• Historical association to hold Jan. 21 meeting

    The Board of Trustees of the Monmouth County Historical Association invites the public to attend its 115th annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Rumson Country Club, 163 Rumson Road, Rumson. Doors will open at 6 p.m. The evening will begin with a brief business meeting, followed with a presentation by Dr. Daisy…

  • Dental society holding student poster contest

    The Monmouth-Ocean County Dental Society is sponsoring a poster contest for all Monmouth County students in grades 4-8 to celebrate Children’s Dental Health Month in February. The contest’s theme is “Join the Super Smile Team: Brush 2 Minutes 2 Times a Day.” The submission deadline is Jan. 31. Students can use paper or poster board…

  • New mayor has made his way up boro ranks

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Barbara Turning holds the Bible as her husband, Gerald Turning Sr., is sworn in as Tinton Falls mayor by Borough Clerk Maureen Murphy during the Jan. 7 reorganization meeting. KENNY WALTER/STAFF TINTON FALLS — After transitioning from borough police chief to business administrator, Gerald Turning Sr. managed yet another transition…

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    Ice fishing on Imlaystown Lake, Upper Freehold Township, on the afternoon of Jan. 8. RAY CHISTE

  • Eat plant-based foods and exercise for good health

    I hope John Cisna, the Iowa science teacher who ate nothing but McDonald’s food for three months, isn’t trying to convince his students that it’s wise to eat fast food on a regular basis. It’s worth noting that many of the items Cisna ate were not the nuggets and burgers that fast food customers typically…

  • Preserve public access to river

    Red Bank is a town surrounded by more water than land. We have very little open space and even less public access to the Navesink River. Red Bank sold our only public boat access at the foot of Washington Street to Riverview Medical Center for $210,000 years ago. Maple Cove — a public access and…

  • Kindergarten, pre-K registration open

    The Oceanport Board of Education has announced registration in January for pre-K and kindergarten classes. A pre-K open house will be held from 9- 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 29, at Wolf Hill School, 29 Wolf Hill Ave., Oceanport. Pre-K registration will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Jan. 31. Kindergarten registration for Oceanport…

  • Ahoy! Lecture on Jewish pirates set for Jan. 12

    Congregation B’nai Israel (CBI) will host guest speaker Andrée Aelion Brooks at 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 12, as she presents “Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean: Their Origins and Exploits” at 171 Ridge Rd., Rumson. Brooks will discuss Jewish pirates in the Caribbean in the 16th and 17th centuries. An associate fellow at Yale University, she…

  • St. James students compete in Quiz Bowl

    Red Bank’s St. James School Quiz Bowl team, monitored by Gail Semliatschenko, recently traveled to the Marine Academy of Science and Technology in Sandy Hook to compete in the annual Quiz Bowl Tournament. At the middle school level, the tournament is a competitive, academic and interscholastic activity. Participants attend periodic practices and represent their school.…

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