• This’ll make you view the neighbors in a new light

    CODA GREG BEAN Gregory Bean is the former executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. You can reach him at [email protected]. Here’s the tale of my only near brush with the fame that sometimes comes to people who witness mob violence firsthand: It was a sunny June morning in 1989, and I was the editor of…

  • Upgrades at Little Silver train crossing to start

    LITTLE SILVER — Beginning on or about Thursday, July 7, and continuing for about two weeks, NJ Transit (NJT) will make repairs to the SycamoreAvenue grade crossing at Little Silver Train Station. The work, which includes renewal of the track bed and road surface, should result in a smoother ride for motorists traveling over the…

  • Fort plan OK’d despite housing advocate’s suit

    OCEANPORT — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has approved the Fort Monmouth Reuse and Redevelopment Plan despite requests from a housing advocacy group to delay it. According to the letter approving the plan from Mark Johnston, HUD’s deputy assistant secretary for special needs, to Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) Chair…

  • Red Bank Borough Council approves police contract

    Agreement calls for 2 percent raises for three years, health care contribution BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer RED BANK— The Borough Council approved a three-year contract with its police union and, for the first time, a contract with its police chief. Council members approved both contracts by a vote of 5-0 after a brief executive…

  • GOP legislators kick off run for 11th District

    Beck, Casagrande, Angelini would be state’s first all-female legislative team BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer State Republican legislators (center, l-r) Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini, Sen. Jennifer Beck and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande are joined by Sen. Thomas Kean Jr. (far left) and Assemblyman Alex De- Croce (far right) as they kick off their campaign for the 11th…

  • HUD approval gives go-ahead to fort plan

    Agency: Plan balances redevelopment and housing for homeless BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer A fter a nearly three-year wait, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has approved the Fort Monmouth Reuse and Redevelopment Plan, which allows negotiations for the transfer of the 1,127 acres of fort property when the post closes in…

  • Photo

    Skimboarders are poised on the Sea Bright Municipal Beach on June 25 to drop their boards into the surf at SkimBash 2011, a points-accredited skimboarding competition that attracts amateurs and professionals from across the country. More photos, page 13 and www.gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Senior center seeks waster for recycling

    The South Brunswick Senior Center has teamed up with eco-wise business Terra Cycle to collect waste materials that are not normally taken by local recycling. Terra Cycle then donates to the Senior Center 2 cents for each wrapper and 25 cents per inkjet cartridge sent in (they even pay the postage). The company “upcycles” the…

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