• County starts repairing potholes

    After weeks of plowing and salting county roads, Monmouth County Public Works and Engineering Department crews have transitioned over to the next phase of operation: pothole repair on county roads, according to a press release. “There are nine Highway Division crews going out on county roads every day to look for and repair potholes,” Freeholder…

  • Educational trail walk, talk scheduled at park

    Jeff Dement of the American Littoral Society will lead an informational trek along the trails at the Fair Haven Fields Natural Area at 10 a.m. April 11 on Ridge Road in Fair Haven. He will discuss trees, plants and inhabitants of the area. Attendees should meet at the parking lot on the north side of…

  • Local student a finalist in poetry competition

    Patrick Monaghan, a student at Red Bank Regional High School, was one of 12 finalists in the 2015 New Jersey Poetry Out Loud State Finals competition, which is a part of a national poetry recitation program. The state finals took place at the Richardson Auditorium at Princeton University and kicked off the International Princeton Poetry…

  • Teens’ performance to help the homeless

    Teens from high schools around Monmouth County will present “A Night of Future Broadway Stars” at 7 p.m. April 13 at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, 74 Ridge Road, Rumson. Slated as an evening of “kids helping kids,” the show will benefit the work of Covenant House’s outreach center in Asbury Park. Several young men…

  • Jane Lynch of ‘Glee’ to bring musical prowess to Red Bank

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Jane Lynch Jane Lynch has been to a number of different places in her career, from playing Sue Sylvester on Fox’s mega-hit “Glee” to Charlie Sheen’s therapist on “Two and a Half Men.” But where’s one place the Chicago native hasn’t yet been? The Jersey Shore. “I’ve heard about Bruce…

  • Federal review of Sandy claims could be costly

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Homeowners whose superstorm Sandy flood insurance payouts are slated for federal review could find that they must return some of the recovery funds awarded through other programs. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) last month announced plans to set up a review process for residents who believe they were…

  • Grassroots

    PHOTOS BY FRANK GALIPO Left: Mary Ann Sabanskas of Sea Bright and Dylan Tucker of Atlantic Highlands, above, were among the volunteers who planted dune grass on the beach in Sea Bright on March 28 to help protect the dunes during future storms.

  • Red Bank business owners unhappy with pay station vote

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer RED BANK — Several business owners from the borough’s west side are expressing disappointment after the Borough Council’s approval of parking pay stations on two major thoroughfares. “I’m really disgusted,” said Crystal Diebold, owner of 2 Dye 4 Salon, 140 Monmouth St. “I just don’t think they’re doing the right…

  • Students walk in hope at MU Relay for Life

    By DONNA KENYON Executive Editor Monmouth University student Kate Latkovich holds pizzas she won for her Purple Team as the top individual fundraiser in the Relay for Life. The students are members of the Monmouth a cappella group the Sea Sharps. Some walked in hope. Some walked in sadness. Some walked in victory. They all…

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