• Reconstruction open house set

    To help Sea Bright residents tackle reconstruction and home elevation challenges, Sea Brighters Embracing Action will host an open house on May 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Sea Bright Borough Hall, 1167 Ocean Ave. Design professionals, contractors and vendors will offer presentations on topics relevant to raising and reconstructing homes damaged by…

  • Pastor, youth ministers resign from St. Mary in Colts Neck

    COLTS NECK — Bishop David M. O’Connell, bishop of the Diocese of Trenton, has accepted the resignation of the Rev. Thomas J. Triggs as pastor of St. Mary Parish, Colts Neck, effective immediately, according to a press release from the diocese. The May 4 resignation follows recent reports that the Rev. Michael Fugee, a priest…

  • Culinary fundraiser for county parks

    RED BANK — Party on the Promenade, a fundraiser and culinary event, will take place from 6-9 p.m. May 23 in Red Bank to support the nonprofit Friends of the Monmouth County Parks. The event is being hosted by the Red Bank Flavour Culinary Alliance and the Molly Pitcher Inn to help the nonprofit raise…

  • Fresh Air Fund seeks host families

    The Fresh Air Fund is seeking families in central New Jersey who can host a child in their home during the summer. Each summer, more than 4,000 innercity children visit suburban, rural and smalltown communities through the Fresh Air Fund’s Volunteer Host Family Program. The Fresh Air Fund has provided free summer experiences to more…

  • Birthright of Greater Red Bank celebrates 35 years

    RED BANK — Volunteers for the Red Bank Chapter of Birthright, a global organization with the mission to help pregnant women-in-crisis and their babies, are planning the nonprofit’s 35th anniversary celebration luncheon. The event will be held on Sept. 28 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Branches in West Long Branch. All are invited…

  • Navesink River Rowing to host open house May 18

    RED BANK — Navesink River Rowing (NRR) will hold a special 30th anniversary Open House on its home site at the end of Maple Avenue in Red Bank on May 18. Activities, which are free and open to the public, will run continuously from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and include site tours and hands-on…

  • Oceanport tax rate remains flat for third consecutive year

    Tinton Falls budget reflects rise in revenues from permit fees, hotel tax BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — For the third consecutive year, taxpayers in Oceanport will not face a tax increase on the municipal portion of their tax bills. “This is the third year in a row our tax rate will remain at…

  • Sandy Ground: a safe haven from life’s storms

    Union Beach playground dedicated in honor of Newtown shooting victim BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Youngsters search for their own handprints on a memorial at the new Jack Pinto MemorialPlayground at Fireman’s Park in Union Beach. The handprint of the 6-year-old Newtown,Conn., school shooting victim is surrounded by those of area children and community leaders.…

  • Assemblyman thanks New Jersey National Guard

    Those of us who were on the front lines against superstorm Sandy know how much our brave soldiers and airmen of the New Jersey Army and Air National Guard helped to save lives and entire communities. Our troops were immediately deployed and stayed on the ground with us for several months. They provided reassurance and…

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