• Dance instructor lauded for her work with kids

    Irecently attended my niece’s recital at the Middletown Arts Center. I was very impressed with the performance, choreography and the dance instructor, Deena Burnette. I believe that Burnette’s role as a dance instructor goes far beyond the job’s requirements. Not only did she teach these young girls the art of dance, but it was clear…

  • Utility rates may drop, but so will home values

    Idon’t understand why the residents of Union Beach aren’t up in arms over the proposed wind turbine. Don’t they realize that their houses will be impossible to sell once that giant thing is in the background? Do they actually believe that there will be no harmful effects of it? This kind of thing should not…

  • Current system is not working in Middletown

    The Middletown Township Committee introduced a budget recently that results in an almost 13 percent increase in property taxes. This is outrageous, given the fact that there are many towns that have controlled their spending and see minimal increases, if any at all. One could ask how this can happen in these times. A good…

  • Julius Caesar

    Top: Audra Mariel Talerico, as Portia, and Daniel Rezac, as Brutus, perform for the audience gathered at the outdoor performance of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” held on the Great Lawn at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft on July 8. Brookdale’s Shakespeare Ensemble presented the multiple-day show. Bottom: The young cast makes final preparations before participating in…

  • Vietnam film to be shown

    On July 17 at 1 p.m. the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation will host a film screening and panel about the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam. The film, “We Were Heroes: The 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam” will feature the story of the “First Team” in Vietnam, including the famous battles and operations in…

  • Art & More at Cel-ebration! Gallery

    ‘Art & More at the Jersey Shore” opens July 17 and runs through Sept. 4 at Cel-ebration! Gallery in Red Bank. “Jiminy Cricket” The show features the art of Andrea Alvin and Disney/Pixar’s “Toy Story 3.” Meet Alvin at the gallery July 17, 2-5 p.m. Throughout the show, Celebration! Gallery will be holding a toy…

  • NOTES

    Gayle McTernan (l-r), her son Colin, and Nathan Hunt, all of Keyport, walk along West Front Street during the International Food and Music Festival held in downtown Keyport on June 26. ERIC SUCAR staff The Lincroft Business and Professional Women’s Group will host a craft fair and flea market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.…

  • stork •••

    Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, announced the following local births: May 31, a girl to Heather and Brendan Hayes of Belford, June 3, a boy to Melissa and Raymond Sypniewski of Middletown, June 4, a girl to Beth and Robert Graham of Middletown, June 7, a girl to Janet and Christophe Zammit of Holmdel, and…

  • County libraries offer programs for teens

    Looking for thrills, artistry and a little mystery this summer? If you’re a teen-ager, look no farther than your local Monmouth County Library branch. Programs designed especially for teens will be held throughout the summer at many of the Monmouth County Library’s 12 branches. This summer, the Teen Department at the Monmouth County Library will…

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