• Congregation B’nai Israel celebrates Jewish book month

    RUMSON — In honor of Jewish Book Month, author/dancer Leanore Friedland Ickstadt will appear at Congregation B’nai Israel in Rumson 11:30 a.m. Dec. 6 at 11:30 a.m. to speak about her new book, “Dancing, Out of Germany: A bicultural reflection.” The book describes the lives of four dancers forced to leave Germany with the rise…

  • Monmouth County privatizes drawbridges to save $572K

    Twenty-eight bridge tenders to receive layoff notices BY KRISTEN DALTON The Sea Bright-Rumson Bridge and the Oceanic Bridge are two of four county drawbridges whose daily operations will be handed over to a private firm beginning in 2012. The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders decided on Nov. 9 to shift responsibility for operation of…

  • Local beauty by land and sea

    “Highlands Bridge” (New Construction) A n exhibit of landscapes and nature photographs by Steve Scanlon is at McLoone’s Pier House, 1 Ocean Ave. in Pier Village, Long Branch. The exhibit will run through November and December. Scanlon’s landscapes focus on the Two Rivers area. Born and raised in Fair Haven, he cites the influence of…

  • Sometimes, it’s fair to blame the messenger

    CODA GREG BEAN Here’s something you might not realize about the newspaper, or publication website, where you’re reading this column — the company that publishes the news and information for Greater Media Newspapers has more moral integrity than many of the national news organizations, at least when it comes to paid political advertising. Here’s why:…

  • Residents honored at 2011 Crystal Ball

    LONG BRANCH — Monmouth Medical Center Foundation recently honored several area residents who provide extraordinary leadership to Monmouth Medical Center at its 40th anniversary gala, the 2011 Crystal Ball, at Convention Hall in Asbury Park. The Physician Leadership Award was presented to P. Paulo Ferreira, M.D., a board-certified hematologist-oncologist on staff at Monmouth Medical Center…

  • Student art on display during December

    Paintings and drawings created by Monmouth CountyArts High School and Arts Middle School students will be on display at the Ocean Township Public Library, 701 Deal Road, Ocean, and at the Eatontown Public Library, 33 Broad St., Eatontown, for the month of December. The exhibit features works completed by gifted and talented students who participated…

  • NPS: Sandy Hook beach fees based on area beach fees

    MIDDLETOWN — The National Park Service’s proposal to double most parking fees at Sandy Hook is based on a market survey of the rates at beaches in the area near Sandy Hook, Raina Williams, public affairs officer at Gateway National Recreation Area, said in a recent interview. Williams was responding to concerns expressed by Rep.…

  • Tarantolo joins executive board of NJLM

    EATONTOWN — For the past 12 years, Mayor Gerald Tarantolo has actively served in various capacities with the New Jersey League of Municipalities (NJLM). During the annual conference on Nov. 17, Tarantolo became a member of the executive board after being elected third vice president of the league Authorized by state statute in 1915, the…

  • Eatontown PD achieves nat’l accreditation

    BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer EATONTOWN — After a lengthy process, the borough police department became an accredited law enforcement agency with the Commission onAccreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA) on Nov. 10. As an accredited agency, the police department is among the departments in Monmouth County to demonstrate high standards and best practices…

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