• L.S. adds cameras, seeks new vendor for train station

    BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER — The borough’s train station is getting three new security cameras and is in need of a vendor for the convenience store located inside the historic building. “The security cameras will allow us to open the station earlier and then keep it open to accommodate train riders at…

  • Teen dating violence is a serious epidemic, but help is nearby

    February is National Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness Month. This month provides an excellent opportunity for all of us to demonstrate our commitment to ending teen dating violence and support the numerous victims and survivors who are among us. These violent relationships have serious consequences for victims — putting them at higher risk for…

  • Columnist’s statements are ‘premature’

    A fter reading Greg Bean’s column “A bag of ganja may have cost a young man his life,” I feel compelled to respond. In the column, Bean writes, “Was race a factor in the killing? I don’t know, but I know this: Graham was black, and all the cops in the surveillance video are white.”…

  • Bill favors profits over public’s health and safety

    Count Dracula lives, thanks to pro-development legislators in Trenton who are protecting the profits of developers — and their own political careers — instead of the health and safety of all of us. New Jersey, with the dirtiest air, water and land — including about 225 polluted sites identified by the EPA — is the…

  • Student Art Competition March 4 at temple

    TINTON FALLS — The Monmouth Festival of theArts will host the annual Student Art Competition and Art Workshops on Sunday, March 4, 2-5 p.m. at Monmouth Reform Temple, 332 Hance Ave. The competition features the work of 11th-grade artists from high schools throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties. Participation is free. Winners receive first-, second- and…

  • Shore-area CERT open house

    Representatives of the Red Bank Office of Emergency Management will participate in an open house with several surrounding towns to help educate residents about disaster preparedness and how they can take a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community. In the early stages of a disaster, local first responders could be overwhelmed,…

  • FMERA negotiating with software co. for fort property

    Oceanport officials upset over CommVault move to Tinton Falls parcel BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — A software data company will hop from one local town to another to become the first company to relocate at Fort Monmouth. CommVault, currently located on Route 36 in Oceanport, is in negotiations with the Fort Monmouth Economic…

  • Stakeholders discuss future of Rumson-Sea Bright span

    Public meetings to be held in Sea Bright & Rumson Feb. 27 BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer A map showing the location of the Rumson-Sea Bright bridge is displayed at the Feb. 15 stakeholders meeting where community, state and regional officials discussed plans to rehabilitate or replace the 62-year-old bridge. KRISTEN DALTON Local, county and…

View our current articles

Stay connected to your community