $50 Visa Gift Card for the two lucky attendees.
“EMACC is extremely proud to have served our local businesses and communities for the last 95 years,” said Jennifer Eckhoff, Executive Director of EMACC. “The year-long celebration will draw to a close at the Merry & Magnificent Annual Holiday event hosted in the beautiful Salt Creek Grille. It is a great opportunity for businesses to connect with each other and celebrate the season and we invite community members from our area to join us for an evening of holiday cheer and networking.”
In the spirit of the season, Eckhoff asked all to join the Chamber to support non-profit EMACC Member Pinwheel Place – New Jersey’s only Relief Nursery.
Pinwheel Place provides free emergency child care for children ages newborn to 6 years based on the needs of the family. Respite care is also available. EMACC is collecting diapers of any size and/or gift cards to donate to Pinwheel Place. All donations are greatly appreciated.
Tickets to the Merry & Magnificent Annual Holiday Event are $95 for EMACC members and $105 for non-members. Register by November 30 for early advanced registration pricing. Prices will increase by $10 a ticket on December 1.
For ticket purchase or to inquire about becoming an event sponsor please visit the website at EMACC.org, m call (732) 741-0055 or send an email at info@emacc.org for event or membership information.
The Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce is a membership-based organization that serves businesses of all sizes in the eastern Monmouth County area. The chamber provides a variety of services and resources to its members, including networking opportunities, business referrals, and education on topics such as human resource management, marketing, and cybersecurity. The chamber also advocates for the interests of businesses at the local, state, and federal levels.
EMACC began in 1928 when 12 businessmen banded together to form the “Red Bank Chamber of Commerce” to serve the business interests of downtown Red Bank. Over the next 28 years, the organization’s membership grew beyond the borders of Red Bank and was renamed the Greater Red Bank Chamber of Commerce and then the Red Bank Area Chamber of Commerce. In 1995, the name and service area were changed to the “Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce” to better reflect the organization’s growing membership and the rapidly expanding business interests in the neighboring communities. Th Chamber now serves Eatontown, Fair Haven, Little Silver, Middletown, Monmouth Beach, Oceanport, Red Bank, Rumson, Sea Bright, Shrewsbury and Tinton Falls.
The meeting will be held in the cafetorium of Henry Hudson Regional School and has been advertised on social media and released to newspapers.
The transitional Board of Education, comprised of three members each from each of the three Boards of Education, Highlands, Atlantic Highlands and Henry Hudson, will act on a resolution to appoint a board secretary as their first order of business, an action before swearing in the board members.
Election of officers will follow, with the public then permitted to speak on items on the agenda.
While there will also be action on a resolution to approve the organization agenda items and approval of a submission of an application for a LEAP implementation grant, there is no listing of the organization agenda items under consideration listed.
The public will have a second opportunity to comment at the end of the meeting before adjournment
If you haven’t the time to read the responses to all the questions Mark Fisher put to the candidates for office in Atlantic Highlands, at least take a look at how each ranks the importance of the areas in which the questions were posed. While one candidate did not answer any of the questions, preferring to say she wants to listen to the people……hasn’t she be listening up until now?????…….and two others give reasons why the ranking isn’t accurately telling the full story, it’s interesting to see where the question of regionalization with Sea Bright stands.
In spite of the fact school regionalization has been THE topic most read and talked about for the past year, in spite of a special election that cost taxpayers money and many now are saying they didn’t even know exactly what it included, Councilwoman Lori Hohenleitner ranks it way down as her eighth priority if elected Mayor. That, in spite of the fact she lists better communication as her first priority!
Councilman Jon Crowley, seeking another term as councilman, also doesn’t think the regionalization question is of much importance to the council. He rates it #10 in priority. Alyson Forbes simply doesn’t give any opinion because she apparently is waiting until she is elected before she listens to the people.
On the other hand, James Murphy, also seeking the mayoral post, thinks regionalization is the most important issue after improving taxes. That, even though he doesn’t sit in on all those executive sessions discussing it, nor take any action on it since his wife is President of the board of education.
Nor does it look like he will be involved if elected Mayor, since his wife just filed to fill the next, last and shortest term on the Atlantic Highlands Board of Education, which will be wiped out by June at the latest. But the mayoral candidate still thinks that for the people of Atlantic Highlands, regionalization with Sea Bright should be one of the top priorities of the new administration. So it sounds like if elected, he will urge the new council to listen to the people who have been talking about it all these many months.
Ellen O’Dwyer also thinks regionalizing education with Sea Bright should be up there in interest and attention, ranking it a Number Two priority. And former teacher in the very system they’re regionalizing, Coach Whitehead, thinks it’s one of his top four priorities, ranking it after better communications, cannabis and tax stability.
It’s a simple question. If residents overwhelmingly voted for regionalization after months of talking, and either thought it included Sea Bright when they voted, or see it as the first step in including Sea Bright in another election soon, wouldn’t that make it a matter of importance to the folks running the town?
If the arguments are, and have proven to be, that bringing Sea Bright into a regionalization system for K-12 education would save bundles of money for taxpayers, wouldn’t that make it a matter of priority for the people who set the tax rates for the residents?
Everybody says the already approved regionalization is “the first step.” Wouldn’t you think a governing body interested in promoting the ideas and programs that are important to their residents would make it a priority?
Does it make you wonder whether some folks running for office are afraid of taking a second step? Or is it that they simply do not want to?
The first regular meeting of the Mayor and Council in the new Borough Hall on Navesink Avenue will be Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 7 p..m. with a lot on the agenda.
The new meeting place, which will eliminate the meetings at the Wilson Community Center, was advertised both in the newspapers and online as well as posted in Borough Hall so residents now know to go up the hill rather than to Waterwitch to attend a meeting.
As in the past, there will be no ZOOM proceedings for the public meetings.
Ptl. Ryan Schoellner will be sworn in as Police Sergeant and Stanley Wojdylak IV will be named a patrolman at the meeting, and both will take their oaths of office immediately after.
Steve Winters will also be appointed Construction Official and former Councilwoman Rebecca Wells will be named to the Housing Authority.
Council will act on a resolution to authorize the consolidation issue of bonds totaling $8,036,736 into a single issue rather than the six bond ordinances currently adopted. It will also introduce an ordinance to include privately owned salt storage facilities in outdoor storage areas and set a public hearing for the next meeting. A public hearing on amending the Snug Harbor design in the FEMA project will be held on Wednesday.
Mayor and Council will also issue a proclamation remembering Holodomor, the Great Ukrainian Famine man-made in 1932 as part of the Soviet famine of the 1930s. That famine killed millions of Ukrainians as the Soviet Union destroyed major grain-producing areas in a deliberate move designed by Josef Stalin. The action is identified by many as an attempt at genocide and the elimination of Ukrainian independence. The Ukraine was one of the largest grain producing states in the Soviet Union and millions of Ukrainians died as a result of the year long Holodomor.
