• Friends honor Jack’s support for Lunch Break

    Gwen Love, director of Lunch Break, accepts concert proceeds from Rob Benedetto (l-r), Shane Hughes, Brian Benedetto and Frank DiFiore. RED BANK — A young man’s commitment to serve those in need was taken up by friends who staged a concert to raise funds for Lunch Break in Red Bank. Lunch Break, which provides meals,…

  • NOTES

    Jasmin Lorraine Jackson of Red Bank has been appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. by U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Newark. U.S. Senators nominate 10 candidates annually to each of the four military academies, the Naval Academy, the Merchant Marines, the Air Force, and the U. S. Military Academy at West Point. This…

  • Third Thursdays in Red Bank

    RED BANK — Red Bank RiverCenter will launch “Third Thursdays,” an evening of extended shopping hours and special promotions, beginning Thursday, Aug. 20. Each month on the third Thursday, visitors to downtown Red Bank can take part in special sales and promotions that the many participating businesses will be offering after 5 p.m. In addition…

  • NOPE continues opposition to Navy housing

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — A Monmouth County group is keeping up the pressure on the U.S. Navy to come to an agreement with a developer and avert the privatization of housing units on Naval Weapons Station Earle. The group NOPE, Neighbors Opposed to Privatization at Earle, held two open house meetings…

  • Monmouth Chess School & Club hosts tournaments

    RED BANK — The Monmouth Chess School and Club will host four chess tournaments in August at the Community YMCA’s Children’s Cultural Center, 51 Monmouth St., Red Bank. Tournaments are open to the community in both non-rated and USCF (United States Chess Federation) rated formats, with four rounds per event. Events will be held: Saturday,…

  • Honoring a hero

    KIMBERLY STEINBERG At the Aug. 4 Sea Bright Borough Council meeting, Sea Bright resident William Kelly (second from left) receives a commendation for saving a drowning woman. Councilman Read C. Murphy (far left) made remarks, and Police Chief William Moore and Mayor Maria Fernandes presented the award.

  • Slocums of New Jersey plan reunion

    LONG BRANCH — The Slocums of New Jersey have planned their annual family reunion for Sunday, Oct. 4, at The Ocean Place Resort, Long Branch. All interested parties are welcome to attend the event, which will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. A Dutch lunch will be available from 11a.m. to 4 p.m. Buffet…

  • R.B. launches new website, emergency notification system

    Boro seeks sponsor for upgraded site BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer RED BANK — The borough has launched a new program known as Citizen Communication Center, or C3, that features a new and improved municipal website as well as a cutting-edge emergency notification system. In an interview on Aug. 12, Councilwoman Kathy Horgan announced that…

  • F.H. continues hearings on financing park property

    Public hearing set for Aug. 24 BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent FAIR HAVEN — For the third time, the Borough Council has scheduled a public hearing on a bond issue of $1.2 million to buy property for a park on the riverfront on DeNormandie Avenue. The first public hearing at the council’s July 13 meeting ended…

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