• NJ Transit to privatize parking by summer

    Agency will seek proposals for single operator of train, bus lots statewide BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — NJ Transit officials are forecasting a June resolution to a plan to privatize parking at train and bus stations across the state. NJ Transit spokesman Paul Wyckoff said in a recent interview that the plan is…

  • Curley calls for overhaul of county salaries, spending

    First-term freeholder elected director of Bd. of Chosen Freeholders BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Entering the final year of his three-year term as a freeholder, John Curley was unanimously elected as freeholder director by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders at the Jan. 5 reorganization meeting. In a fiery speech to the few…

  • Telecommunications bill bad news for consumers

    Telecommunications deregulation is complicated. It’s not an issue that can be glossed over with one broad stroke. Details must be examined, and consequences considered. This lack of detail is what makes much of the rhetoric by those who support N.J. Senate Bill 2664 (S2664) misleading at best, and patently untrue at worst. The fact is,…

  • Mayer thanks Tinton Falls residents and mentors

    Tuesday, Dec. 20, was my last Borough Council meeting. I chose not to run for re-election in November and my current term expired at the end of 2011. I am proud to have served the last three years and one month, since I was elected to the seat vacated by Brendan Tobin. First and foremost,…

  • 11th annual KDM fun run to be March 10

    The 11th annual KDM three-mile fun run and walk will be held March 10 rain or shine. The race, created to keep the spirit of Keith McHeffey and other victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 alive, will start at 11 a.m. in front of the Sea Bright Recreation Center. It will proceed south…

  • Towns partner with watershed group

    Whale Pond Brook Watershed group plans cleanup, greenway BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Two local towns are partnering with the Whale Pond Brook Watershed Association to clean up the watershed that spans from Long Branch to Tinton Falls and create a greenway running through five towns. Last week, Long Branch followed the lead ofTinton Falls and…

  • Shewsbury to hold kindergarten signup

    All Shrewsbury children who are 5 years of age on or before Oct. 1, 2012, are eligible to attend kindergarten. Call the school, 732-747-0882, ext. 110, for registration forms, medical forms and an appointment time. Registration will be held 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 29. At appointment time, bring the child’s original birth certificate,…

  • R.B. moves forward with plans for 2012

    Joint court system, parking deck, streetscapes, revitalization in the works for new year BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer RED BANK — The Jan. 1 reorganization meeting saw no new appointments or changes to the Borough Council, said Mayor Pasquale Menna in an interview on Jan. 3. However, the borough is moving forward with plans including…

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