• How to hook the kids into fishing

    Fish On • RON NUZZOLO Every spring on the first warm day, I get calls from friends who want to take their kids fishing. They are usually acting on what is called fishing fever and spend money on unnecessary tackle. I decided to share with you the simplicity of getting the kids hooked on fishing.…

  • Ciok was a dedicated, experienced zoning officer

    The Republican majority on the Eatontown Borough Council has terminated the services (effective March 31) of the Borough Zoning Officer, Peggy Ciok, who has worked for the town for 33 years. They refuse to give any reason for her dismissal. I have known her for most of those years and know that she is hard-working,…

  • Ordinance reflects smart, sophisticated policy

    As a lifelong Elberon resident with an abiding interest in our rich local history, I have followed the excruciatingly slow progression of the proposed historic preservation ordinance in Long Branch city hall. Over the past 40+ years, our city has seen the effects of greed and ignorance destroy many valuable and beautiful historic resources. But…

  • Council urged to pass preservation ordinance

    Historic properties have both economic and cultural value. They provide a sense of continuity with the past, attract visitors, create a sense of civic pride and provide opportunities to enrich the education of our children. The most effective protection of our historic resources is designation and regulation at the municipal level. This is not a…

  • Silly season is over, and now it’s the Season of the Weird

    Coda • GREG BEAN It was the late, great Hunter S. Thompson who observed that “when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” And these days, it looks like we’ve got a whole passel of people looking to shed their amateur rags and exchange them for the flashy professional variety. We have definitely entered…

  • Monmouth Festival of the Arts March 28

    “Nocturnal Archways” by Sanford Cook TINTON FALLS — The 39th annual Monmouth Festival of the Arts, one of the region’s largest juried art shows, will open on Saturday, March 28, and run through Wednesday, April 1, at Monmouth Reform Temple, 332 Hance Ave. in Tinton Falls. During these five days, the Monmouth Reform temple is…

  • Never too early to start saving for college days

    Your Turn Guest Column • Joseph Mercurio Family members can be taxing, no pun intended, and having them fire you is embarrassing. Such was the case when I suggested a 529 college savings plan to my daughter who had recently graduated with over $20,000 in loans. As her dad, I explained that she could not…

  • Lions battle against preventable blindness – Includes Video

    Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center handles 500,000 donations annually BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Click HERE to watch HD Video Lions battle against preventable blindness PHOTOS BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP staff Clockwise from above: Allentown Lions Club members use lensometers to determine the prescriptions of donated glasses. Glasses collected by Lions Club members in refurbished mailboxes across the…

  • Georgian Court gallery hosts Holocaust exhibit

    LAKEWOOD — Georgian Court University will present a multimedia “Holocaust Memorial Exhibit” from April 6- 24 in the university’s M. Christina Geis Art Gallery. The exhibit, timed to correspond with Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 21, will include children’s books, historic and modern photographs, maps, posters, and text panels. “This important exhibit will take the…

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