• Audubon to host osprey program April 13

    Ben Wurst, director of the Conserve Wildlife Foundation’s Osprey Project, will present a program on the project 8 p.m. April 13 at the Church of the Nativity, 180 Ridge Road in Fair Haven. The public is welcome; admission is free. Before the effects of the pesticide DDT and coastal development caused the state’s osprey population…

  • Waxing on about history

    Sal LaRosa, a fourth-grader at the Wolf Hill School, Oceanport, portrays Bono at the Wolf Hill Wax Museum on March 17. Students dressed up as historical figures and shared information about their lives with visitors during the event.

  • Register for Wolf Hill kindergarten April 6

    Kindergarten registration for the Wolf Hill School in Oceanport is scheduled for 9- 11 a.m. April 6. Anyone wishing to register his or her child should come to the school to submit/complete the necessary forms. Students do not need to attend. Children must be 5 years old on or before Oct. 1, 2011. The forms…

  • Legislators: Reforms on the way

    BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Twelfth District representatives forecast legislative progress ahead this year, including reforms to the way public employee benefits are funded and others aimed at curbing bullying. “At present the state of New Jersey and the folks in this room fully fund the health benefits for many of our public…

  • Little Silver kitchen tour slated for May 13

    LITTLE SILVER — The Little Silver Parent Teacher Organization (PTO). will host a kitchen tour featuring 10 kitchens in Little Silver 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 13. In addition to viewing 10 kitchens, attendees will be treated to the culinary delights of some of Monmouth County’s finest restaurants and chefs including Avenue in Long…

  • Frank Talk to host panel on autistic spectrum disorder

    RED BANK — Frank Talk Art Bistro and Books on Shrewsbury Avenue will host a panel discussion about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at 3 p.m. April 9. The panel will be followed by a book signing with author Rasheedah Saleem-Muhammad, whose book “Pedro Visits the Aquarium” focuses on an issue that is affecting many families.…

  • Sea Bright introduces $5.2M spending plan

    Budget calls for tax increase despite spending cuts BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer SEABRIGHT — The Borough Council has introduced a $5.2 million spending plan that includes a $158,000 increase in municipal property taxes, despite cuts in spending. Unveiled at the council’s March 15 meeting, the 2011 budget calls for residents to raise approximately $3.8…

  • Magic on the court

    From top: A member of the Harlem Globetrotters performs during the “Magicians of Basketball” world tour performance at Brookdale Community College on March 16. Globetrotters’ Scooter Christensen and Firefly Fisher perform at Brookdale’s Collins Arena. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Television’s the medium, but what’s the message?

    CODA GREG BEAN Let me set the scene: It’s a long-ago Saturday evening. Great-Grandma, Great-Grandpa, Grandma and Grandpa are coming to dinner at our house. My bride has been cooking all day. The wee bairns are bathed and tidied, their cowlicks plastered down, and they have been warned to be on their best behavior. The…

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