• Financial focus: Will you be ready for retirement?

    National Save for Retirement Week is observed Oct. 18-24 this year. And this week has some weight behind it, as it is recognized by the U.S. Senate for its importance in encouraging Americans to prepare themselves financially for retirement. Are you doing all you can? Many of your peers aren’t. About a third of working…

  • Helping hands

    PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM KRANZ Chelsea Senior Living raised $25,000 to benefit volunteer first responders in the New Jersey municipalities where it has residences during its annual golf outing, held at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club in Bedminster on Sept. 28. Belvidere, Brick, Bridgewater, East Brunswick, Fanwood, Manalapan (Englishtown), Marlboro, Monroe, Montville, Tinton Falls, Toms River,…

  • RBR campus beautification fosters pride in students, faculty

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER — A little change can go a long way. Members of the nonprofit BUC Backer Foundation (BBF) are embarking on a campus beautification project at Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) that they hope will help instill a larger sense of school spirit and pride among all…

  • Pilgrim Baptist celebrates anniversary

    Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank at 172 Shrewsbury Ave. celebrated its 119th anniversary Oct. 18. Special guests included the Rev. Dr. Duane Keys of First Baptist Church of North Brentwood in Maryland and its choir. The service featured a dedication of the church’s newly renovated entrance and walkway areas.

  • Ocean and Tinton Falls apply for grant

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — Despite being rejected last year, Ocean and Tinton Falls are expected to submit a joint application to the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) Trust Fund for road improvements on Green Grove and Hope Road. Green Grove runs in Ocean Township and then turns into Hope Road,…

  • Park System to hold pumpkin, dance fun

    LINCROFT — The Monmouth County Park System will host a Great Pumpkin Barn Dance from 3-5 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Thompson Park Activity Barn, 805 Newman Springs Road. The fun will begin with pumpkin carving and end on the dance floor. The program is open to all ages. Children under 18 must be accompanied…

  • Towns hit roadblock on affordable housing plans

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Dozens of towns throughout New Jersey experienced a setback in the quest for approval of local affordable housing plans when an expert retained collectively had to bow out. Once it was clear the Rutgers University professor would not be able to complete his expert analysis of 224 municipalities’ affordable…

  • Jersey Shore Rose Society to meet Oct. 24

    The Jersey Shore Rose Society will hold its main meeting from 1:30-3:30 p.m. on Oct. 24 at Kensington Court Assisted Living’s Community Room, 864 Shrewsbury Ave., Tinton Falls. The meeting will include a presentation on roses in the garden. A beginner clinic conducted by consulting rosarians will precede the meeting from 12:30-1:30 p.m. The Jersey…

  • Theater announces new board members

    RED BANK — Count Basie Theatre has announced the election of seven new members to its Board of Trustees and Directors. New members include Maureen and Steven Van Zandt, Sarah Bradley, Robert Chandler, Jeremy Grunin, Mario Monello and Peter T. Roselle. “This is a very exciting time for the Count Basie Theatre,” said Tom Widener,…

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