• New law lets a little more sun shine on government

    CODA GREG BEAN Over 30 years in the news business, and much of that in New Jersey, I learned firsthand how hard it is to find out how some branches of government are spending your tax dollars. When state governments or local municipalities released their annual lineitem budgets for public inspection, the numbers were often…

  • Memo to Pres. Obama

    I n your studies to be a community organizer you may have missed the 13th Amendment. It did a couple of things: made slavery and involuntary servitude illegal. Your recent “Obama Care” commandment says insurance companies will now provide free birth control stuff for all. Even you must recognize free birth control stuff costs money.…

  • All honest work is respectable

    This letter is in response to Sharon Fernandez-Gades’ letter (“Writer’s swipe at custodial work is misguided,” Feb. 9) regarding my letter condemning Newt Gingrich’s comment about hiring urban youths as janitor aides (“Resident sees racism in candidate’s remarks,” Feb. 2). Fernandez-Gades states “ … what is so wrong with being a janitor? Why is there…

  • Art imitates life

    GUEST COLUMN Gilda Rogers The movie “Sparkle,” which stars Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks, is due to be released in August. This is a remake of the movie by the same name that appeared in theaters in 1976 and was a big hit in theAfrican American community. The original storyline centers on three sisters who…

  • Amnesty Int’l film on education in Iran, Feb. 18

    SHREWSBURY — A free showing of the newly released Amnesty International documentary “Education Under Fire: The Denial of Education in Iran” will be held on Saturday, 2-4 p.m. at the Eastern Branch Library, 1001 Route 35, Shrewsbury. “Education Under Fire” is a campaign developed to address the Iranian government’s denial of the right to education…

  • Holy Cross scales down original church renovations

    Proper signage, accessible parking and landscaping concerns ironed out BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer The architect’s rendering of renovations to Holy Cross Church, Rumson, from the front of the church. RUMSON — The Church of the Holy Cross received approval from the Borough Zoning Board to finish what it started nearly eight years ago, but…

  • Char lights up downtown corner, fires up business

    Planning Board approves steakhouse at former Ashes cornerstone location BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer A composite rendering shows exterior and interior views of Char, a steakhouse that will open at the corner of Mechanic and Broad streets in the former location of Ashes cigar bar. KRISTEN DALTON REDBANK— The historic downtown is getting a new…

  • Celebrate winter wildlife with seal walk

    Clean Ocean Action will host a guided seal walk at Sandy Hook on Sunday, Feb. 19, led by naturalist Joe Reynolds. Bundle up and take a walk along the shore to see coastal wildlife that can only be spotted during the winter, particularly seals. Each year, numerous seals, including harbor seals, migrate 500 miles or…

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