• Monmouth freeholders launch call to service

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, in coordination with the Citizens’ Campaign, has launched its own county-wide call to service to increase public participation in county government. This effort joins a statewide New Jersey call to service led by the Citizens’ Campaign. Monmouth County’s call to service officially kicked off Feb. 26 with the adoption…

  • Check mate

    PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Clockwise from top left: United States Chess Federation Master Vladimir Lipman (l) gives a 16-board simultaneous chess exhibition at the Children’s Cultural Center in Red Bank on April 18. The exhibition was hosted by the Monmouth Chess School and Club.

  • Tele-Town Hall meeting set

    District 12 state legislators will host a Tele-Town Hall on April 28. Residents may participate in the community meeting from their homes. “We’ve always fought for more transparency in government,” Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon said in a press release, “and this is such a great medium for being able to reach people who may not normally…

  • Mask making

    Above: Amy Leifman, of Red Bank, dips a mask she is making while her friend Dagny Holt looks on during a mask-making workshop held at the Red Bank Public Library on March 21. Below: Siena Kenaett and her dad Andy, Red Bank, admire the mask she made using a marbling technique.

  • Church Women United to hold May Day event

    RED BANK — Church Women United of the Greater Red Bank Area will hold its annual May Day Celebration at 6 p.m. Friday, May 1, in the Squire Chapel of the Red Bank United Methodist Church, 247 Broad St. Following the celebration, a potluck supper will be held in room 114. The celebration will be…

  • Riverview and middle school to host talk on HPV

    RED BANK — Riverview Medical Center and the Red Bank Middle School are partnering for a special educational presentation for parents. “HPV: What Every Parent Needs to Know” will educate parents about the human papillomavirus (HPV), the No. 1 cause of cervical cancer, according to a press release from Riverview. According to the Centers for…

  • Oceanport proposes $6.8M budget

    Council votes to defer pension, school tax payments BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OCEANPORT — The Borough Council unanimously voted to introduce a $6.8 million 2009 preliminary budget, which would raise taxes by $95 per year for a home assessed at $500,000. “This has been a difficult budget year,” said Councilman Joseph Irace, a member…

  • Few contested political races in local towns

    Only Red Bank, Tinton Falls will see incumbents challenged BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Red Bank will have the only contested race for Borough Council seats among local towns in the November elections, with Republicans trying to regain a presence on the governing body. In Tinton Falls, election season winds up earlier, with municipal elections…

  • Ordinance bans eminent domain for private projects

    BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer RED BANK — The Borough Council approved an ordinance at the April 13 meeting that bans the use of eminent domain when a private developer is involved. “The ordinance states that eminent domain is not to be used in Red Bank,” said CouncilmanMichael DuPont, who proposed the ban. “This ordinance…

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