• Nat’l Park Service must admit errors, and move on

    I first wrote about the issues surrounding the preservation of Fort Hancock at Sandy Hook seven years ago. Since then, there has been a lot of talk including much fingerpointing regarding who is responsible for the ongoing neglect of the fort’s buildings. Sides have been drawn … but most of us, at the end of…

  • Parks mark Earth Day

    The Monmouth County Park System’s Earth Day celebration will be held noon -5 p.m. April 16-17. The fun will start on April 16 at the Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center, Georgia Tavern Road, Howell, with crafts, snake shows, boat tours and much more. On April 17, the celebration moves to the Huber Woods Environmental Center, Brown’s…

  • Shore Regional District introduces $15.2M budget

    Taxes would increase in three of four sending towns BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer WEST LONG BRANCH — If the proposed Shore Regional High School District budget is passed, taxpayers in three of the four sending towns that comprise the district will see a tax increase. The SRHS Board of Education voted unanimously at the March…

  • Sea Bright mayor set to end political career

    Fernandes: Boro in better condition than it was 14 to 16 years ago BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — After 16 years in municipal government, Sea BrightMayorMaria Fernandes has announced that she will not seek re-election in November. “I have decided not to run for re-election for mayor,” Fernandes said in a prepared…

  • Library celebrates National Library Week

    RED BANK – The Red Bank Public Library, 84 West Front St., is hosting activities and raffles to mark National Library Week, which runs through April 16. Anyone visiting the library during the week receives a free raffle ticket to enter a drawing for one of several baskets containing gifts donated by local businesses including…

  • Public hearing on Red Bank budget April 26

    New law makes library appropriation separate line item BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer RED BANK – Discussion at a budget workshop held last week centered on the library tax appropriation for the Red Bank Public Library, which will now be separate from the main municipal appropriation, Borough Administrator Stanley Sickels explained on April 7. This…

  • Young teacher mourned by family and friends

    Wanamassa resident Tara Hansen, 29, formerly lived in Red Bank BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Tara Hansen Sometimes, the unthinkable happens and death comes to one who has only just begun to etch her footprints on the earth; yet, in her 29-year life’s journey, Tara Hansen left an indelible mark on the hearts of…

  • Once Upon A Mattress

    Students rehearse scenes from the Red Bank Regional Theatre Company’s production of the musical “Once Upon a Mattress” at the Red Bank Regional High School auditorium in Little Silver on April 6. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff ERIC SUCAR staff

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