• Alice Marlene Sheehan

    Mrs. Sheehan, 75, of Oceanport, died July 22, 2011, at Brandywine Assisted Living, Colts Neck. She worked in the finance department of Bell Labs, Holmdel, and was a member of the Red Hats Club and the Oceanport, Red Bank and Little Silver seniors groups. Mrs. Sheehan was predeceased by her husband, Jeremiah J., in 1990.…

  • ‘Two 2 Three D’

    “When Hot Meets Cold” by Jean Johnson An exhibit of wall sculptures by Jean Johnson is at art629 Gallery in Asbury Park. Johnson intertwines her recycling consciousness with creating art, painting with acrylic, gently folding recycled aluminum plates to create two- and three-dimensional wall sculptures of intense color. Some are left in their iridescent silver…

  • Volunteers needed for Clearwater Festival

    New Jersey Friends of Clearwater is seeking volunteers to help with its 36th environmental festival on Saturday, Aug. 20. The festival will once again take place in Sunset Park located on Main Street, between Fifth and Sunset avenues in Asbury Park. The event runs from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. Lynn Humphrey is volunteer coordinator.…

  • Clearwater Festival in Asbury Park Aug. 20

    Musicians provide entertainment at a past Clearwater Festival. FILE PHOTO The 2011 Clearwater Festival, a free, familyfriendly celebration of the earth’s resources with live music, food, fun and environmental exhibits, rolls into shady Sunset Park in Asbury Park on Saturday, Aug. 20. The event runs from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Clearwater Festival is…

  • A challenge on land, water … and mud

    OLD BRIDGE — Grant Wiley, a New York-based actor and former Minnesota Vikings linebacker, has no real inhibitions and easily embraced the challenge. Adrienne Smith and Beth Trigani come from wildly different backgrounds, but they, too, have tested the 5- and 10-mile courses for the Aug. 6 Rock Solid Mud Run at Old Bridge Township’s…

  • Atlantic Watch to play at 9/11memorial services

    Members of Red Bank’s Pipes and Drums of theAtlanticWatch will be at several local September 11 memorial services to mark the 10th anniversary of the attacks. Atlantic Watch members will be at Riverside Gardens Park on West Front Street in Red Bank at 5:30 p.m. to prepare for the borough’s September 11 Memorial Service. Members…

  • Navesink River Rowing donation recognizes Red Bank’s support

    BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer RED BANK — Navesink River Rowing (NRR) recognized the borough’s support of its mission to promote rowing, with a donation of $2,000 at the July 27 meeting of the Borough Council. “Everyone is very generous to us, so we can support the community,” said Kay Vilardi, NRR president. Vilardi said…

  • O’port to consider food vendors in parks

    BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — During the July 21 Borough Council meeting, the council discussed the possibility of allowing food vendors in the parks. “They wanted some direction, the Recreation Committee was thinking about letting vendors in,” said Councilman Jerry Bertekap, who raised the issue. However, Mayor Michael Mahon said that the decision is…

  • Dear advice man: Can this marriage be saved?

    CODA GREG BEAN Dear Expert Financial Advice Person: I’m writing you today in the hope of saving my marriage. I love my wife, but she does some economic things that drive me crazy. We both put our paychecks into the same joint account, but I manage our finances, and make sure the bills get paid…

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