• Benefit concert with Bobby Bandiera slated

    RED BANK — Tickets are currently on sale for Hope Concert 8, featuring Bobby Bandiera and Friends, scheduled for 8 p.m. Dec. 23 at the Count Basie Theater, 99 Monmouth St. Proceeds will benefit 180 Turning Lives Around, Visiting Nurse Association Health Group and the Red Bank Borough Middle School’s new arts initiative. “Bobby and…

  • Sea Bright to host pet parade on Halloween

    Sea Bright will host its second annual Pet Costume Parade from 12-1 p.m. Oct. 31. The rain date is Nov. 1. The parade will commence from Valley National Bank on Ocean Avenue and end by the Sea Bright mural on Peninsula Avenue. Entrants will parade throughout town and stop by local businesses for votes. Ribbons…

  • Sea Bright warily accepts DOT plan for angled parking on Ocean Ave.

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Head-out angled parking is set to replace parallel parking in downtown Sea Bright. Despite some apprehension and traffic safety concerns, the Borough Council decided to move forward with the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s (DOT) work order for head-out angled parking in the downtown area as part…

  • Local charities to benefit from golf event

    RED BANK — The Curchin Group, LLC, a mid-sized, full-service accounting firm, announced that Lunch Break and the Monmouth Day Care Center, two locally based nonprofit organizations, will receive all proceeds from the firm’s annual indoor miniature golf tournament, The Curchin Open, which is scheduled from 4-7 p.m. Nov. 10 at the firm’s Red Bank…

  • Eagle Scout shares passion for music

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER — At just six years old, Joseph Ferguson asked his parents if he could take piano lessons. “My dad, when he was younger, played the drums; my mom played, too, so when I was younger I would always see these instruments around the house — the grand…

  • New head in charge at Rumson lower school

    RUMSON — The Rumson Country Day School has announced Grace Yannakakis as the new head of its lower school at 35 Bellevue Ave. She succeeds Jayne S. Carmody, who retired in the spring after 37 years of service. In her new position, Yannakakis will lead a team of 30 faculty members who instruct 200 students.…

  • Greater Media sales executives take home top honors at 2015 Radio Wayne Awards

    Greater Media’s Deana Poole and Marc Mustachio were among those honored at the 2015 Radio Ink Radio Wayne Awards. The ceremony took place on Oct. 1 during the annual Radio Show Advertiser Breakfast held at the Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, Ga. Greater Media Philadelphia’s Deana Poole was named “Digital Sales Specialist of the Year.” Greater…

  • Church slates appreciation weekend

    Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank at 172 Shrewsbury Ave. will host an Elders Appreciation Weekend Nov. 28 and 29. The weekend will feature a Community Elders Workshop and Luncheon from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 28 and an Elders Appreciation Service at 11 a.m. Nov. 29. All adults age 70 and up in the Red…

  • Jeff Frazier among dancers at Scout fundraiser

    The Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore will serve as the host to their first annual Dancing with Our Monmouth and Ocean County Stars from 6-10 p.m. on Nov. 12 at the Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club, 20 Shore Oaks Drive, Farmingdale. Sue Moll and Shawn Michaels of 92.7 WOBM radio will be the…

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