• Baptist Church concert brings hope to Haiti

    The First Baptist Church of Red Bank will host a Haiti benefit concert 7 p.m. July 20. The Crossroads Mission Band will be playing old-time gospel, contemporary praise music and familiar hymns with a different beat. Afree-will offering will be taken. Funds raised will benefit the Atkins International Youth Foundation (AIYF), which was founded by…

  • The Count’s Courtyard opens at the Basie

    New patio features bar, seating for theater patrons BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Workmen construct a bar at the Count’s Courtyard, a new outdoor stone patio that will be open to theater patrons during events at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE COUNT BASIE THEATRE RED BANK — People coming…

  • Don’t let Prince Charming drown in your swimming pool

    Backyard pools can be deadly for frogs, lizards, and other small animals who fall in them and drown because there is no way out. One PETA supporter even found a baby bunny trapped in a pool, paddling for his life. Fortunately, there’s an easy and inexpensive way for pool-owners to give small animals the leg…

  • Boy Scout gives a lesson in patriotism

    Patriotism is alive and well in Oakhurst, my hometown. As a World War II veteran and a Pearl Harbor survivor, I would like to share a heart-warming incident I experienced on this past Memorial Day. In lieu of the usual Memorial Day parade, Oakhurst held its commemorative ceremony at the Ocean Township Municipal site, where…

  • Take the challenge at HTHS this summer

    High Technology High School, on the campus of Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, is running summer classes for middle-school students who enjoy an academic challenge. The classes are hands-on and cover various computer and engineering principles. For more information, go to www.hths.mcvsd.org or call 732-842-8444.

  • Fair Haven agrees to share cost of road repair

    Question of whether Grange Walk and other streets are private roads still at issue BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent FAIR HAVEN — The Borough Council has agreed to pay half the cost of repairing potholes on Grange Walk, which the borough maintains is a private road. Mayor Benjamin Lucarelli said last week the cost is estimated…

  • Harsher penalties and stricter supervision needed for predators of children

    I n April, 27 New Jerseyans were arrested for child pornography following a massive effort by the Digital Technology Investigations Unit of the New Jersey State Police. More recently, two Monmouth County residents were arrested in the same week for possession of explicit images depicting children. Unfortunately, these are not isolated incidents. The United States…

  • Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink

    A fter years of encouraging friends and family to give up the bottle and go for the tap, I found myself carting bottled water to them this weekend. The New Jersey American Water pipe breaks have affected 22 communities and left up to nearly a quarter of a million people without safe, reliable water with…

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