• Little Silver seniors meet

    The Seniors of Little Silver will meet at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, at the Clubhouse on Church Street. Bring your friends and neighbors to a presentation by Beverly Yackel, of the Monmouth County Genealogy Society.

  • Towns go pink for mammography awareness

    Meridian Health will host the seventh annual “Paint the Town Pink,” which kicks off May 1 to encourage women age 40 and older to get an annual mammography. The event also raises funds to provide mammography to the uninsured and underserved in local communities. Twenty-three Monmouth and Ocean County towns are participating in special events,…

  • Treasure hunting on the Navesink

    RED BANK — The Friends of the Red Bank Public Library is sponsoring the sixth annual Red Bank Townwide Yard Sale on April 27, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Complete details for shoppers and sellers alike, including registration information, are available at the Red Bank Public Library, 84 West Front St. and at www.lmxac.org/redbank. Addresses…

  • Commission seeks nominees for preservation awards

    The Monmouth County Historical Commission is accepting nominations for the 2013 Preservation Awards. Substantially complete preservation projects for historic structures that were accomplished in the recent past are eligible. An application may be printed online by visiting the county’s website at www.visitmonmouth.com and clicking “Departments,” followed by “Historical Commission.” “Preservation Awards” is located on the…

  • Freeholder protests proposed JCP&L rate increase

    This is an open letter to the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law. Jersey Central Power & Light Co.’s (JCP&L) recent petition that would yield an overall net operating revenue increase of approximately $112.325 million to cover the costs of Tropical Storm Irene, superstorm Sandy and the November 2012 nor’easter is yet another insult to…

  • Helmetta on short list for biggest speed trap in Jersey

    CODA GREG BEAN In 2011, Helmetta followed a lot of communities in New Jersey and got rid of its police chief, who was largely protected by state law from political interference by the governing body, and named a civilian director, Andrew Ely, over whom they believed they’d have more direct control. Turns out they made…

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    The Manasquan Reservoir in Howell provides a scenic setting for a day of fishing. The photo was taken on March 30. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Birdsall, attorney general come to terms

    April 15 agreement requires firm to forfeit $2.6M, allows employees to resume work BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Birdsall Services Group (BSG) and the state Division of Criminal Justice reached a settlement Monday that requires the embattled engineering firm to forfeit $2.6 million to the state, but allows it to continue operating, according to the…

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    A pair of local musicians set up an impromptu jam session on a bench outside a Red Bank coffee shop on April 2. ERIC SUCAR staff

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