Author: KELLY GIULIANO, Staff Writer
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Chris Singleton: Love needs to be taught
Former professional baseball player Chris Singleton used to have two goals in life – to play Major League baseball and to purchase a Range Rover for his mother. Unfortunately, Singleton, who is from South Carolina, did not have the opportunity to give his mother a luxury vehicle. That was because Singleton’s mother and eight other…
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Poetry event at Rumson synagogue will honor late educator
The late Jack Needle will be honored during a Jewish poetry event to be held at 11 a.m. on March 15 at Congregation B’nai Israel, 171 Ridge Road, Rumson. On Feb. 11, Emilie Kovit-Meyer, the executive director of the synagogue, said Needle, 88, died during the summer of 2019. “We have all been reeling from…
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‘Edie the Extraordinary’ receives new liver from unexpected donor
RED BANK – After more than 100 individuals applied to be a potential liver donor for Edie O’Neill, a 4-month-old infant from Red Bank, no one would have guessed her perfect match would be a fellow O’Neill. “Going through all of the information, the doctors felt Becky was the best match,” Edie’s mother, Bridget O’Neill,…
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Red Bank zoning board weighs variance requests for two buildings
An application that proposes the construction of a two-and-a-half-story apartment building at the corner of Pearl and Oakland streets and a five-story mixed use building on Monmouth Street has come before the Red Bank Zoning Board of Adjustment. The application was introduced to the public and board members on Feb. 6. The applicant, 121 Monmouth…
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Project Write Now offers writing opportunities, support for all ages
For 29 years, Joan Ellis of Red Bank confined her thoughts to 500 words. For more than two decades, Ellis, 89, was a film critic for The Two River Times in Red Bank and for a second publication in Vermont. Ellis, who loved her job, never missed a deadline and always adhered to the 500-word…
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Holmdel officials will video record, live stream committee meetings
HOLMDEL – Members of the Holmdel Township Committee have unanimously voted to video record and live stream meetings of the governing body. On Jan. 28, no one from the public commented on the matter before an ordinance which permits the video recording and live streaming of municipal meetings was adopted. On a roll call vote,…
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Possible vote on CBA projects rescheduled for board’s April 1 meeting
MIDDLETOWN – The Middletown Planning Board has carried a possible vote on a proposal to expand, modify and renovate the facilities at Christian Brothers Academy to its April 1 meeting. The application filed by representatives of CBA, a private school that is located at 850 Newman Springs Road, was scheduled to have been heard at…
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Holmdel residents sign petition opposing NJNG regulator station
Hundreds of Holmdel residents have signed a petition that asserts their opposition to a proposal, which calls for the construction of a New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) regulator station on a scenic byway in the community. Residents signed the petition online or in person at Fox Hollow Vineyards, which is located at 939 Holmdel Road,…
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Mayor: Zoning for massage parlors would limit such businesses in Eatontown
EATONTOWN – Mayor Anthony Talerico has said that placing zoning restrictions on areas of the borough where massage parlors would be permitted to operate would ensure that such establishments are limited in Eatontown. “I read a few disturbing posts on Facebook saying the town is looking to create zoning that would … welcome (illicit massage…
