• U.S. Postal Service seeks new station in West End

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The U.S. Postal Service is looking to replace its closed West End post office with a new storefront station in the same area. Rick Hancock, real estate specialist for the postal service, said during the Nov. 13 City Council workshop meeting that the agency is hoping to…

  • Metal collages to be featured in art exhibit

    Artifacts Boutique will host an open house and the art exhibit, “Life Cycles, Phase III, Focus,” 12-6 p.m. Nov. 30 at 1012 Main St., Belmar. Artwork by Jean Johnson will be on display. A meet-and-greet with the artist will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Johnson paints with acrylic and uses nontraditional materials, such…

  • Report: Changes needed to help at-risk families

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Simple policy proposals such as a state child care tax credit or providing statefunded full-day preschool can go a long way to address the obstacles low-income families face daily, according to a new report released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The report, “Creating Opportunity for Families: A Two-Generation…

  • Legislator supports ‘Breakfast After the Bell’

    Students who eat a nutritious, well-balanced breakfast tend to be healthier, have longer attention spans and are more likely to succeed in school. For this reason, I have sponsored legislation that was recently signed into law that would encourage schools to move their breakfast programs to after the first bell of the day in order…

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    JESSICA D’AMICO/STAFF View of the Raritan River from the Driscoll Bridge, Middlesex County.

  • Holiday Express to light up hearts in downtown Red Bank

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus ring in the holiday season at last year’s Holiday Express Town Lighting ceremony in Red Bank. PHOTOS BY MATT DENTON RED BANK — Santa Claus will make his grand return to Broad Street on Nov. 28 when Red Bank holds its annual lighting ceremony, made…

  • Chef brings passion for craft to kitchen

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer “Competitions force me to get out of my comfort zone and look at foods and flavor combinations differently.” — Chef Peter Morris I t may be his passion for cooking great food that started Peter Morris on his path to a career as a restaurant chef, but it was…

  • Work begins on Atlantic coastal plan

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Stakeholders representing coastal states from Virginia to New York, along with state and federal agencies, are beginning the work of drafting a plan aimed at ensuring the long-term health of the Atlantic Ocean. Representatives of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body (MidA RPB), the group charged with drafting the Regional Ocean…

  • Gasko’s open house to benefit injured teen

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Roseann Goodman prepares holiday wreaths at Gasko’s Family Farm and Greenhouses in Monroe. The farm will host its Christmas Open House on Nov. 29 to raise money for high school hockey player Mikey Nichols, who suffered a spinal cord injury last winter. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The annual winter…

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