• 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 who 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…

  • Partnership provides Thanksgiving meals

    LONG BRANCH — Some of the city’s seniors enjoyed a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, thanks to several local organizations that donated funding and food. Each year, the Long Branch Community Action Board receives donations and support from Monmouth Medical Center, New Jersey Road Runners Youth Foundation, Charley’s Ocean Grill, Long Branch Recreation and Human Services, and…

  • Officials want street removed from flood maps

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Township Council is asking the federal government to remove Redmond Avenue from federal flood maps that require property owners to purchase flood insurance. Township Manager Andrew Brannen said during the Dec. 4 council workshop meeting the township is hoping the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will…

  • Eatontown to revisit rules for boats, RVs in front yards

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The Borough Council is considering changes to off-street parking rules to allow residents to park boats or RVs in their driveways. At a well-attended meeting on Dec. 3, the council heard heated public comment from disgruntled residents. “I organized a bunch of residents together that have a similar…

  • Christmas trees abound

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Stan Zarzecki loads a Christmas tree onto a customer’s pickup truck at Matawan World of Gardening, Route 516, Old Bridge. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Christmas trees emit a spectrum of cheerful holiday light from several tents as inflatable Santas and snowmen greet passersby from the gravel parking lot of the…

  • World AIDS Day increases awareness

    World AIDS Day was Dec. 1. According to amfAR, women account for one in five new HIV diagnoses and deaths caused by AIDS. Onethird of the approximately 1.1 million Americans who are living with HIV/AIDS are between the ages of 13 and 29. World AIDS Day is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in…

  • Police officers are ‘best-educated, best-trained’

    YOUR TURN PATRICK COLLIGAN GUEST COLUMN Our nation is reeling from two unfortunate tragedies: the death of Michael Brown and the death of Eric Garner. The reaction to these incidents shows that it will take a long time for our communities to heal, and our profession will be impacted forever by these two events. The…

  • Stop misuse of accessible parking placards

    This is an open letter to all of you using your deceased Aunt Rose’s accessible parking placard. You tell your friends that you only use it when you’re driving an arthritic friend, but that is not always the case. Either way, it’s illegal. As it says right on the placard, you must also be carrying…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Christmas trees are on display at Matawan World of Gardening in Old Bridge on Dec. 4.

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