• Sickles Market Tree Lighting Dec. 1

    LITTLE SILVER — The Sickles Market Tree Lighting will take place at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1, at the market, 1 Harrison Ave. This year’s lighting will benefit the Employee Relief Fund to assist Sickles employees who lost homes, vehicles and possessions during superstorm Sandy. While the market survived the storm relatively unharmed, many…

  • RBCS hosts Sandy relief event Nov. 30

    RED BANK — Red Bank Charter School (RBCS), a K-8 public school, will host a Sandy relief fundraiser to help members of the Red Bank Charter School family rebuild their lives after the Oct. 29 storm. Several RBCS families and faculty have either been displaced or deeply burdened in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy. Together…

  • Clean Ocean Action calls for Waves of Action Day

    Clean Ocean Action, in partnership with organizations from across New York and New Jersey, is calling on members of the community to coordinate relief-effort projects for the first Waves of Action day. For the first Waves of Action Day on Saturday, Dec. 8, community leaders are being sought who are willing to become project leaders…

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    Santa greets children during the Red Bank Town and Tree Lighting and Holiday Express Concert on Nov. 23. The event included a parade up Monmouth Street and performances by dancers with the Kathryn Barnett School of Dance. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Beware of holiday hazards for pets

    PETA has made a list (and checked it twice) of holiday hazards for cats and dogs. Follow these tips to keep your animals safe this season: Decorations are irresistible to cats, so keep tinsel, ribbons and ornament hooks away from prying paws. Never pull string that is hanging from an animal’s mouth—it can cut his…

  • A grown-up solution to the question of debates

    CODA GREG BEAN As a self-admitted political junkie, I watched about a bajillion debates among candidates during the last presidential election cycle, and like lots of folks suffering my malady, I often came away feeling like I hadn’t learned much about the politicians who wanted my vote so badly. Sure, it was great theater to…

  • Alliance: Long-term housing for displaced residents 5-8 yrs. off

    Affordable Housing Alliance works with county, state, to house Sandy victims BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer EATONTOWN — Permanent housing for residents displaced by superstorm Sandy could take between five to eight years, an official with the Affordable Housing Alliance (AHA) said last week. “We are working with a number of different groups to try…

  • Sea Bright council gets back to business

    Boro Council approves $3M in emergency funds for storm-related work BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Above: Popular Shore oasis Donovan’s Reef in Sea Bright sustained extensive damage during the Oct. 29 superstorm. Right: The Driftwood Cabana Club on Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright was tipped off its foundation and later demolished. ERIC SUCAR staff About…

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