• Maple Cove will host Paddle the Navesink Day Sept. 12

    The maritime history and recreational opportunities available along the Navesink River in Red Bank will be celebrated during the fifth annual Paddle the Navesink Day. The free, community-wide celebration will take place on Sept. 12, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m, at Maple Cove at the foot of Maple Avenue, the borough’s public access point…

  • Funding increase for shore protection is in the works

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Shore advocates are seeking an increase in the New Jersey Shore Protection Fund, a cost-sharing partnership with the federal government to replenish eroded beaches along the 137-mile Jersey Coast. KATHY CHANG/STAFF The biggest driver of the tourism industry— the third largest industry in the state—- is the beachfront that spans…

  • Red Bank awaits decision on future of Marine Park

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer Proposals to replace the deteriorated tennis courts at Marine Park are being weighed. MICHAEL NUNES The future of Marine Park in Red Bank remains in limbo while a committee review is underway of the projects being considered by the Parks and Recreation Committee. “This is a topic that everyone feels…

  • Beekeepers find sweet success in N.J.

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer From the Garden owner Drew Madzin endures the August heat to check on one of his honeybee hives. In a healthy colony, worker bees like the one pictured below can number in the tens of thousands and all of them are female. PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Standing among…

  • The most preventable car thefts

    Despite automakers’ most novel schemes to make today’s cars more theft-proof, common sense is unfortunately still not among a model’s standard features. Witness the fact that a growing number of auto thefts are being caused by owners who leave the keys inside while parked. The National Insurance Crime Bureau in Des Plaines, Ill., reports that…

  • Weichert Workforce Mobility earns high customer service ratings

    Weichert Workforce Mobility, one of the world’s leading providers of corporate talent deployment solutions, received the highest service satisfaction ratings from relocated employees among the largest companies in its industry, according to the Twenty-First Annual Nationwide Relocating Employee Survey. Conducted by Trippel Survey & Research LLC, the Annual Nationwide Relocating Employee Survey is the only…

  • Pets and the price of real estate

    Own a dog? It might make your housing options harder to find — and more expensive By Erik J. Martin CTW Features It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there when it comes to real estate — especially if you you’re a dog owner who’s looking to rent. Recently published data from rental site Redfin found that…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Sky Blue FC has confirmed its 2015 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) home finale for Sept. 2. Kickoff for the match against FC Kansas City will occur at 7 p.m. at Yurcak Field on the campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway. Tickets for the home finale of Sky Blue FC’s sixth professional season are on…

  • Mooney repeats as winner at Twin Lights Twilight 5K

    Defending champion Mike Mooney and 74 fellow distance runners returned to the Twin Lights for the Second Annual Twin Lights Twilight 5K Aug. 9. Mooney, who lives in Jackson, made it back-to-back Twin Lights wins, touring the demanding 5K course in 18:39.3. Highlands resident Dawn Ciccone was first for the women in 23:47.2. The scenery…

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