• Tinton Falls plans a community garden

    Public meeting on garden set for July 9 at 7 p.m. BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — The seeds for a community garden are being planted in Tinton Falls, where planning got underway last week. The borough’s Environmental Commission held an exploratory meeting on June 16 at Borough Hall to discuss the possibility…

  • Marine Park bulkhead replacement set to begin

    Project slated to be completed by February BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer RED BANK — The Borough Council introduced a bond ordinance that, if passed, would increase the amount of borrowing associated with the Marine Park bulkhead replacement project by $195,500 at the June 21 meeting. The Marine Park bulkhead repair and park upgrades project…

  • Boro to pay for brick sidewalks

    Riverfront home acquired for passive park site BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent FAIR HAVEN — The borough will pick up the tab for installing brick sidewalks in front of all residences on Fair Haven Road and Clay Street in the historic district of the town, Borough Administrator Mary Howell said last week. The decision was made…

  • SummerHeat Tournament returns to baseball tradition

    Switch to wood bats takes game full circle BY JOHN CANNIZZARO Correspondent The Fair Haven SummerHeat Tournament returned to the roots of baseball by switching to wood bats for this year’s tournament. In a nod to baseball tradition, wood bats were used for the first time this year at the Fair Haven SummerHeat Tournament. More…

  • S.B. officials critical of coastal evacuation plan

    Keeler: Plan puts evacuees on low-lying roads BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Sea Bright officials last week said the county’s newly unveiled plan for evacuating coastal areas in the event of a major storm would prove disastrous. Evacuation sign “If it’s a routine coastal storm, this plan is fine. If it’s a Category 3 hurricane,…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Red Bank Councilman Michael DuPont was one of the volunteers who turned out for a cleanup of a gully on East Front Street in Red Bank, a community event sponsored jointly by the borough and 12th District legislators.

  • Sandy Hook has free parking on select dates

    Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area will take part in the nationwide Fee-Free Weekend on July 18 and 19 and Aug. 15 and 16. Sandy Hook will eliminate the $10-per-car parking fee on those dates; the park has no entrance fee but charges $10 per car for beach parking. Visitors are reminded that…

  • Run raises $45,000 for Kaiser Foundation

    The Ryan Andrew Kaiser Memorial Foundation (RAKMF) and Jersey Shore Running Club held the annual Ryan’s Run in late June, which raised approximately $45,000. The nonprofit RAKMF was established after the sudden death of Ryan Kaiser, 6, from congenital heart disease. It supports families of seriously ill children via direct grants, raises funds for hospitals…

  • Caregiver support group to meet July 2, 8

    The Alzheimer’s Association, Greater New Jersey Chapter will hold a caregiver support group meeting at 10 a.m. July 2 at Atria Senior Living Group, 44 Pine St., and 7 p.m. July 8 at Kensington Court, 864 Shrewsbury Ave., both in Tinton Falls. For more information, call the helpline at 800- 883-1180.

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