• Concert venue on hold at Monmouth Park

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — The management of Monmouth Park will delay plans to construct a concert venue at the Oceanport racetrack while the state takes it case for legalized sports betting to an appeals court. Despite breaking ground on the venue in October, track officials have discontinued the work for now because…

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    PHOTO COURTESY OF THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE Preschoolers at the Learning Experience in Tinton Falls decided to give back to often-forgotten dogs and cats by holding a pet supply donation drive to benefit the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

  • Spinnaker Award honorees named

    RED BANK — The Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce (EMACC) has announced the honorees for the 23rd annual Spinnaker Awards, which recognize businesses and individuals that contribute to making life better in eastern Monmouth County. “We are particularly fortunate in that Monmouth County has so many good and generous individuals and businesses,” said Tom…

  • Church will temporarily house Sea Bright cultural center, library

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The J. W. Ross Cultural Arts Center/Library will be moved to the Sea Bright United Methodist Church early next year. The Sea Bright Borough Council unanimously voted on a resolution to temporarily house the library inside the church, located at 1104 Ocean Ave., at its Dec. 16…

  • Park system seeks volunteer docents

    The Monmouth County Park System is looking for volunteers to become docents at the Fort Monmouth Recreation Center, 2566 Guam Lane, Tinton Falls. Docents will welcome visitors and answer questions about the facility. Those who are 21 or older are encouraged to apply. Prospective volunteers are invited to attend an orientation session 9-10:30 a.m. Jan.…

  • Fair Haven mayor promotes bike paths

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer The mayor of Fair Haven is hoping to encourage safer bicycling throughout the borough and Monmouth County with the addition of new bike lanes on public streets and roads. Mayor Benjamin Lucarelli said the lanes would give bicyclists and pedestrians a safe buffer zone where they are out of…

  • Speaker to discuss secularism at meeting

    The Red Bank Humanists will meet from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Jan. 11 at the Red Bank Charter School, 58 Oakland St., Red Bank. The meeting will feature guest speaker Susan Jacoby, who will present, “The Secular Conscience.” Jacoby is a Pulitzer Prize nominee and best-selling author. The meeting is free and open to…

  • Brookdale board faces difficult decisions

    Some problems have no simple solutions. Brookdale Community College is facing declining enrollments, and the end of that trend is not in sight. Since 2005, public school enrollments in Monmouth County have fallen by almost 9,000 students with additional declines likely. At the same time, costs have risen. These facts have been further compounded by…

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    KAREN KESTEN A holly tree serves as a symbol of Christmas.

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