• State commission aims to cut red tape

    Municipal officials appear before Red Tape Review Commission BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Civil service regulations and interlocal agreements were some of the concerns voiced during the second of three public hearings about simplifying state government at Brookdale Community College in the Lincroft section of Middletown on March 9. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno (l-r) and…

  • Former financial adviser admits theft from clients

    AFair Haven man pleaded guilty Feb. 16 to thefts totaling more than $685,000 from clients while he was employed as a financial adviser at a brokerage firm. Stephen Severio appeared in state Superior Court, Freehold, and pleaded guilty to criminal charges related to thefts committed against clients while he was employed as a financial adviser…

  • In the Service

    Air Force Airman Jamaal M. Morris, son of Lola Scott of Fort Monmouth, has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. The airman completed an intensive eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who…

  • Council sees red, not pink,in free parking request

    BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer RED BANK — With parking revenues a sore subject in the borough these days, a request for free parking that may have passed muster previously was shot down by the Borough Council last week. Riverview Medical Center petitioned the council for free downtown parking May 1- May 8 during its…

  • Parents’ forum on teen topics at RBR March 25

    LITTLE SILVER — The Red Bank Regional High School District (RBR), in conjunction with the Shrewsbury Alliance, will hold the third annual parent forum titled “Surviving the Teen Years” on Thursday, March 25. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. and ends at 10 p.m. at RBR, located at 101 Ridge Road. This year’s event features…

  • Red Bank appoints new borough clerk

    BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer RED BANK — Pamela Borghi was officially sworn in as borough clerk to fill the position left vacant by Carol Vivona, during the March 8 Borough Council meeting. Since Vivona’s retirement last August, Borghi, then deputy clerk, has filled in for Vivona while continuing to do her job as registrar.…

  • Quest for truth continues 147 years after Slocum murder

    Historical presentation revisits murder and trial BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent On the night of July 14, 1863, in the town of Mechanicsville (now West Long Branch) Abigail Bob Waitt Sr. (l-r), Bob Waitt Jr., Joann Slocum Mazzucca and Arthur T. Green II pose for a portrait following a presentation on the murder of Abigail Slocum…

  • Fare hikes, service cuts in store for area commuters

    NJ Transit proposes 25 percent rise in fares BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Commuters across eastern Monmouth County may be in for higher fares and decreased service on local rail and bus lines that could take effect as soon as May 1. Riders may be paying more for their daily commute if an NJ Transit…

  • Tinton Falls BOE plans for reduced state aid

    Staff cuts, service reductions anticipated BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Anticipating a 15 percent reduction in state aid, the Tinton Falls Board of Education presented the tentative 2010-11 budget last week, including a list of staffing changes. The tentative budget was unanimously passed at the board’s March 8 meeting, where board members announced that if…

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