• N.J. schools should serve ‘breakfast after the bell’

    In New Jersey, we spend billions of dollars each year on public education. Yet we fail to do a simple and inexpensive thing that can help thousands of children succeed in school — feed them breakfast. Despite the existence of a federal school breakfast program and the undisputed benefits of breakfast, New Jersey ranks 46th…

  • Anniversary of Iraq War largely ignored in U.S.

    CODA GREG BEAN A somber anniversary came and went on March 19, 10 years since the day then- President George W. Bush ordered the invasion of Iraq, and our nation’s all-volunteer military went off to that costly and misguided war. You would hardly have known it was a milestone day in our nation’s capital, however,…

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    A red fox greets beach cleanup volunteers at Island Beach State Park, Seaside Park, on March 16. ELLEN TUOZZOLO

  • Construction to begin on Newman Springs Road bridge

    RED BANK — Monmouth County will begin a project to replace the bridge deck on the Newman Springs Road bridge (S-16) over the Swimming River just east of the Garden State Parkway around April 1. The project is expected to conclude in late November, weather permitting. The bridge will remain open to vehicular traffic throughout…

  • RiverCenter gets go-ahead for downtown parking signage

    Borough Council approves $512K annual budget BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer RED BANK — There may be fewer cars circling the borough in search of parking once new signage is put in place by Red Bank RiverCenter. During its March 13 meeting, the Borough Council approved a request by the downtown alliance to place signage…

  • Shared superintendent in place in W.L.B., Shore Regional districts

    BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — The Shore Regional High School District and West Long Branch School District boards of education have approved the hiring of a superintendent in a shared service agreement. Thomas Farrell, former principal of New Egypt High School, Plumsted, will serve as the new superintendent for both districts…

  • Painting a brighter picture for Monmouth County

    Countywide cultural initiative rallies artists, businesses to promote tourism, growth BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer MoCo partners Pam Marvin (l) and Vaune Peck display the group’s novel approach to organizing a meeting, dubbed “open space technology.” Attendees proposed agenda items and discussion points, then formed committees to discuss them. KEITH HEUMILLER After two years of…

  • Sea Bright aims to be open for business by summer

    Boro grapples with setting priorities for recovery BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Ama Restaurant at the Driftwood Beach Club in Sea Bright has reopened for business. The beach club sustained heavy damage during superstorm Sandy. Below, Angelica’s restaurant on Ocean Avenue is expected to be open by Memorial Day, along with several other businesses. June…

  • New Jerseyans have fresh perspective on farming

    More growers are going organic, joining community-supported agriculture BY THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Elaine Taylor tends to the organic crops that are grown at Shangri La Farm, Howell. About one year ago, Taylor co-founded a cooperative whose members pay $35 for a 15-pound bag of seasonal produce, a half-dozen eggs, a piece of cheese and…

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