• Frank Talk presents black history programs

    RED BANK — Local actress Lorraine Stone will bring a great heroine of black women’s history to life in “A Woman Named Mary Bowser” at Frank Talk Art Bistro and Books on March 19 and 20. Mary Bowser was born a slave in 1839 on a plantation in Virginia. Her contribution to the outcome of…

  • Towns to share $300K cost of burst sewage pipe

    TRWRA: Service to residents won’t be uninterrupted BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Residents of Sea Bright and Rumson are expected to share the cost of the bill for a burst sewage pipe that left a more than 6-foot-deep sinkhole in Sea Bright early last month. The reinforced concrete sewage pipe failed on…

  • Freeholder calls on Brookdale trustees to resign

    Curley: Abuse of expenses by college president under investigation BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Freeholder Deputy Director John Curley Freeholder Deputy Director John Curley said Monday he would be calling for the resignation of the Board of Trustees and board attorney for Brookdale Community College in Middletown over excessive expenditures associated with the college President’s…

  • HABcore gets $10K grant from Tower Hill Church

    RED BANK — HABcore will use a $10,000 grant from the Tower Hill First Presbyterian Church at Red Bank to refurbish its boarding homes in the borough. Habcore, a nonprofit that provides supportive housing for the homeless and disabled, received the grant through Tower Hill’s “Vision for the Hill” program. The grants will be used…

  • T.F. school budget cuts some jobs, activities

    Public hearing on spending plan to be held March 28 BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — The Tinton Falls Board of Education unanimously passed a $26.4 million preliminary 2011-12 budget at its March 3 meeting that calls for layoffs and cuts in activities. “I wouldn’t say we have good news or great news, but…

  • Shakespeare Live!

    Members of the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s Shakespeare Company recently performed in the comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” for students at Rumson Country Day School. FRANK GALIPO

  • F.H. council member would repeal tree ordinance

    BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent FAIR HAVEN — Councilman Bob Marchese would like to repeal the borough’s tree preservation ordinance to permit homeowners to remove trees from their property without any restrictions, but he doesn’t believe he could get enough votes to carry out that plan. At the Borough Council meeting on Feb. 28, Marchese said…

  • Studies suggest vegan diet is healthier

    March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the perfect time for people to switch to a vegan diet and reduce their risk for cancer and other lifethreatening diseases. According to the American Cancer Society, “Adiet high in fat, especially fat from animal sources, can increase the risk of colorectal cancer.” Research shows that people who…

  • Sandy Hook should remain open to public

    GUEST COLUMN PETER O’SUCH A fter attending both open houses held Feb. 22 and 24 by the National Park Service and its collaborators, The Sandy Hook Foundation, it became painfully clear that they had jointly formed a “new team” (as christened by the Sandy Hook Foundation in its Feb. 15 announcement), hell-bent on out-leasing the…

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