• Little Silver, Shrewsbury introduce 2012 budgets

    BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER — The Borough Council introduced a $9.85 million municipal budget for the 2012 fiscal year at the March 5 council meeting. The budget represents a decrease from last year’s $10.2 million budget, but if approved, would result in a $98,390 increase in taxes. Taxpayers would raise nearly $6.5…

  • Sea Bright council discusses $5.3M budget

    Reduced state aid, decreased property values impact tax increase BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The Borough Council discussed the $5.3 million municipal budget for the 2012 fiscal year at a special workshop onMarch 5. The budget calls for taxpayers to raise $3.9 million compared to last year’s $5.2 million budget that called…

  • Spring(steen) is in the air

    Fans flock to Jack’s Music for CD’s midnight release BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Bruce Springsteen fans file into Jack’s Music Shoppe on Broad Street after standing in line for the midnight release of his new album, “Wrecking Ball,” on March 6. KRISTEN DALTON I t was cold, it was dark, and you could see…

  • Boro, horsemen view track as year-round venue

    Twilight races, concerts and Haskell planned for 2012 season at Monmouth Park BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer With the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’sAssociation (NJTHA) in control, plans for Monmouth Park call for the Oceanport racetrack to evolve into a year-round destination with attractions that appeal to a wider audience. “Ideally our first goal is to increase…

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    Joey Aker, of Middletown, participates in the fourth annual “Riverview Kids Rock!” health fair at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank on March 10, which included hands-on learning experiences like laparoscopic surgery on gummy bears, a Guitar Hero Challenge and interactive games. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Little Silver voters approve full-day kindergarten

    by KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER – A little more than 56 percent of the 1,118 borough residents who voted in a March 13 special school election approved the Little Silver School District’s expansion to a full-day kindergarten.   District administrators asked taxpayers to shoulder $750,000 of a $1 million project that will add…

  • Monmouth adding men’s lacrosse to its Division I sports programs

    Men’s lacrosse will become Monmouth University’s 21st NCAA Division I sport. After consulting with the university’s trustees, Vice President and Director of Athletics Dr. Marilyn McNeil announced that men’s lacrosse is being projected as the school’s newest program, with regular season competition starting in spring 2014. “We are very excited about the opportunity of adding…

  • Sky Blue traveling to Japan for training camp, exhibitions

    I n an effort to continue the growth of Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS), Sky Blue FC has formally committed to a 10-day training camp in Japan with Plenus Nadeshiko League club INAC Kobe Leonessa. As part of the planned schedule, the two teams will play a pair of exhibition matches in Kagoshima and Okinawa. “We…

  • Raiders will be relying on pitching depth and defense

    With plenty of talent on the mound, the North Brunswick High School baseball team will be looking to improve on last season’s 10-13 mark this spring. The Raiders return five pitchers as they look to contend for the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) White Division crown. “Our goals are always to win the division and from…

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