• Local officials respond to criticism of ARC decision

    Dear Sen. [Charles] Schumer: Recently, you have made remarks about the appropriateness of Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to cancel the ARC Tunnel project due to the cost overruns. New Jersey was solely responsible for covering those overruns and providing $2.7 billion for the project. New York was slated to contribute nothing, and could have, at…

  • Eastern Branch to pilot Read Like a Library Champion contest

    SHREWSBURY — The Monmouth County Library’s Eastern Branch has been chosen as a pilot library for the Read Like a NJ Library Champion program . The Eastern Branch is one of 10 libraries from across the state chosen by the New Jersey State Library to participate in the program, which will offer patrons the chance…

  • Shrewsbury honors past, looks to future

    BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer SHREWSBURY — The biggest issue facing the borough for 2011 will be keeping taxes and expenses down, according to the borough’s new mayor, Donald Burden. “The number one issue, like every other borough around here, is to try and hold down the taxes and hold expenses,” Burden said, adding that…

  • RiverCenter director of operations retires

    BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Harriet Cook RED BANK — Red Bank RiverCenter Director of Operations Harriet Cook retired Jan. 13 after 15 years of assisting and facilitating local businesses. Cook estimated that Red Bank’s prosperity peaked between five and eight years ago and continued stably until the recent recession. “We’ve had very few vacancies…

  • stork club 

    Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, announced the birth of a girl on Dec. 27 to Danielle Kenny and Suates Saul Mejia of Oceanport.

  • in the service 

    Army National Guard Staff Sgt. John C. Laczkowski, brother of Brenda Cary of Little Silver, has been mobilized and activated at Joint Base Dix- McGuire-Lakehurst in preparation for deployment to serve in support of either Operation New Dawn or Operation Enduring Freedom. The soldier is a member of the 131st Transportation Company inWilliamstown, Pa. The…

  • R.B. District finds space for pre-K classes

    Expanded program open to all 3- and 4-year-olds BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer RED BANK — Through community partnerships, the Red Bank Public School District has found space to house its recently expanded preschool program, according to Superintendent Laura Morana. At a press meeting at St. Anthony Parish on Bridge Avenue on Jan. 13, Morana…

  • Car-sharing, solar panels proposed for Monmouth St. project

    Courtyards at Monmouth application back before Zoning Board BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer RED BANK — A site plan application for the 57-unit Courtyards at Monmouth returned to the Zoning Board of Adjustment on Jan. 20 with added rain garden, solar canopies and car-sharing provisions. The board heard a previous draft of the application between…

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