• Summer food program to be offered to campers

    Children who qualify will receive free meals BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer RED BANK — The borough will again participate in the 2009 Summer Food Service Program and expects the program to reach 250 children this year, according to Bob Evans, borough director of Parks and Recreation. According to Evans, the program has grown from…

  • O’Hern remembered as mentor, role model

    BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer RED BANK — Former Red Bank mayor Edward J. McKenna Jr. remembers this advice from his mentor: “He always told me to do what I think is right, he was the best. He was principled and of great integrity,” said McKenna of the late Justice Daniel J. O’Hern. “He was…

  • O’port BOE proposes $9.5M school budget

    Spending plan raises tax levy by 4 percent BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OCEANPORT — The Board of Education unanimously voted to approve the proposed $9.5 million district spending plan for the 2009-10 school year. The proposed budget raises taxes by $67 a year — $5.60 a month — for a home assessed at $500,000.…

  • MRHS asbestos removal to begin in summer

    Officials say asbestos presents no danger BY KEN WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Monmouth Regional High School will begin the process of removing asbestos from a portion of the building this summer. According to Monmouth Regional Business Administrator Maria Anne Parry and Superintendent James Cleary, the asbestos is harmless and does not necessarily need…

  • FAMILY FITNESS – Advertorial

    by Gloria Averbuch Advertorial FAMILY FITNESS The family that plays together, gets fit together. Working out as a unit-including everything from casual family activities to sports and exercise-is an excellent, proven vehicle for practicing healthy habits and developing social and emotional bonds. Particularly in relation to children, research has shown that the number one influence…

  • Open house at Christian Science Reading Room

    RED BANK — The Christian Science Reading Room in Red Bank at 22 Monmouth St. will join other reading rooms around the world for an International Open House from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 16-19. The community is invited to visit and learn what these rooms have to offer. People of all faiths, backgrounds…

  • Palm Sunday

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Clockwise from left: Sean Newsome, Little Silver, participates in the Holy Cross Church Palm Procession on April 5. The Rev. Michael Manning walks in the procession, which began in Sea Bright and ended at the church in Rumson. An altar server carries a cross in the procession, a tradition that…

  • Monmouth Regional BOE proposes leaner budget

    Tax levy cut by $200K from previous year BY KEN WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — The Monmouth Regional High School District Board of Education is proposing a $25,388,429 school budget for the 2009-10 school year. The budget represents a $418,463 decrease from last year’s budget of $25,806,892. As proposed, the budget calls for a…

  • Study to look at school consolidation

    Focus on merging districts, creating K-12 districts BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Local superintendents say they will await the results of a study that will look at whether consolidating some school districts would provide educational benefits for their districts. The study is a proposal by Monmouth County Executive Superintendent of Schools Carole Knopp Morris, who…

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