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    Matthew Erickson of Red Bank has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at The College of New Jersey, Ewing. Adam Marini of Little Silver has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Becker College, Worcester, Mass. Deanna Rapolla of Tinton Falls has been named to the dean’s…

  • Report: N.J. American should have acted sooner

    Water utility says main bridge was not properly monitored prior to collapse BY KEITH HEUMILLER The collapse of a bridge at the N.J. American Water facility on Swimming River Road in Lincroft on June 27, 2012, caused three water mains to break, leading to a county-wide water emergency. KEITH HEUMILLER Better oversight by New Jersey…

  • Lunch Break hosts Read Across America Day

    RED BANK — A Read Across America Day, presented by the Middletown Lions Club and the Bridge of Books Foundation, will be held on Saturday, March 2, from 1- 3 p.m. at Lunch Break, 121 Drs. James Parker Blvd. The free event will feature music, games, face painting, refreshments and an opportunity for group reading…

  • ‘Light the Town Green’ for St. Patrick’s Day

    Rumson — The countdown to the Rumson St. Patrick’s Day Parade will begin March 1 with a “Light the Town Green” event from 6-7:30 p.m. Grand Marshal Tim McLoone and his family will flip a switch on a laser light show that will illuminate a beautiful evergreen in Rumson’s Victory Park with thousands of green…

  • Search to begin for new R.B. Primary School principal

    BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer RED BANK — The search for a new principal at the Red Bank Primary School could begin as early as March, according to Superintendent Laura Morana. Morana explained that principal Erin Mulligan-Pierre, who joined the district last July, resigned on Feb. 15 citing personal reasons. The position at the pre-kindergarten…

  • County parks sustain $8M in Sandy damage

    Trails, beach facilities, marinas, skate park destroyed by superstorm BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Counter-clockwise from top right: The beach at Bayshore Waterfront Park prior to the Oct. 29 superstorm. Post-storm photos show damage from Sandy, which wiped out portions of the Henry Hudson Trail, destroyed a footbridge, and devastated the Atlantic Highlands marina near…

  • County, state police lease fort properties

    FEMA interim housing for storm victims stalls sale of golf course, banquet hall BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) has approved subleases for the county homeless shelter, the fort teen center and pool, the former provost marshal’s office and the Suneagles Golf Course. Monmouth County will lease approximately 1.5…

  • Monmouth Park puts upgrades on hold

    $5M in damage from Sandy, hosting of utility workers and storm victims, delay plans BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The parking lot at Monmouth Park provided a staging area for utility trucks, as well as a shelter for residents displaced by the superstorm and for several thousand out-of-area utility workers. BILL DENVER/EQUIPHOTO When the new…

  • The sting of stigma

    Expert: Mental illness is one of the last ‘acceptable’ forms of discrimination BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Dave Slover has a smile that’s contagious. He ignites like a spark plug when he talks about working on cars, and his own Chevy Monte Carlo, which he lovingly built, holds a special place in his heart. He…

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