• Free ESL classes offered at library

    The Red Bank Public Library, in partnership with Literacy Volunteers of Monmouth County, is offering a free 10- week class in English as a Second Language (ESL) for those who want to learn English or improve their English. Registration will be held during the first two sessions on Thursday, Jan. 21 and 28. Classes will…

  • Artists’ Workshop at Red Bank Library

    RED BANK — An informal gathering providing space and time for artists to draw and paint with others will be held monthly at the Red Bank Public Library on West Front Street. The Artists’ Workshop will be held the first Thursday of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the library meeting room. The…

  • Legislators call for bill on international child abduction

    Local reps urge Congress to act BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Rep. Chris Smith (R-4th District), who became an active advocate for reuniting Sean Goldman with his father, David Goldman, of Tinton Falls, introduced a bill in the House last June that would give support to families whose children have been abducted. David Goldman and…

  • Nominees sought for Red Cross honor

    Do you know an “ordinary” person from your local community who has accomplished something “extraordinary” that has made the world a safer, healthier and better place to live? The Red Cross Jersey Coast Chapter will be hosting its inaugural Hometown Heroes event in March 2010 and is in need of assistance. Nominate a teacher, police…

  • R.B. to swear in new police chief

    McCarthy will take oath at Jan. 11 council meeting BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer RED BANK — Police Commissioner and Councilman Arthur V. Murphy III announced that Capt. Steven McCarthy will be named the borough’s new chief of police. Murphy said in a press release that McCarthy’s swearing-in would take place during the borough’s first…

  • Birth of a town

    BY KATHY CHANG & KAREN L. KESTEN Staff Writers Ever wonder how a place, a township, a borough, a school, a park, a lake, a river, a bridge or a street got its name? The Murray House in Poricy Park in Middletown. Greater Media Newspapers recently delved into this topic to find answers to questions…

  • Why do these people have a rest area on the New Jersey Turnpike?

    • Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross and a nurse in the Civil War, was a teacher and founded the first public school in New Jersey (1821-1912). Rest area is in Oldmans Township. • Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th president of the United States, was born in Caldwell (1837-1908). Rest area is in…

  • What’s in a name?

    Roadways and bridges are named for the famous BY KAREN L. KESTEN Staff Writer You’re stuck in traffic again and you turn on the traffic report. You hear the names of bridges and roads over and over, but who are these people, and why do they have their own bridge? Spanning the Raritan River, the…

  • Reunited, Goldmans return home

    Brazilian relatives file appeal of ruling giving father custody BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer With his son back in the U.S., David Goldman savored a moment that seemed to sum up his aspirations during the five-year battle for custody of his son, Sean. David Goldman “Last night as we’re coming home, he said, ‘Where’s our…

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