• State’s pine forests under attack by voracious bugs

    CODA GREG BEAN The last time I was in Colorado near Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park over a decade ago, the pine beetle plague that had devastated forests on the eastern side of the Continental Divide had not crossed over to attack lodgepole pines in the lush Roosevelt National Forest on the western…

  • Judy Collins to sing at Freehold church

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — One of America’s most beloved singers will visit the First Presbyterian Church, West Main Street, on Dec. 4 to perform a traditional Christmas concert. Judy Collins will be the featured performer in the church’s sixth annual Christmas concert. The Dec. 4 concert will begin at 7:30 p.m.…

  • Flash mob dance

    A large group of volunteers dance to pop music during a flash mob dance at Monmouth Park in Oceanport on Nov. 6, Breeders’ Cup Day, to raise funds for Mary’s Place by the Sea, a center for women undergoing cancer treatment. The dancers assembled quickly, then dispersed when the music ended. FRANK GALIPO

  • The Count Basie Cup

    Crosstown rivals Red Bank Middle School and Red Bank Charter School face off under the lights and on new turf at Count Basie Park for the first “Count Basie Cup” soccer tournament on Nov. 5. Red Bank Middle School won the girls game 3-0. The tourney prize was one-year possession of the inaugural Count Basie…

  • Grassland birds topic of Audubon meeting Dec. 8

    RED BANK — MacKenzie Hall, of the Conserve Wildlife Federation of New Jersey, will present “Grassland Birds of NJ — the Decline, Conservation and Future of their Grassland Habitats” at the Monmouth County Audubon Society meeting at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 8. The meeting will be held at the Church of the Nativity, 180…

  • The AIDS Memorial Quilt to be displayed at Monmouth U.

    A panel representing The Center in Asbury Park is among the 20 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt that will be on display at Monmouth University to mark World AIDS Day. WEST LONG BRANCH — In commemoration of World AIDS Day, Dec.1, Monmouth University will sponsor a display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt. Twenty panels…

  • GOP retains control of county freeholder board

    BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer County Republicans have once again secured control of the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders. The Republican candidates, incumbent Robert Clifton and Neptune City Mayor Tom Arnone, handily defeated their Democratic counterparts, incumbent John D’Amico and Spring Lake Borough Councilwoman Janice Venables, in last week’s freeholder elections. Of the 344,668…

  • Photo

    Children in The Community YMCA’s preschool program at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Red Bank were excited to explore their local fire truck and learn about the gear that the firemen wear, tools used on the trucks and the safety precautions and steps to follow in case of a fire. Visiting the preschoolers are Red…

  • Monmouth historian appointed

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has named Randall Gabrielan of Middletown to the position of county historian. Randall Gabrielan Gabrielan, a former insurance broker, turned an avocation into a second career. Writing and historical research, which overlapped his prior work, took a new turn in 1994 with the publication of his first book, “Middletown…

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