• Taking the shot

    ERIC SUCAR staff Red Bank Regional High School’s Connor Lawlor takes a shot on the St. John Vianney goal during the second quarter of the game at Red Bank Regional on April 23.

  • NPS should be aware that informed public is watching

    One day before the National Park Service (NPS)-imposed 90-day deadline period was to expire, Sandy Hook Partners (SHP) submitted data in an attempt to satisfy the NPS’s mandatory requirement for possessing financial capacity/ funding for its proposal to rehabilitate Fort Hancock buildings. It should be noted that proof of funding was required by the NPS…

  • RCAs did not effectively address housing need

    There is a critical shortage of housing throughout New Jersey, making it impossible for hundreds of thousands of working families to live within reasonable distances of their jobs. This predicament leads directly to increased congestion, pollution and time spent on the roadways for all of us, and a decrease in everyone’s quality of life. The…

  • Substance abuse on rise during tough times

    It is no surprise to read headlines stating drug and alcohol abuse are on the rise as we suffer through these tough economic times. It’s an unfortunate fact that when times are tough, substance abuse increases. And we must realize that life has changed for many families — the stress of a mother or father…

  • Stranded tourists need to contact DOT re bridge

    As I write this at 9:30 p.m. on this warm Sunday evening, there is still a very long line of car lights trying to exit from Sandy Hook. Due to the construction traffic on the new bridge it has been — like every nice day last year — unfairly backed up all day long and…

  • IN THE ARTS

    The M Shanghai String Band will perform in concert 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at the Central Baptist Church, Third and East Highland avenues in Atlantic Highlands. The concert by the Brooklynbased, roots/bluegrass band is sponsored by the Atlantic Highlands Arts Council. Tickets are $15, $5 for children 12 and under, and may be ordered…

  • A talent sampler at ‘Arts Alive 2009’

    Who? Everyone is welcome. What? Open event: Arts Alive at Brookdale Community College, 2009 PHOTOS BY GEANNA MEROLA When? Lunchtime: Thursday, May 7, 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Where? Center for the Visual Arts (CVA) – Park in Lots 1 and 2 Why? It’s spring – time to celebrate the arts at Brookdale Admission? Free. How? Just…

  • Still strumming after all these years

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Two nights each year, strings sound the roots of Roosevelt. The Roosevelt String Band will perform at 8 p.m. May 1-2 in Roosevelt’s borough hall. The Roosevelt String Band has been performing songs about social consciousness, the working man, human rights and dignity, union activism, and community unity — the…

  • Teen drivers must display new decals

    Gov. Corzine signs Kyleigh’s Law Gov. Jon S. Corzine has signed Kyleigh’s Law, making New Jersey the first state in the nation to have a teen driver decal law. Named in honor of 16-year old Kyleigh D’Alessio, S-2314/A- 3069 requires the use of an identifier on vehicles driven by teens holding a permit or provisional…

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