• Young women invited to explore career paths

    RED BANK —“CareerWise in a Day,” an event devoted to young women and career exploration, will take place Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Oyster Point Hotel. The daylong session, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., will enable female high school students to network with successful women from various professions. Depending on individual interests, students can…

  • Events at Eastern Branch Library

    The Eastern Branch Library, 1005 Route 35, Shrewsbury, will host performances, author talks and a concert this month. Performers Showcase, Saturday, Jan. 22, at 2 p.m. This is a family-friendly event suitable for all ages. The Singin’ Bohemians Cabaret Troupe stars a group of singers and dancers who present the best of Broadway, from Rodgers…

  • Grant will help T.F. EMS save on energy costs

    BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Thanks to a state grant, the borough is expecting to save more than $3,000 annually after replacing the heating and air conditioning units in the Emergency Medical Services South building. Tinton Falls Mayor Michael Skudera announced at the Dec. 7 Borough Council meeting that the borough received a…

  • Garden club exhibit celebrates spring

    RED BANK — The Navesink Garden Club will celebrate spring on Tuesday, March 15, with an “Art in Bloom” flower show at The Atrium at 40 Riverside Ave. The show is free and will open to the general public at 1 p.m. “Art in Bloom” is an exhibit composed of traditional visual art pieces and…

  • R.B. residents can sign up for emergency alerts

    RED BANK — Councilman Edward Zipprich, liaison to the Public Works Department, and Councilwoman Kathleen Horgan, who chairs the Borough Council’s Education and Technology Committee, urge residents to sign up through the borough’s website for emergency notifications that can be delivered via email, text message, cell or home phones. The electronic notification system is the…

  • February programs and events at the Red Bank Library

    RED BANK — The Red Bank Public Library will honor African American History Month on Saturday, Feb. 12, with “Preserving Our History,” a talk by Gloria Douglas and Michelle Lewis, founders of Storytellers in Cloth, a group of women of color who carry on the African American tradition of quilting. On view during the program,…

  • R.B. council agrees to sale of historical building

    Resolution permits YMCA’s sale of 51 Monmouth St. to St. James Church BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer The historical police building at 51 Monmouth St. and attached firehouse. RED BANK— Despite heated opposition to the agreement, the Red Bank Borough Council approved resolution authorizing a settlement with the Community YMCA for the sale of a…

  • Red Bank 4th-graders to lead parent conferences

    Program gives students ownership of performance BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer RED BANK — Beginning next month, fourth-graders at Red Bank Middle School will lead parent-teacher conferences and walk their parents through an overview of their work, grades and goals. Superintendent Laura Morana said that this initiative aims to foster responsibility and ownership in the…

  • King’s dream remembered

    Local YMCAs host annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer The memorial breakfast featured guest speaker Dr. Walter D. Greason (top), associate professor of history and American studies, coordinator of the African American and Africana Studies program at Ursinus College. A call for faith, equality and reflection marked…

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