• ChangeALife Uganda Day

    Clockwise from above: Students at Holy Cross School in Rumson take part in a game played by children in Uganda during ChangeALife Uganda Day on Feb. 3. Second-grader Grace McMullin carries a heavy container, one of the activities aimed at educating students about the life of children in that African nation. Jack Howie (l-r) and…

  • Frank Talk in Red Bank marks Black History Month

    RED BANK — Frank Talk Art Bistro and Books is hosting a series of events to mark Black History Month during February.  Saturday, Feb. 12, 2:30-5:30 p.m., “Storytellers in Cloth,” held in collaboration with the Red Bank Public Library and Two River Theater. This free program will be held at the library, 84 W.…

  • Find a logical way to evaluate teachers

    GUEST COLUMN AL LEISTER We all know there are many things that need to be changed with the way we run our schools and our government. Many of Gov. Chris Christie’s reforms are right on; however, once in a while he is dead wrong. How can an intelligent reflective person think it is appropriate to…

  • Park system offers Latin, ballroomdance

    Wish you could dance like the stars? Take the first step and sign up for Latin Dance and Ballroom Dance — two of the Monmouth County Park System’s upcoming classes. Designed for adults, the classes are held at the Tatum Park Red HillActivity Center, Red Hill Road, Middletown. Latin Dance, offered 7-8 p.m. Tuesday evenings,…

  • North Shore ponds and puddles March 12

    RED BANK — The Monmouth County Audubon Society will sponsor a field trip to several lakes and ponds along the North Shore on Saturday, March 12. “This area is dotted with dozens of small ponds and lakes,” according to Bob Henschel, the trip’s leader. This area has dozens of ponds and lakes and several species…

  • F.H. appoints new administrator

    BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent FAIR HAVEN — The borough has begun the year with a new full-time administrator, Theresa Casagrande, who was appointed at the Borough Council’s special meeting on Feb. 7. Casagrande, who lives in Spring Lake Heights, will replace Mary Howell, who had been working on a part-time basis. Casagrande previously was the…

  • Hospice volunteers sought to help others

    All it takes is compassion and a little time to become a hospice volunteer for VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of New Jersey Shore, Eatontown. There is a need for volunteers in Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex counties. Volunteers give their time to terminally ill patients and their caregivers during a critical time. In orientation classes, they…

  • Officers to be honored for rescuing dog

    The Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will host a Valentine’s Brunch 11 a.m. Feb. 13 at McLoone’s Pier House at Pier Village, Long Branch. Proceeds will benefit the animals in the care of the SPCA, Eatontown. Sgt. Peter Koening and Detective Christopher Isherwood of the Borough of Rumson Police Department…

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