• Neighbors unite to block cell tower

    T-Mobile seeks approval for tower on church property BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — A group of residents have hired an attorney and started a nonprofit organization in an attempt to block a proposed cell tower from being constructed in their neighborhood. Members of the group, known as RACE (Residents Against Cell Tower…

  • Zoners approve YMCA expansion

    Scaled-down addition addresses parking, aesthetics BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer RED BANK — The Borough Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously approved a scaled-back application for the expansion of the Community YMCA at its Dec. 2 meeting, settling the current litigation. Earlier this year, the YMCA sued the borough after the Zoning Board and Borough Council…

  • Calendar celebrates Red Bank’s west side

    Prown’s 2nd annual calendar to benefit Parker Health Center BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Prown’s Home Improvement is once again distributing a calendar celebrating Red Bank’s history. This year’s theme is Red Bank’s west side. “It’s always been my favorite part of town,” said David Prown, whose business is located on Monmouth Street on the…

  • Study examines ways to foster walking, cycling

    Red Bank Bicycle/Pedestrian Planning Project receives grant BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Dedicated bicycle lanes and upgraded crosswalks would encourage people to walk and cycle around Red Bank, according to a recent survey of residents. Residents consider the improvements to facilitate walking and biking proposed by Urban Engineers at an open house meeting about the…

  • Santa Claus comes to town

    Children greet Santa Claus as the jolly old elf arrives at West Side Park in Red Bank for the West Side Community Group’s annual Holiday Festivities and Tree Lighting Ceremony on Dec. 4. FRANK GALIPO Anthony Burden, of Red Bank, poses for a photo with Santa Claus at the West Side Community Group’s annual Holiday…

  • A message of thanks

    CORNER OFFICE PETER SMYTH Chairman and CEO Greater Media Inc. On behalf of the entire Greater Media family, I would like to wish our Greater Media Newspapers employees and readers a happy, healthy and prosperous holiday season. I also want to thank our dedicated employees as well as our loyal readers and advertisers for a…

  • business briefs •••

    Circle BMW, 500 State Route 36, Eatontown, is accepting donations of nonperishable food items during December to benefit The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties in Neptune. The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties distributed 6.8 million pounds of food to the hungry in 2009 through its network of more than 260 feeding programs throughout…

  • Donations sought for troops overseas

    The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation is partnering with The Brookdale Student Veterans Club in working with American Recreational Military Services Inc. (ARMS) for an ongoing collection of items to send to troops currently deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Supplies are running low, and help is needed Examples of needed items: • Toiletries —…

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