• Meat may harbor infectious diseases

    The Ebola outbreak has now claimed more than 1,500 lives. While medical personnel and government officials try to cope with the strain put on existing health care systems, it’s time for us to look at how animal flesh affects the origin and spread of epidemics. Some attention has been given to the African practice of…

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    The arrival of pumpkins at central New Jersey farms signals the start of fall.

  • Environmentalists criticize seawall plan

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Environmental groups are seeing more risk than reward in an $8.5 million project that would expand, reconstruct and repair the beachfront seawall to better protect the borough. Tim Dillingham, executive director of the American Littoral Society, said in an interview last week that rebuilding the Sea Bright…

  • Red Bank hosts first garden tour

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer RED BANK — Gardeners who have walked or driven past a beautiful garden and wondered how to get theirs to look that way are in luck this weekend. The Red Bank Environmental Commission will hold its first Green Garden & Home Tour on Sept. 27. Participants will have the opportunity…

  • Oceanport police move headquarters to fort

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer FORT MONMOUTH — After operating out of temporary trailers for nearly two years in the wake of superstorm Sandy, the Oceanport Police Department will be relocated to Fort Monmouth. During the Sept. 17 Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) meeting, the board approved a sublease agreement to allow Oceanport police…

  • Filling a home with furniture and feeling

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Shirley Binion sits on her new couch after being presented with furnishings in her apartment in Hudson Manor. Right: Binion embraces Michael Massood, CEO of Thomasville Home Furnishings of New Jersey. Sometimes, a day really can make a difference. Just ask Shirley Binion, who resides at Hudson Manor in…

  • T. Thomas Fortune House in jeopardy

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Members of the community have stepped up efforts to save the T. Thomas Fortune House, whose owners are seeking to demolish the deteriorating landmark structure.   Preservationists are rushing to save a national historic landmark in Red Bank — one of the only historic landmarks in the state deemed significant to African-American…

  • Bon Jovi Soul Kitchen celebrates three years

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Volunteer Stephen Fusco and General Manager Lou Morreale work in the kitchen of the community restaurant, which is celebrating its third anniversary in Red Bank. Lou Morreale, the general manager of the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Kitchen, worried that the restaurant might not be self-sustainable when it opened in 2011.…

  • Pastor to speak at men’s conference

    The First Baptist Church will host the 2014 Jersey Shore Men’s Conference from 8:30 a.m. to noon Oct. 4 at 84 Maple Ave., Red Bank. This year’s theme is “Breaking Down Walls — Unity for a Stronger Community.” Pastor Terrence K. Porter will serve as the keynote speaker and facilitator. All are welcome to attend.…

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