• Police seek info on bank robbery suspect

    Suspect in Aug. 20 robbery of TD Bank FAIR HAVEN — The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating the individual who is alleged to have committed a bank robbery in Fair Haven on the evening of Friday, Aug. 20. According to the prosecutor’s office, at approximately 7:45 p.m.…

  • Tinton Falls clerk to retire after 23 years

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — After serving the borough for more than 23 years, Borough Clerk Karen Mount-Taylor will retire before the holiday season. Mount-Taylor said in an interview last week that her last day with the borough will be Oct. 29. “It is bittersweet, but it is a happy time for…

  • County honors women’s right to vote, local leaders

    BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande (l-r), Sen. Jennifer Beck, Freeholder Amy Mallet, Freeholder Director Lillian Burry, Holmdel Mayor Serena DiMaso and Assemblywoman Amy Handlin pose with a proclamation recognizing the 90th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. ERIC SUCAR staff HOLMDEL — The Monmouth County Board…

  • In words and drawings, soldiers leave their mark in time

    Vietnam Graffiti Project tells story of soldiers en route to Vietnam BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Vietnam veteran Dan O’Leary still remembers the day he departed from the western shores of the United States on a packed troopship to Vietnam, a 7,000-mile journey across the Pacific almost 45 years ago. Art Beltrone, co-curator, prepares a…

  • Red Bank council balks at relaxing development rules

    Wording would change some requirements to guidelines BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer After an extended discussion regarding the implications of the words “should” and “shall,” the Red Bank Borough Council tabled an ordinance that would relax the standards for planning and development in the borough. The ordinance, which was scheduled for public hearing and final…

  • Photo

    Jenna McGuigan (l-r) watches her friend Annie Pelino play a water-shooting game on Aug. 27, opening night of the Fair Haven Fireman’s Fair, a borough tradition. Held at the Fair Haven Volunteer Fire Company’s firehouse on River Road, the fair runs through Sept. 4. More photos at gmnews.com. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • A royal(ty) opportunity?

    CORNER OFFICE PETER SMYTH As chairman and CEO of Greater Media Inc., the parent company of 23 radio stations located in markets around the country, including seven stations in New Jersey, I have a keen interest in keeping free and local radio a viable industry. Many of you may have read recent press accounts of…

  • NOTES

    A series of Thursday evening art classes, “Drawing and Painting with Rocco Scibetta,” will be held Sept. 9-30 at the Red Bank Public Library, 84 W. Front St. Call or visit the library to register. Free. Details: 732-842-0690. ***** The Red Bank Public Library, 84 W. Front St., in partnership with Literacy Volunteers of Monmouth…

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