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    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties will hold its fourth annual Casino Night at Convention Hall in Asbury Park 7-11 p.m. June 22. The event is open to the public, and the funds raised will be used to match children facing adversity with volunteer mentors through safe, high-quality, professionally supported programs. Tickets…

  • Plan for a safe and alcohol-free prom and graduation season

    Well, it is that time of year again — spring is in the air and we are all counting down the days till summer break. For many parents, this is also the time of year when our children are planning proms and graduation parties. We at Prevention First want to remind you to make this…

  • New Jersey needs ‘real’ tax relief

    New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is looking to help the taxpayers by lowering the income tax rate by 10 percent, a very noble gesture but one with little substance. Should he want to make the system more equitable and give us all a “real” tax break, he needs just to get the Legislature behind some…

  • Photo

    Red-winged blackbirds aggressively defend their territory from other animals. They will even attack humans who get too close to their nests during breeding season. There. You have been warned. This photo was taken at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Oceanville. IMAGE BY BILL PATRICK/www.maiseyimages.com

  • T.F. moving ahead with $2M road program

    BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — In what has become a rite of spring, the Borough Council has moved forward with a nearly $2 million road program that will repave almost two miles of borough roadways. The council voted 4-1 during the May 15 meeting to introduce an ordinance for the 2012 program that…

  • Dramatic lesson

    Red Bank Regional High School kicked off Project Prom with a dramatic simulation of a multiple vehicular accident caused by drunken driving, and the emergency response from area first aid, police and fire personnel. The demonstration was held at the high school on May 25. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR, staff Jake Cullinane and Little Silver…

  • FMERA prepares to move to fort

    BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) is hoping that a move onto the former fort’s land will put them on the ground level of development for the land. FMERA unanimously passed a resolution during the May 16 board meeting awarding design-build services to Patock Construction Co., Tinton Falls,…

  • Planning Board denies 7-Eleven application

    BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer RED BANK — The borough Planning Board rejected the application for a proposed 24-hour 7-Eleven convenience store on East Front Street at its meeting on May 21. The board voted 6-0 to deny the application on the grounds that it would be a 24-hour operation. The decision, in large part,…

  • Red Bank named Tree City USA

    RED BANK — The Arbor Day Foundation has announced that Red Bank has been named a Tree City USA community to honor its commitment to community forestry. This is the sixth year Red Bank has received this national honor from theArbor Day Foundation, the nation’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to planting trees. “We all benefit…

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