• English handbells to ring out in Red Bank

    The Tower Hill Concert Series will present “An Evening of Handbells” 7 p.m. June 3 at The First Presbyterian Church at Red Bank, 255 Harding Road. Under the direction of Adam K. Peithmann, the Calvin and Chapel Ringers, who are students at area high schools, will play two five-octave sets of bronze bells (a total…

  • Red Bank Food & Wine Walk returns

    Red Bank — The Red Bank Food & WineWalk sponsored by Red Bank River- Center kicked off in May. The third Sunday of every month this summer (June 17, July 15, and Aug. 19) offers people a chance to enjoy a culinary experience. For $25, guests receive a wristband that allows them to visit participating…

  • Learning center for autistic adults becomes reality

    TRAIL Center will teach life and work skills in a working farm environment BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Visitors pause on the front porch of the Coe Estate during the grand opening of the Impact OASIS TRAIL Center in Middletown on April 28. ERIC SUCAR staff MIDDLETOWN — A place for young adults with autism…

  • USS Columbus veterans plan reunion

    U.S. Navy and Marine Corps shipmates who served on the USS Columbus CA-74/CG- 12 from1944 through 1976 and the USS Columbus (SSN-762), past and present, and would like to share memories and camaraderie with old friends and make new ones, should contact Allen R. Hope, president of the USS Columbus Veterans Association. He can be…

  • Outdoor discoveries await primary school students

    Project to enhance science curriculum for pre-K to third-grade students BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer The Red Bank Borough Education Foundation is applying for a National Science Foundation grant that will offset the cost of the proposed outdoor classroom and footbridge. The project is slated for the 2013-14 school year. PHOTO COURTESY OF RED BANK…

  • June is Horse Month at county library

    SHREWSBURY — Learn about standardbred horses and harness racing and meet a retired race horse at the Monmouth County Library during June, the Month of the Horse in New Jersey. Each year, the library celebrates June as Horse Month with a focus on New Jersey’s state animal as well as the recreational, economic, social and…

  • Kamin selected as Harvard Nieman Fellow

    Blair Kamin FAIR HAVEN — Blair Kamin, son of Virginia and Arthur Kamin of Fair Haven, has been selected as a Nieman Fellow for Journalism at Harvard University. The Fair Haven native is the architecture critic at the Chicago Tribune and a Pulitzer Prize winner. Kamin is among 24 journalists from the United States and…

  • Fair Haven looks at upkeep of private roads

    BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent FAIR HAVEN — The Borough Council delayed taking action on a resolution that would set policy on what repair work it would do on the private roads in the town, at its May 14 workshop meeting. Mayor Benjamin Lucarelli said the borough now does snow removal and minor repairs to these…

  • Red Bank to begin $600K Front St. project in June

    Monmouth County Transportation Summit spurs traffic solutions BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer RED BANK — Front Street has been deemed a crash-prone location by the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) after 198 vehicle accidents occurred from 2008 to 2010. As a result, Monmouth County selected Red Bank as the recipient of NJTPA’s Local Safety…

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