• Library slates R.B. yard sale

    RED BANK— The Friends of the Red Bank Public Library is sponsoring the fourth annual Red Bank Townwide Yard Sale on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Complete details for shoppers and sellers alike, including registration information, are available at the Red Bank Public Library, 84 W. Front St., and the library’s…

  • Red Bank councilwoman nominated for state Assembly

    Kathy Horgan replaces Marilyn Schlossbach on Democratic ticket BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Kathy Horgan RED BANK — Councilwoman Kathleen Horgan will make a run for the state Assembly in the newly redistricted 11th Legislative District. Horgan joins Hazlet businessman Vin Gopal, who is also seeking an Assembly seat, and state Senate candidate, Freehold Township…

  • Park service to hold public meeting on Hook beach fees

    BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent MIDDLETOWN — The public will have a chance to speak out on the National Park Service’s proposal to double most of the fees charged at Sandy Hook, at an open house to be held at Fort Hancock on Monday, Sept. 26. The session will begin with a presentation by the park…

  • Musicians on a Mission support local nonprofits

    All-volunteer group to perform Sept. 25 in Allenhurst BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Local musicians team with Musicians on a Mission to support local nonprofits. Above: Lightning Jar performs at The Saint in Asbury Park. Cathy Noblick and her daughter, Jenny Woods, have always had the desire to give back to the community but were…

  • A history of Fort Monmouth

    ort Monmouth, originally Camp Alfred Vail, was leased on May 16, 1917, with an option to buy 468 acres of what became the main post from Melvin Van Keuren of Eatontown. The first 32 signal soldiers arrived in June 1917. The land was subsequently purchased under the authority of the Army Purchase Act on Feb.…

  • Fort Monmouth officially closes, ending an era

    Final flag lowered; fort gates locked after 94 years BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Onlookers watch as Maj. Gen. Randolph Strong (center) and fort police lower the American flag for the final time during the final retreat ceremony held at Fort Monmouth’s Cowan Park on Sept. 15. More photos, page 22 and gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff Under…

  • Hawks keeper Meredith signs with MLS’s Seattle Sounders

    Seattle Sounders FC has signed former Monmouth University goalkeeper Bryan Meredith. Meredith was Seattle’s fourth pick and 29th overall in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft. Meredith trained with Seattle throughout the preseason and started in net for the USL Premier Development League champion Kitsap Pumas this year. Meredith started Kitsap’s 2-1 loss to Sounders FC in…

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    A participant in the Foster’s Belmar Pro surfing competition rides a wave to the conclusion. The best pro surfers in the country were in Belmar for the competition that was held Sept. 15-18. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Hermosillo goes wire to wire in capturing Hesse Handicap

    Hermosillo, Karmageddon and Voodoo Charm all recorded stakes wins on New Jersey Thoroughbred Festival Day at Monmouth Park on Saturday. The New Jersey Thoroughbred Festival, featuring the best runners bred in the Garden State, celebrated its ninth anniversary with a crowd of 7,825 on hand for the 12-race card. In the featured $100,000 Charles Hesse…

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