• Provident chief heads foundation board

    Christopher Martin, of Wall Township, The Provident Bank president and CEO, was recently appointed to the board of directors of The Provident Bank Foundation and elected president. The position was vacant after Paul Pantozzi, former president of the foundation, retired at the end of 2009. Martin has served as vice president of the foundation since…

  • Even the playing field in school negotiations

    Guest Column • Dr. Marc Gaswirth No major political figure in the state today other than perhaps the new governor, Chris Christie, appears ready to tackle and finally act on a significant public policy question. Can hundreds of local school boards without the financial, professional and legal resources available to them effectively compete today at…

  • School districts face a moment of truth

    In the News • MARK ROSMAN Ithink that I know what our local school superintendents and business administrators are going through now as they prepare their budgets for the 2010-11 school year.A recent series of events at Greater Media Newspapers placed me in the unfamiliar position of developing a budget for our entire editorial department…

  • On Campus

    Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va., has named Mark D. Pelo and Sean M. Hovendon, of Ocean, to the dean’s list for the fall semester. Lauren Barnett, of Shrewsbury, has earned a place on the dean’s list for the fall semester at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. The 2008 graduate of Red Bank Regional High School is…

  • Stork Club

    Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, announced the following local births: Irene Dell Bene and Thomas Hall of Rumson, a daughter on Dec. 28; and Jennifer A. and Kevin T. McDermott of Oceanport, a son on Dec. 29. Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, announced the following local birth: Monica and Timothy K. Mulheren of Rumson,…

  • NJ Transit director seeks public input

    Hearing will be held in Manalapan NJ Transit Executive Director James Weinstein has announced that the statewide transit agency is aggressively confronting current and future budget shortfalls that have arisen due to the severe national recession and the state’s $2.2 billion currentyear budget gap, and $11 billion 2011 budget gap. In a press release,Weinstein called…

  • Meridian Health: A great place to work

    RED BANK — Meridian Health, the county’s largest employer, has been recognized as one of the best companies to work for in the nation. The health care provider based in Wall can now be counted among the corporate elite, ranking 79th on Fortune magazine’s 13th annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” list. Meridian Health…

  • Library patrons have more time to complete survey

    The Monmouth County Library System will extend its community survey on programming for at least two more months in order to reach as many Monmouth County residents as possible, according to Renee B. Swartz, Monmouth County Library Commission chair. The county-wide survey of library patrons and residents began Feb. 1. The 12- question survey asks…

  • Back by popular demand: ‘Dine Downtown’

    RED BANK — Red Bank RiverCenter is once again sponsoring “Dine Downtown,” a restaurant promotion during the month of March that caters to all tastes and budgets. Every Tuesday and Wednesday evening in March, 20 Red Bank restaurants will be offering special prix fixe menus, which include an appetizer, entrée and dessert, ranging in price…

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