• Good parenting key to stopping hate crimes

    Your recent article about hate crimes asked how we can prevent them. By the time a kid is old enough to obtain and use a can of spray paint, it’s too late. Respect for others comes much earlier through good parenting. Don’t ask the schools, institutions, or anyone else to be responsible for teaching the…

  • Funding health care is good fiscal policy

    Our governor has a very convincing presence and comes off as folksy and doing the “right thing.” One “right thing” did not sit well with me; he eliminated funding for Planned Parenthood on the order of $7.5 million. He refuses federal aid then puts a fraction of state funds into helping support health care for…

  • The home improvement store is my second home

    CODA GREG BEAN I had to force myself to sit down and write my column this week because, as one of the 47 percenters who receives a government handout, Social Security, I would have much preferred sitting in a darkened room bemoaning my victimhood, knowing that I shouldn’t have to do anything that resembles work…

  • Council seeks grant funds for improvement projects

    Road upgrades would enhance pedestrian and bicycle access BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer RED BANK — In conjunction with two residential development projects slated to break ground before the end of the year, the borough is taking steps to address increasing volumes of automobile and pedestrian traffic in Red Bank with improvement projects for Drs.…

  • Local Delta Sigma Theta chapter hosts book signing, game night

    RED BANK — The Crimson & Cream Book Club of the Monmouth County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority will host a book signing and discussion with local authors Caryl R. Lucas, Candace O. Kelley and Gilda Rodgers. The three co-wrote “Fearless: A Bold Approach to Reinventing Your Life.” This event will be held…

  • Blessing of the Animals in Rumson Oct. 7

    RUMSON — The annual Blessing of the Animals will take place at St. George’s-by-the-River Episcopal Church in Rumson on Sunday Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. Animals and their owners will be individually blessed by the clergy of St. George’s. Last year more than 60 pets of all species, shapes and sizes participated. Leashed dogs, cats,…

  • Greater R.B. Transition hosts film screening

    RED BANK — The first Greater Red Bank Transition Mullers film series will kick off with a screening of “The Economics of Happiness” on Friday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. The screening is free, but donations will be accepted. The film will be shown outdoors at the Coffee Corral at the intersection of Drs. James…

  • Shining a light on power companies

    Report analyzes service of New Jersey’s major electricity distributors BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer A storm that ripped through Freehold Borough at the end of July tore trees from the ground and knocked out power in the community. In light of a report released Sept. 5 from the state Board of Public Utilities, New Jersey’s…

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