• RBR foundation hosts A Day at the Races Sept. 22

    LITTLE SILVER — The Red Bank Regional Educational Foundation (RBREF) will present the third annual A Day at the Races on Saturday, Sept. 22, noon to 5 p.m. at Monmouth Park in Oceanport. Taking place at the Monmouth Park reserved picnic area, this family-friendly event offers a day of horse racing, good friends and great…

  • Social action films to be screened Sept. 16

    The Social Action Film Series continues with a double feature on Sunday, Sept. 16, at 6 p.m. “Challenges and Solutions – Century of Self: Part 2” will be screened, as well as “In Transition 2.0,” which will continue to explore the roots and methods of consumerism and representative democracy, and their implications in the second…

  • English conversation classes offered at Eastern Branch library

    English conversation classes will begin in September at the Monmouth County Library. English conversation classes will begin again at three library branches: Library Headquarters in Manalapan, the Eastern Branch in Shrewsbury, and the Ocean Township Library. The classes are open to adults who are interested in learning to speak English and in practicing their English…

  • Public can comment on new Fort Hancock vision Sept. 18

    Freeholder, local mayors among 20 nominated to advisory committee BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent A committee nominated by the National Park Service will make recommendations for the future of buildings such as this one in Sandy Hook’s Fort Hancock Historic District. NPS PHOTO BY JOHN HARLAN WARREN MIDDLETOWN — The National Park Service (NPS) will hear…

  • Sept. 13 party will benefit Lunch Break

    RED BANK — To kick off Hunger Action Month, Lunch Break is having a party at the Downtown in Red Bank and the community is invited. Bring friends and join the celebration and efforts to fight hunger on Thursday, Sept. 13, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. There will be drink specials and live music featuring The…

  • Newcomers Club hosts Touch-a-Truck Sept. 29

    The Newcomers Club of Rumson, Fair Haven, Little Silver, and Shrewsbury will hold the fifth annual Touch-A-Truck fundraiser 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. 29 at the Fair Haven Fire House, 645 River Road. This event gives children of all ages the opportunity to sit and climb on all types of trucks, and try…

  • Bible study group to meet weekly

    Red Bank Reformed invites members of the community to join an informal gathering to study and discuss the Bible from a reformed perspective. The group will meet 7-8:30 p.m. on Monday evenings beginning Sept. 10 at the Courtyard by Marriott meeting room, 245 Half Mile Road, Red Bank. Red Bank Reformed is an outreach ministry…

  • Benefit will expand reach of Maria Grilli Gatta scholarship

    Scholarship at alma mater founded in memory of late O’port mayor BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Mary Gatta (r), founder of the Maria Grilli Gatta Scholarship, stands with 2012 scholarship recipient Britney Hill and her daughter during a scholarship brunch in April. PHOTO COURTESY OF MARY GATTA Organizers of a Sept. 23 fundraiser hope to…

  • New Brookdale president must address ethics issues

    GUEST COLUMN ARTHUR Z. KAMIN Embattled Brookdale Community College has a new president following the scandal-ridden, 20-year administration of Peter F. Burnham, who pleaded guilty July 24 to theft by deception and two counts of official misconduct amid continued allegations of his improper personal spending habits. He may be headed to prison for at least…

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