• Special remembrance

    The Markham Place School community comes together May 6 to mark the second anniversary of the passing of beloved principal Don E. Merce, who was killed in 2008 in a fatal car accident on his way to school. Students, parents and teachers along with Merce’s wife and son gathered at the flagpole in the front…

  • Police seek identity of purse snatcher

    SHREWSBURY — The Police Department is seeking the identity of a suspect who attempted to rob a woman’s purse on Wednesday, May 12, at approximately 6:30 p.m. in front of San Remo Restaurant on Newman Springs Road. According to police, a woman, who was waiting alone for her party, was approached by a lone black…

  • Fort Monmouth supports local Memorial Day events

    Fort Monmouth representatives will participate in Memorial Day services in local communities. On Monday, May 31, Lt. Col. Richard J. Hornstein, product manager for Tactical Battle Command, will be the guest speaker at the borough of Fair Haven Memorial Day service at 9 a.m. Command Sgt. Maj. Tyrone Johnson, Communications Electronics Command (CECOM), will be…

  • Borough strategizes to attract funds for field lighting

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Borough officials are back to the drawing board for a plan on how to get lighting for one of the town’s parks after an application for Monmouth County Open Space grant funds was rejected. The Borough Council took up the topic at the May 18 workshop meeting…

  • June events at Eastern Branch Library

    SHREWSBURY — The Eastern Branch of the Monmouth County Library will host events in June for seniors, homebuyers, hipsters and equine fanciers. First Friday for Seniors will feature “Avoiding the Fall Zone in the Home” at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 4. The program, presented by Jolie Fromm of Nursefinders and John Reagan of Crest Physical…

  • Open space grant applications sought

    FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders is soliciting applications from municipalities wishing to compete for a share of $2 million from the Monmouth County Municipal Open Space Grant Program to create, expand and improve local parks. Applications for the latest round of grants have been mailed to all 53 Monmouth County municipalities. The…

  • Red Bank balks but approves trimmer RBR budget

    Councilmen critical of teachers’ union refusal of wage freeze BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER — The Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) budget was finally approved by the three sending school districts last week, after some delay on the part of the Red Bank Borough Council. During a special meeting held on May…

  • Volunteers spruce up Fair Haven Fields

    April 17 was another successful Fair Haven Fields workday, organized by Chairman Dick Fuller and attended by many volunteers. Seven large ailanthus trees were cut down and removed from the edge of Morallers’ Meadow, along the Pond Trail, and on the border of the gardens. Mike Chasmar directed the cutting, and the trunks were treated…

  • Sea Bright approves $5.16M budget

    GOP council members protest no more cuts to be made BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The Borough Council approved the 2010-11 municipal budget recently, but without the deeper cuts sought by Mayor Maria Fernandes. Last month Fernandes, a Democrat, said she wanted to see the $5.16 million budget cut by $90,000, affording…

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