• ‘Hollywood Hillbillies’ coming to Little Silver

    LITTLE SILVER — The Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) Visual and Performing Arts Summer Camp will present the musical comedy, “Hollywood Hillbillies,” at 7 p.m. Aug. 6 at the RBR’s auditorium at 101 Ridge Road. The production is based on the book by Tim Kelly and features music and lyrics by Scott Keys. Similar…

  • MAST graduates enter military academies

    SANDY HOOK – Six local graduates of the Marine Academy of Science and Technology (MAST) class of 2015 are among the MAST graduates entering the military. In September, the 22 graduates of MAST enrolled in U.S. military academies will include: nine at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; eight at the U.S. Naval Academy; three at…

  • Residents encouraged to book some time at newly housed Sea Bright Library

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Librarian Jane Farmer sits in the newly opened Sea Bright Public Library. The upstairs meeting room in the Sea Bright United Methodist Church is the temporary space for the library until the new proposed beachfront community center is developed. The library had been out of commission since superstorm Sandy in…

  • Monmouth County Fair winners named

    Last month’s Monmouth County Fair at the E. Freehold Showgrounds in Freehold included a home and garden competition. First-place winners of the 2015 Home and Garden Competition for children in the general categories of art, crafts and photography include the following: In the art category, first-place winners were: Crayon: Bethany Martino of Farmingdale; Marker: Victoria…

  • State must prohibit use of inhumane traps

    In 1984 the New Jersey Legislature banned leg-hold traps because they are inhumane. Yet last month, the state Fish and Game Council overturned that ban and will allow cruel leg-hold traps once again. These traps are still inhumane 30 years later and have no place in our state. While raccoons are typically the targeted species…

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    MARK ROSMAN/STAFF Visitors who bring bread to Lake Weamaconk in Englishtown will make fast friends with friendly fowl. The afternoon of Aug. 2 was a fine summer day to feed ducks and geese.

  • Museum exhibit focuses on summers at the shore

    By KAYLA MARSH Staff Writer A new exhibit presented by the Monmouth County Historical Association takes a trip down memory lane to highlight how summer was celebrated at the Jersey Shore from 1870 to 1950. “Wish You Were Here,” at the association’s museum in Freehold Borough, brings together postcards, photographs and memorabilia from around Monmouth…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Hair Cuttery will hold its annual Share A Haircut program Aug. 1-15. For every haircut purchased for children up to age 18, Hair Cuttery will donate a free haircut to a child in need in the community. Monmouth County salons include 455 Route 35, Red Bank. For more information, visit www.haircuttery.com. The Community YMCA Foundation…

  • Red Bank church will provide tools to ease students back into school

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK — Tools For Schools is once again seeking to get students out of the summer doldrums and back into thinking about school. “The goal of [the program] is to equip our kids for the upcoming school year,” said Nichoele Peguese, who is coordinating this year’s event from 9:30…

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