• We have another good name for a rock band

    CODA GREG BEAN I don’t know why Dave Barry decided to quit writing his weekly column for the Miami Herald in 2005, but that was a dark day for readers and jealous newspaper columnists everywhere. Barry was one of the greats, right up there with Mike Royko, and reading his column made me laugh so…

  • Jazz Masterclass Workshop series opens

    Beginning July 9, the Monmouth County-based Jazz Arts Project will be presenting a series of four free Summer Jazz Masterclass Workshops. The series is presented concurrent with the Jazz Café events taking place at Two River Theater on Bridge Avenue in Red Bank for five weekends. Scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on select Saturdays for the…

  • Annual Ocean Grove house tour July 16

    Two of Ocean Grove’s famous tent homes will be among the stops on the annual self-guided house tour on July 16. OCEAN GROVE — The Historical Society of Ocean Grove will hold its 42nd annual House Tour on Friday, July 16. The tour is a self-guided walking tour within the seaside Victorian community. The tour…

  • Senior housing proposal draws opposition in Fair Haven

    BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent FAIR HAVEN — If and when developer Kevin Hughes decides to come before the Borough Council again to discuss his proposal to create an overlay zone in the Hance-River roads area to allow the construction of age-restricted housing, all residents within 200 feet of the proposed project will be notified, Borough…

  • Crafts, garden entries sought

    Do you think you bake the best cookies, grow the biggest and juiciest tomatoes, or make the most creative crafts in your neighborhood? You may have what it takes to earn a blue ribbon in the 2010 Monmouth County Fair home and garden competition. So gather up your best needlepoint, knitting, and craft creations and…

  • O’port police seek suspect in burglary attempt

    Police sketch of suspect in attempted burglary OCEANPORT — Police are looking for a suspect in an attempted burglary to a home on Branchport Avenue on the evening of Sunday, June 20. According to police, the resident responded to a ring at the front door at about 11:30 p.m. At the front door was a…

  • Homecoming celebration

    Clockwise from above: Cpl. Richard Cummings shakes the hand of District 6 Commander Bull Grieman during a homecoming celebration for the 6th Motor Transport Battalion, based in Red Bank, at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2179, Port Monmouth, on June 27. Commander Jim D’Elia speaks during the homecoming celebration. Cpl. Daniel Solares (l-r), Pfc. Gil…

  • Monmouth County League of Women Voters elects officers

    RED BANK — At the recent annual convention meeting of the InterLeague Organization (ILO) of the League of Women Voters of Monmouth County, the following officers were elected for 2010-11: Presidents Marie Curtis and Louise Usechak; Secretary Camille Terracciano; Treasurer Don Curtis; Directors Barbara Chaudhery, Michelle Perkinson and Sue Sferas; Voter Service Sharon Steinhorn; and…

  • Paddling along the Navesink

    Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna is joined by Kathleen Gasienica, Red Bank, and Courtney Davis, Monmouth Beach, as he kayaks on the Navesink on June 26. CHRIS KELLY

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