• Library’s Food for Fines program a success

    Generous patrons and hardworking library staff made the Monmouth County Library’s Food for Fines drive a success with more than 6 tons of food items collected for local food banks and pantries. “This represents a truly magnificent and magnanimous effort by all the Monmouth County Library branches and their patrons,’’ said Freeholder Lillian G. Burry,…

  • ‘In Our Own Backyard’ art show to benefit local child’s medical expenses

    A rtists — local, professional and aspiring — are teaming up for a fundraiser to help a local child on Sunday, May 22, 1-4 p.m. “In Our Own Backyard” will take place at the Corbett home, 90 Princeton Road, Fair Haven. “In Our Own Backyard” will feature artwork for sale by artists, including professional artists…

  • T.F. man indicted in death of Little Silver principal

    BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer The school community created a memorial to Don. E. Merce, the former principal of Markham Place school after his death in an auto accident in 2008. LITTLE SILVER — A Tinton Falls man has been indicted in the death of former Little Silver educator Don E. Merce in an accident that…

  • Red Bank proposes salary hikes for nonunion workers

    Council approves $19M budget for 2011 BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer RED BANK — The Borough Council adopted the $19 million 2011 budget on May 11 and introduced an ordinance that would give nonunion employees up to a two-percent salary increase. Both the budget and the compensation ordinance passed unanimously; however, Councilwoman Kathleen Horgan stated…

  • Some viewers will pay fee for KaBoom fireworks

    R.B. council OKs charge for Riverside Gardens Park BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer RED BANK — Aprime viewing spot in Riverside Gardens Park during the borough’s traditional Independence Day fireworks celebration will come at a price this year. The Borough Council approved a resolution onMay 11 permitting the KaBoomFest! 2011 Committee to charge an entrance…

  • Youth hotline gives nonjudgmental support

    Most of us would not immediately know what to do if we suspected a child was being abused or neglected. The state of uncertainty and concern can be overwhelming. Many are reluctant to get involved in other families’ lives and the options seem extreme — don’t act on your suspicions or report your concerns. But…

  • Support the Red Bank Community Garden

    On Wednesday, May 25, at 6:30 p.m. at Borough Hall, the supporters of Red Bank’s community garden will have 10 minutes to plead our case. We are on the agenda and we ask all supporters to please come and sit in support of the Community Garden Project at 94 E. Front St. That is in…

  • State OKs lease for Monmouth Park

    Developer to take over operation of racetrack by June 1 BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Live horseracing will continue at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport for the foreseeable future, following Gov. Chris Christie’s approval of a lease agreement between the state and developer Morris Bailey. The agreement, which will take effect June 1, gives Bailey…

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