• State puts hold on red-light cameras through next year

    The 76 red-light cameras that are in place at highway intersections in New Jersey will remain the only ones, at least through 2014. The New Jersey Department of Transportation announced on April 18 that no new locations will be added to the list of authorized red-light camera intersections because there would not be sufficient time…

  • Weekend in Old Monmouth tour

    45 historic Monmouth County sites open to visitors May 4-5 ‘Weekend in Old Monmouth” tour returns for the fourth year with 45 historic sites throughout Monmouth County opening their doors to visitors interested in local history. Hours for most sites are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 4, and from noon to 5 p.m.…

  • Students’ projects represent compassion

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Genevieve Finn Thirty-two students from high schools throughout Monmouth County were the recipients of the Monmouth County Guidance Director Association (MCGDA) Caring Award for 2013 for projects they initiated on their own. The MCGDA is a professional, nonprofit organization of school counseling (guidance) directors from public and private schools in…

  • Tough choices after Sandy

    As a new hurricane season approaches, many still struggle to rebound from Sandy BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer This text will be replaced A home on Harris Avenue in Union Beach had to be raised an additional 13 feet above sea level after being ravaged by flooding during superstorm Sandy. Residents throughout the state still…

  • Combat Sports open for play at new location

    Combat Sports, which hosted a recreational activity known as laser tag at a location in Manalapan for almost 10 years, is open for business at a new location. Combat Sports is no longer operating at its former location on La Valley Drive, Manalapan, but is operating under the name Fireball Mountain at 297 Meany Road,…

  • Conserve water when gardening & landscaping

    GUEST COLUMN PETER A. ESCHBACH Spring is finally under way and for many people in New Jersey this means the start of new gardening, lawn and landscaping plans. The spring planting season also coincides with the beginning of the area’s months of peak water demand. In the height of summer, water usage in Monmouth County…

  • The cicadas are coming

    GUEST COLUMN MICHELE S. BYERS The last time “Brood II” hatched, Bill Clinton was in the White House, Justin Bieber was in diapers, and there was no Google, Facebook, Twitter or Wikileaks! Brood II are periodical cicadas (the genus Magicicada), which emerge only once every 13 or 17 years. This brood has been snoozing underground…

  • Playing the blame game over school tax increases

    CODA GREG BEAN News out of East Brunswick about the school tax rate was a real kick in the teeth to homeowners whose taxes support the community’s school district, and could be to anyone across the state who has seen the value of their home diminished significantly as a result of the rotten economy of…

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     “Planting by the Stars, Biodynamic Gardening” will be presented by Judith Krall- Russo at the next meeting of the Allentown Garden Club, 7 p.m. May 9 at the Allentown Methodist Church, Church Street, next to LaPiazza. All are welcome to attend. For more information, go to www.AllentownGardenClub.net or call Terry Brown at 609-259-0334. …

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