• Benefit concert July 19 in Asbury Park

    Musicians on a Mission will present “Songs for Shelter,” an evening of original music to benefit Coastal Habitat for Humanity, on 7 p.m. – midnight July 19 at The Saint, 601 Main St., Asbury Park. The benefit will include five hours of original music featuring four local bands: The Sunday Blues, Saska, Lightning Jar, and…

  • Magic 100.1 will host July 16 Aquapalooza

    Join boaters, sailors, rowers, swimmers, kayakers and jet-skiers at Marine Max’s Aquapalooza, hosted by Magic 100.1, for some traditional Shore fun from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 16. Aquapalooza is the annual celebration that takes place on the water at Tice’s Shoal, an area adjacent to Island Beach State Park on Barnegat Bay. The…

  • Report advises against merger of boards

    BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent FAIR HAVEN — Combining the borough’s Zoning and Planning Boards was not recommended at a summit meeting held to discuss a proposal for the merger, Councilman James Banahan said in a report he gave at the Borough Council’s June 27 meeting. The merger would not increase efficiency or save costs, Banahan…

  • Serious attention must be paid to pollution at NJ shore

    Summer beach season has officially kicked off and like many New Jersey residents, I will spend my weekends at the shore anywhere from Sandy Hook to Island Heights. Unfortunately, reckless development of Barnegat Bay and the shore is threatening the waters where we swim and fish due to chemical pollution from overstressed storm basins, making…

  • VA must help veterans before it’s too late

    Every time the shock begins to fade from the last Veterans Affairs (VA) health care scandal, you can count on the VA to do or have done something else outrageous relative to their obligation to care for our wounded and suffering veterans. Veterans disabled by PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder) and a host of other mental…

  • KaBoom!

    A dazzling fireworks display lights up the sky over the Navesink River during Red Bank’s annual KaBoom! Fireworks on the Navesink Independence Day celebration on July 3. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • ADA upgrades next step at Crawford House

    Boro Council set to approve $109K in grant funds for historic structure BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Crawford House TINTON FALLS — Members of the borough’s preservation community are hopeful that the historic Crawford House will be fully restored within the next two years with an infusion of funds. At the July 5 meeting, the Tinton…

  • Small producers made short list for big award

    Small Factory students learn cartoon production BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Youngsters get creative at an open house at Small Factory Productions in Fair Haven where students explore story creation and animation. Below: A wall of frames of cartoons created by students. The young producers who have worked on the cartoons of Small Factory Productions…

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