• In the Service

    Air Force Airman Christopher D. Michaels, the son of Catherine Gradl of Red Bank 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…

  • PTA slates ‘My Fair Haven: A Celebration of Community’

    FAIR HAVEN — The Fair Haven PTA will host its 26th annual luncheon Saturday, March 13, at the Holiday Inn in Tinton Falls. This year’s theme is “My Fair Haven: A Celebration of Community.” This event is one of the key fundraisers for the Fair Haven school system and draws approximately 300 community members each…

  • Ocean advocacy group hosts Beach Sweeps forum

    MIDDLETOWN — Clean Ocean Action (COA) will celebrate a milestone in its Beach Sweeps program by hosting the first Beach Sweep 25! Symposium: A Generation of Action Against Beach Litter on Saturday, March 13, at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. The symposium will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m., followed by a…

  • Local students place in history essay contest

    SHREWSBURY — The Shrewsbury Towne-Monmouth Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) announced that Nicolette Lupo, Kaitlin Rogers and Emma Wulfhorst are the winners of the chapter’s American History Essay contest. Kaitlin, a seventh-grader, and Emma, a sixth-grader, both attend St. Leo The eighthgrader at Oak Hill Academy in Lincroft. All essays were…

  • O’port mayor sees borough ahead of trends

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — With municipalities across the state bracing for a fiscal year with little to no state aid, Oceanport officials are thinking the borough may actually be ahead of the curve. Mayor Michael Mahon spoke at the March 4 Borough Council meeting more than a week after attending the 18th…

  • R.B. Library hosts women authors

    The Red Bank Public Library celebrates Women’s History Month with a panel discussion and book signing with the authors of “Three Brown Eyed Girls” from 7-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 18. New Jersey residents Rosemary Calabretta, Rosaleen Rooney Myers and V.G. Wells will inspire and motivate participants to pursue their dream of writing as they…

  • Reading Rocks!

    Left: Principal Melanie Shelley reads a story aloud to students during “Reading Rocks” held at Wolf Hill Elementary School in Oceanport on March 4. Above: Children listen to kindergarten teacher Lynn Cadigan read a book. “Reading Rocks” was held in conjunction with Read Across America, an annual event that celebrates the birthday of children’s author…

  • Environmental Club promotes sustainability

    BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Students who are members of Shrewsbury Borough’s Environmental Club made a presentation to the Borough Council on ways to take care of the Earth. KIMBERLY STEINBERG SHREWSBURY — Kicking off last week’s Borough Council meeting, members of the borough’s Environmental Club educated the governing body and members of the public…

  • Sea Bright OKs permit parking for residents

    BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The Borough Council passed an ordinance establishing an annual residential on-street permit parking program in the downtown district during the March 2 meeting. The ordinance provides for 11 streets in the borough’s downtown to reserve one side for residential parking at all times. Business owner Steven Gardella…

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