• RFH Key Club sponsoring food drive

    RUMSON — Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s Key Club will again be collecting food for the Food- Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Each year, RFH joins other schools in the friendly rivalry of the School Holiday Hunger Challenge, a contest between schools in Monmouth and Ocean counties. The FoodBank program invites students at all…

  • We’ve got to act before lives are lost in Jersey

    CODA GREG BEAN Here’s an opportunity alert for the state lawmakers in Trenton who are always looking for new ways to protect us from ourselves here in The Nanny State. It seems like every year they pass a bunch of new laws to prevent us from injuring ourselves by our own stupidity — like the…

  • Freeholders and recreation commissioners take step to save open space

    A fter five years of working to save the north end of Asbury Park’s beach, we finally have an opportunity to do so. Under Asbury Park’s current Waterfront Redevelopment Agreement, this area, enjoyed by fisherman, seniors, surfers, dog lovers, beach-goers and outdoor enthusiasts, is slated to become town homes. If this plan comes to fruition,…

  • U.S. troops have displayed valor, humanity

    On Nov. 11 we will celebrate Veterans Day, a tribute to those who have fought for the United States and, indirectly, for the world. To be certain, our veterans have earned our collective admiration, appreciation and recognition. They have been and will always be our heroes. But what is so special about our soldiers? The…

  • Fun in the fall

    Clockwise from left: Children enjoy the games at the Shrewsbury Borough School Fall Festival on Nov. 4. Alyssa McAvoy (center) tries her hand at the “7-11” game; Josephine Jackson plays a fishing game; and Joseph Capuno takes aim at the football toss during the event, which included games, face painting, a cake walk and lottery…

  • T.F. open-space purchase advances

    Council approves $5.6M to preserve 75 acres BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — The borough took the next step last week in approving an open space purchase that may save the school district from having to build a new school. The Borough Council adopted an ordinance at the Nov. 1 meeting appropriating nearly $5.6…

  • Old-fashioned storytelling meets modern technology

    New director shares vision for the future of the R.B. Public Library BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Patrons of the Red Bank Public Library, 84 W. Front St., will have the opportunity to meet new library director Mary Faith Chmiel on Nov. 18 3-5 p.m. RED BANK — The historically rich Red Bank Public Library…

  • Boro’s credit rating steady; outlook revised to negative

    Moody’s affirms Aa3 rating but says reserve levels will be a challenge in near future BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer RED BANK — Buzz about the borough’s financial health was downplayed by Councilman Michael DuPont last week after a report by Moody’s Investors Service posted a negative outlook for the future. Moody’s affirmed the borough’s…

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