• 365 Series brings live jazz to the west side

    RED BANK – The 3rd Annual Count Basie 365 Cultural Series is underway at the pocket park at the corner of Dr. James Parker Boulevard and Shrewsbury Avenue. The series will continue to present live jazz concerts from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. through Sept. 19. Count Basie 365 is a project of the borough’s Vision…

  • Troop’s cheerleading camp a success

    I n May and June, we advertised in Greater Media Newspapers for our cheerleading camp for girls with special needs. Our project, A Taste of Cheer, was very successful and provided the girls the opportunities to learn a cheer and dance, and to jump and stunt. We provided hair bows, shirts, snacks and even a…

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    A child runs down a path along the Barnegat Bay in Ortley Beach on Aug. 28.

  • Club honors members, installs new officers

    Members of the Little Silver Garden Club celebrated the culmination of a year of learning about and sharing all aspects of gardening and floral design at their annual May luncheon in a member’s home overlooking the Navesink River. Little Silver Mayor Robert Neff Jr. was a special guest, who thanked the members for their dedication…

  • Red Bank calls for changes in school funding formula

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer RED BANK — Borough Council members called for changes in New Jersey’s school funding formula for school districts such as Red Bank and Freehold Borough, which have demographics similar to Abbott districts but do not receive the same level of state aid. At the Aug. 27 council meeting, Red Bank…

  • SkimBash takes place at Sea Bright beach

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The 11th annual SkimBash skim boarding competition is expected to draw boarders of all skill levels to Sea Bright this weekend. The SkimBash, which is hosted by Jersey Shore Skim Camp, will take place Sept. 6-7 at the beach behind Borough Hall, 1167 Ocean Ave. The competition…

  • Last days of summer

    Beachgoers enjoy sun, surf and sand as they soak up the final days of the 2014 summer season along the oceanfront in Long Branch on Aug. 28. Bottom left: Jonathan (l-r) and Nicholas Padewski and Shannon and Gerard Carratura work together to build a sand fort.

  • State commits $8.5M to rebuild borough seawall

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Mayor Dina Long speaks at a press conference on the beach in Sea Bright where Gov. Chris Christie announced Aug. 28 that the state will provide $8.5 million in protection funds to repair and extend the seawall along the beachfront. Gov. Chris Christie came to Sea Bright last week to…

  • Public employee benefits at center of budget storm

    Staff Writer By KENNY WALTER Gov. Chris Christie has been touting the need for new reforms to the pension and health care programs for public employees during his Town Hall meetings this summer. A ranking Republican legislator predicts that skyrocketing health benefit costs for public employees in New Jersey will cripple the state’s budget in…

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