• RBR celebrates ‘A Day in the Life of The Source’

    Jazymn Poole (l-r), David Prown, Henry Tindall and Source Foundation Vice President Jamar Berry at the awards dinner where Prown was recognized. LITTLE SILVER — The Source, Red Bank Regional High School’s school-based youth services program, celebrated its eighth year of aiding young people with a variety of academic, health, counseling and recreational services. Scholarships…

  • Fire damages O’port playground

    Police have termed as “suspicious” a fire that damaged the playground at Wolf Hill School. OCEANPORT — Police and fire officials are investigating a suspicious fire that occurred at a playground at Wolf Hill Elementary School on Wolf Hill Avenue that damaged some equipment on Aug. 2. “This is a third time [in several years]…

  • YMCA program gives teens job readiness skills

    The Community YMCA kicked off a new summer youth development program this June to help employ area teens and introduce them to the necessary skills that will lead to long-term employment. The Hire-A-Youth program includes job readiness training and paid work experience for youth, ages 16-21, at various YMCA sites in Monmouth County. The program…

  • YMCA seeks approval for expansion at Maple Ave.

    Zoning Board hearing to continue Aug. 20 BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer RED BANK — The Zoning Board of Adjustment began hearing the Community YMCA’s application to expand its facility by 40,000 square feet, at the board’s Aug. 6 meeting. Plans for the YMCA expansion include two pools, a gym and track, a fitness and…

  • T.F. council split on budget approval

    Skudera: Budget issues were inherited BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — The Borough Council approved the 2009 budget last week after several sessions of contentious debate. During its Aug. 4 meeting, the council approved an amended budget with a 3-2 vote. The vote was the same as the roll call when an amendment…

  • Flag project honors ‘Old Glory’

    Long Branch youth aims to replace worn flags with new The American flag may be known affectionately as “Old Glory,” but a Long Branch youth thinks that shouldn’t be how the flag is displayed. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff John Alexander Van Dyck, of Long Branch, stands in front of a new American flag before…

  • T.F. council continues open space debate

    Referendum resolution fails to gain approval BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The Tinton Falls Borough Council could not come to an agreement on how the open space tax rate should be set at the Aug. 4 meeting. For the second straight council meeting, the council discussed putting a referendum on the election ballot that would…

  • Meridian and Bayshore agree to combine

    Agreement is pending regulatory approval BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG & JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writers The addition of Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel to Meridian Health, Wall Township, would bolster Meridian’s position as the largest health care system in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank Combined, the two nonprofit health care providers will…

  • John H. “Jack” White III

    Mr. White, 91, of Red Bank, died July 29, 2009, at Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Shrewsbury. He was a retired estimator/ engineer at Donato Construction, Tinton Falls. He was predeceased by his wife, Molly; and a sister, Florence White Altreuter. He is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, John H. and Heidi White IV…

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