• Master plan charts future of Long Branch

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Vibrant pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods around the Long Branch train station, bed-and-breakfast accommodations, mixed-use development along the riverfront, and live-work spaces are part of a master plan that will guide the future of Long Branch. That vision came a step closer to reality last week with the presentation of the city’s draft…

  • Shore Regional High School,

    Christina Hennessy, of Oceanport, a student at Shore Regional High School, stocks the food pantry while volunteering at Lunch Break in Red Bank on Jan. 23. More photos, page 22. CHRIS KELLY staff Top to bottom: Loreal Reyes, Oceanport, a student at Shore Regional High School, organizes canned goods on a shelf in the food…

  • U.S. Supreme Court says that corporations are people too

    This is a dark day in America. Two weeks ago, I wrote that the U.S. Supreme Court was expected to do away with most of the laws that limit campaign contributions to candidates and much political advertising by corporations and special interest groups. And late last week, the court did just that — and in…

  • Red Bank Crop Walk supports Haiti relief

    The recent news out of Haiti shows the total devastation of this small country. Everywhere we look we are being asked to respond with donations to help our Haitian neighbors. The Red Bank Crop Hunger Walk Committee wants you to know that the funds raised by our Red Bank Crop Walk this past October totaled…

  • Many made holiday happy for BBBS

    As 2010 begins, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth County would like to sincerely thank everyone who brightened the holidays for children in our program and their families. The Mill at Spring Lake Heights hosted our annual holiday party, which was attended by more than 150 Big Brothers and Sisters with their Littles, Kids’ Club…

  • Robert E. Bell

    Mr. Bell, 58, of Ocean Township, died Jan. 15, 2010, at the St. Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Long Branch. He was a carpenter at Horizon Pool Co. Prior to that, he was a self-employed carpenter. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary Lynn Critelli Bell, in 1984; his parents, Grace M. and John…

  • Kenneth R. Anderson

    Mr. Anderson, 72, of the Belford section of Middletown, died Jan. 11, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was a telecommunications operator at Western Union International, New York City, and vice president of Teamsters Union Local 111, retiring 20 years ago. He was predeceased by his wife of 48 years, Margaret Anderson; and…

  • Shirley A. Harrison

    Mrs. Harrison, 79, of West Long Branch, died Jan. 14, 2010, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. She resided in the Elberon section of Long Branch, prior to relocating to West Long Branch in 1950. She was a cashier at N.J. Bell Telephone, retiring in 1987. She is survived by her husband, A. Paul Harrison;…

  • Donald Halbedl

    Mr. Halbedl, 89, died Jan. 13, 2010, at Gateway Care Center, Eatontown. He had resided in Little Silver before relocating to Eatontown one year ago. He most recently served with the U.S. Civil Air Patrol. Prior to that, he served in the U.S. Army Reserve, retiring in 1981, and was a commissioned officer in the…

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