• Scout project makes Sandy Hook greener

    Boy Scout Troop 201 Eagle Scout candidate Ethan Sackett (right) with project volunteer and fellow Scout Chris Fuschetti at the Sandy Hook headquarters of the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium. Photo Credit: Jody Sackett The New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium’s (NJSGC) headquarters at Sandy Hook is now home to a new rain barrel installation project…

  • Oysters survive winter; Baykeeper project to expand

    DEP permits restoration project to expand at Earle BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Staff and scientists Involved in the NY/NJ Baykeeper’s oyster restoration project inspect oysters that over-wintered in a net set in the waters off Naval Weapons Station Earle in Leonardo on June 27. Below: Members of the Rutgers Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability…

  • Piles of brush cause problems in Tinton Falls

    Council members say roadways blocked; call for stepped-up enforcement BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — With piles of brush proliferating on local streets, the borough is looking to step up enforcement of brush pickup regulations. Councilman Steven Schertz said during the July 3 Borough Council meeting that he’d like to see the borough start…

  • Ocean Grove House Tour July 20

    This tent home on Kingsley Place in Ocean Grove, along with Victorian homes and a historic inn, will be included on the July 20 Ocean Grove House Tour. OCEAN GROVE — The Historical Society of Ocean Grove will hold its 44th annual House Tour on Friday, July 20. The self-guided walking tour within this Victorian…

  • Solar farm on track for summer completion

    Some 85,000 solar panels are being installed at the Tinton Falls Solar Farm on a 100-acre site. Rob O’Connell (l-r) and Brian Green align panels at the farm, which will be the largest solar farm in the northeast when complete. ERIC SUCAR staff TINTON FALLS — Work on the largest solar farm in the Northeast…

  • Meridian honored for connecting arts to healing

    RED BANK — The Monmouth County Arts Council (MCAC) is recognizing the role of the county’s largest health care system in integrating art into the healing environment. The MCAC’s Celebration of Excellence on July 27 will honor John Lloyd, president and CEO, Meridian Health; Timothy J. Hogan, president, Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, and Bayshore…

  • Council discusses solution for sticky advertisements

    Menna proposes penalty, condition of approval for future businesses BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer RED BANK — The last thing the Borough Council wants to see is an historic downtown district decorated with tacky advertising stickers. Mayor Pasquale Menna proposed a way to hold businesses accountable for the sticky advertisements plastered on public property in…

  • Historical Assoc. hosts garden party July 15

    The Monmouth County Historical Association will hold its 37th annual garden party on July 15 at a private home in Rumson. This year’s party will honor Marie “Rie” Blaisdell for her steadfast support of New Jersey history and the Monmouth County community, as well as her commitment to the association. Blaisdell is one of the…

  • Monmouth fair opens July 25

    FREEHOLD — The Monmouth County Fair will return to the East Freehold Showgrounds, Kozloski Road, Freehold Township, from July 25-29. Hours are as follows: • July 25, 5-11 p.m. • July 26, 5-11 p.m. • July 27, 5-11 p.m. • July 28, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. • July 29, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.…

View our current articles

Stay connected to your community