• Townwide Yard Sale offered in Red Bank

    The Friends of the Red Bank Public Library will host the sixth annual Red Bank Townwide Yard Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 3. Complete details for shoppers and sellers alike, including registration information, are available at the Red Bank Public Library at 84 West Front St. and online at www.facebook.com/rbplfriends. Addresses of…

  • TEDxNavesink comes to Red Bank

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Gabriella Levine leads the discussion, “Democratizing Innovation with Open-Source Hardware,” during last year’s TEDxNavesink conference at Brookdale Community College. This year, the event will take place May 10 at the Two River Theater in Red Bank. RED BANK — Following the success of last year’s TEDxNavesink conference at Brookdale Community College, event…

  • Advocacy group seeks volunteers for training

    180 Turning Lives Around (180), a private, nonprofit organization that provides support and advocacy for victims of sexual violence, will conduct a 50-hour Sexual Assault Response Team training course beginning in May. Classes will be held from 6-9:30 p.m. from May 13 to June 12 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 180’s office at 1…

  • Doctor facing prison term

    Apain management doctor with a practice based in Red Bank admitted on Feb. 19 that he embezzled more than $1.1 million from a medical practice, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Robert Muscio, 40, of Colts Neck, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Stanley R. Chesler in Newark federal court to one count of committing…

  • Plastics still top beach litter list

    By GREG KENNELTY Catie Tobin, ocean advocacy and education fellow for Clean Ocean Action, explains that plastic pieces top the “Dirty Dozen” of debris littering New Jersey beaches at an April 17 press conference held on Sandy Hook. SANDY HOOK — Plastic debris continues to account for the lion’s share of litter that washes up…

  • Hazlet native follows calling to wildlife sanctuary

    By CHUCK O’DONNELL Correspondent As the director of Mass Audubon’s Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary on Martha’s Vineyard, Suzan Bellincampi watches over gardens, marshes, nature trails and wildlife at the 320-acre preserve. Her new book serves as a field guide and a love letter to nature. Suzan Bellincampi spent one recent sun-splashed morning pounding stakes into…

  • Red Bank selects new library board

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer A funding shortfall is forcing layoffs and reduced hours at the Red Bank Public Library, formally the Eisner Memorial Library, on West Front Street. KEITH HEUMILLER/STAFF The Red Bank Borough Council has appointed four new members to the Red Bank Public Library Board of Trustees, which was gutted when six…

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    The remains of the boardwalk along the beaches of Long Branch as seen on April 17.

  • Consider recycling alternatives for old electronics

    The season of gift-giving has exploded with electronics. If you’re like many folks, you probably have modern toys such as flat-screen TVs, smartphones, tablets and gaming consoles beneath your tree. New electronic gadgets are fun, but they create a serious postholiday dilemma: What can be done with old and outdated devices? Most definitely, don’t toss…

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