• New resource center offers outreach to Sandy victims

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer First Lady Mary Pat Christie, right, attended the opening of the resource center on July 16. While so much has been accomplished and rebuilt in the 20 months following superstorm Sandy, there is still work to be done. The Affordable Housing Alliance officially opened a Housing Recovery Resource Center in…

  • City confirms talks on sale of Pier Village

    REGIONAL INTEREST By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Pier Village, the city’s most recognizable redevelopment project, may be changing hands by the end of summer. Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider confirmed that Kushner Companies has begun negotiations with Ironstate Development, a subsidiary of Applied Development, for the two existing phases of Pier Village along the beachfront…

  • Initiative launched to alleviate local hunger

    Building on two years of partnership with local businesses at the Jersey Shore, the Rumson-based nonprofit group, Providing Hope, has announced the creation of its HOPE (Help, Options, Pathways and Encouragement) for Hunger Business Alliance. “We wanted to formalize our relationship with the business community who have been so generous,” founder Rosemary Sherman explained in…

  • Red Bank Sidewalk Sale takes place July 25-27

    Red Bank’s 60th annual Sidewalk Sale will take place July 25-27. Hours are 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Presented by Red Bank RiverCenter, this special anniversary sale will offer clearance items and bargains at shops on Broad, Monmouth, White and Front streets. Shoppers can also take a stroll down…

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    Yellow daisies add sparkle to a summer day.

  • Common Core tramples on the Constitution

    The oath of office for an elected Board of Education member in New Jersey reads like this: “I (name) do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey, and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same…

  • State needs to keep water safe

    The toxic waste of fracking is a serious concern, hidden from the public by exemptions to the Safe Water Drinking Act and chemical disclosure rules. A bill that would protect New Jersey water has passed the House with an overwhelming bipartisan vote following similar support in the Senate. When this bill is signed, the disposal,…

  • Volunteers needed to assist campers with muscular dystrophy

    The Muscular Dystrophy Association is searching for 20 men to volunteer at its Summer Camp for one week in August. The camp will be held Aug. 16-22 at Happiness is Camping in Hardwick. Volunteer counselors are needed to assist young people with neuromuscular diseases and help them enjoy a week at the camp. Volunteer applicants…

  • Middletown asks state for payout relief

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Faced with substantial expenses for compensation of unused sick time to municipal employees this year, the Middletown Township Committee unanimously approved a resolution last week urging the state Legislature to eliminate or cap the dollar amount of the payouts. Committeeman Anthony Fiore said the mandatory payments of unused sick…

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