• RFH students join in Table to Table drive

    RUMSON — “Bag a Lunch, Help a Bunch” is the message of the Table to Table Initiative, a New Jersey-based organization dedicated to feeding the hungry. Heeding this call, students in the French, Spanish and Chinese national honor societies at Rumson Fair Haven Regional High School will be taking part in a statewide Table to…

  • Third-party supplier may power Tinton Falls

    Boro expects to save up to 40 percent per month on electric bills BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Borough officials are hoping to see a windfall of savings if they ultimately decide to contract with a third-party supplier for electrical services. Borough engineer David Marks said during the Oct. 2 Borough Council…

  • Mayor’s Wellness Committee to hold Community Kick Start Walk

    RED BANK — The Mayor’s Wellness Committee will host a Community Kick Start Walk on Saturday, Oct. 20, Councilman Michael DuPont, liaison to the committee, announced. The walk will begin at 11 a.m. in Marine Park and travel a one-mile loop as participants walk to Riverside Gardens Park on West Front Street and back. The…

  • Hunger continues to be an issue in Monmouth County

    More than 80,000 people in Monmouth County need emergency food assistance. Many people face hunger every day. To bring attention to the local issue of hunger, the Monmouth County Hall of Records in Freehold Borough was draped in orange bunting during September. The effort was part of Hunger Action Month, a national campaign by Feeding…

  • Our lives are in the hands of those who can’t decide

    CODA GREG BEAN A long with 50 or 60 million other Americans, I was glued to my television last Wednesday night, Oct. 3, for the first of three debates between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Willard (Mitt) Romney. But unlike many of those viewers, my expectations were lower than most. I didn’t expect either…

  • Sea Bright decides to fund beach project

    BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent SEA BRIGHT — The Borough Council approved a $1.2 million bond issue at the Oct. 2 meeting to cover its share of replenishing the borough’s beaches. The approval of the bond issue for the beach replenishment — the first one since 2002, according to Chris Gardner of the U.S. Army Corps…

  • This week’s photo assignment: Send us pix of fall activities

    Dumbo, a Papillon dog, and Cali, a calico cat, share some quality time together at the home of the Fischer family in Howell. Greater Media Newspapers readers may submit photos via email to [email protected]. READER-SUBMITTED PHOTO via StringFly@GMNews A s the fall season moves into high gear, Greater Media Newspapers is asking readers to submit…

  • T’ai Chi Chih demo in Fair Haven Oct. 19

    FAIR HAVEN — A free demonstration of Tai Chi Chih will be presented at 2 p.m. Oct. 19, at Muddy-Puddles, 810 River Road. The session will be led by Siobhan Hutchinson, teacher of the form throughout central New Jersey and Bucks County, Pa. “Learning T’ai Chi Chih would be an excellent way to commit to…

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