Author: Steven Viera
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Expansion plan approved for Count Basie Theatre
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer RED BANK — As its 90th birthday approaches later this year, the Count Basie Theatre will be celebrating with a bit of a growth spurt. The Zoning Board of Variance unanimously approved a request by Count Basie Theatre to add nearly 42,000 square feet onto the existing structure so the…
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Spotswood man bikes toward California for coast-to-coast adventure
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD – Nancy Spina didn’t expect her son, Philip, 27, to quit his job to bike across the country with his friends, but that’s exactly what he has been doing. On May 2, Philip Spina and his former roommates from Rowan University, Sandro Anello and Nick Marcello, left Asbury Park…
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Summer Series returns to Riverside Gardens Park
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer RED BANK — The Director of Parks and Recreation, Charlie Hoffman, wants to make summer evenings unforgettable for both members of the community and visitors with the 2016 Summer Series. “It’s a great way to enhance the overall Red Bank experience,” he said. “It really becomes a legendary night for…
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Celebrations of life, calls for action at vigil for Orlando
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer RED BANK — Flanked by public officials from across the state and surrounded by a crowd of nearly 200 people, Mayor Pasquale Menna called on communities everywhere to take notice of the gathering. “Thank you for joining us in Red Bank to say and to send a message to the…
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Girl Scouts raise awareness of keeping parks clean
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — A group of girls thought that people should take better care of local parks. So they did something about it. Girl Scout Troop 80308 of South River, comprised of 12 fourth-grade girls between the ages of nine and 10, served as the hosts to the event, “Pack…
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East Brunswick passes municipal budget in narrow vote
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The Township Council approved a $63.1 million municipal budget for 2016 by a margin of three members in favor and two who opposed. With last year’s budget totaling $59,471,313, the 2016 budget represents an increase of $3,647,566. East Brunswick Chief Financial Officer L. Mason Neely explained that…
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South River grads revisit schools during Senior Walk
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer SOUTH RIVER — Before walking across the stage at graduation, South River High School seniors took a walk down memory lane. For the first time, the high school seniors participated in a “Senior Walk” where they visited South River’s middle and elementary schools wearing their caps and gowns and walked…
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DiSomma will not seek new term as Red Bank’s Republican chair
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer RED BANK – Republican Chairman Sean DiSomma announced on June 16 that he will not seek a second term as head of the party. “My reasons really are for career and family,” he said. He explained that he has a job in New York City that requires him 100 days…
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Bear sighted in Woodbridge Township
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer A bear was reported wandering through the Colonia and Iselin sections of Woodbridge Township earlier today. “It appears to be a cub,” John Hagerty, a spokesman for Mayor John McCormac, said. According to Hagerty, the Woodbridge Police Department began receiving reports of a bear around 8:30 a.m. Because the bear…
