• Casey Players present ‘Midsummer/Jersey’

    Red Bank Catholic High School’s Casey Players will present “Midsummer/Jersey,” a comical retelling of Shakespeare’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream,” set on the boardwalk of a seaside town in modern-day New Jersey. This modern adaptation of the classic Shakespearean comedy will be presented Nov. 21, and 22, at 7 p.m. and Nov. 23 at 8 p.m. in…

  • Fab Faux brings Beatles’ classics to New Brunswick

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Like most rock musicians, professional bassist and singer Will Lee has an undying devotion to the momentous musical catalog of the Beatles. But where many enthusiasts saw a blemish on the British band’s career, Lee saw an opportunity. With the aid of a cache of talented studio musicians, John Lennon,…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Riverview Medical Center welcomed Dr. Eleanor Lillian Cheng to its medical staff. Cheng is board-certified in ophthalmology and fellowship-trained in corneal, external disease and refractive surgery from the Corneal Associates of New Jersey. Cheng completed an ophthalmology residency at the John Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Ill. She received her medical degree from Chicago…

  • Chamber announces Spinnaker honorees

    RED BANK — The Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce (EMACC) has announced the honorees for the 22nd annual Spinnaker Awards. The Spinnaker Awards honor businesses and individuals who contribute to making life better for the entire eastern Monmouth County community. The 2013 Spinnaker honorees are as follows: Volunteers of the Year: Chris Wood, Ilene…

  • Library hosts Medicare presentation Nov. 21

    The Little Silver Public Library will host a presentation about Medicare open enrollment Part D, prescription drug plans and the health care marketplace at 2 p.m. Nov. 21 at 484 Prospect Ave. The presentation will be given by Charles Clarkson, who is the project director of Senior Medicare Patrol of New Jersey. All are invited…

  • Jeanne M. Gulrich

    Mrs. Gulrich, 87, of Shrewsbury and formerly of Red Bank, died Nov. 7, 2013. She was a legal secretary for over 50 years at Drazin and Warshaw. She was predeceased by her husband, Henry, in 1993. She is survived by a son, Kevin, of Red Bank; a daughter, Kathleen Moran and her husband, Bill, of…

  • James Owen Gaynor

    Mr. Gaynor, 84, of Tinton Falls, died Nov. 14, 2013, in Neptune. He was a chemical engineer for M&Q Plastics, Freehold. He was predeceased by his wife, Ruth Hunt Gaynor, in 1993. He is survived by two daughters, Bonnie Sachnis of Secaucus, and Anne and her husband, Alan Conly, of Monaghan, Ireland; a granddaughter; a…

  • Dorothy “Dottie” M. D’Alessio

    Mrs. D’Alessio, 92, of Little Silver, died Nov. 13, 2013, at CareOne at King James, Atlantic Highlands. She was predeceased by her husband, Lawrence “Buddy” F. D’Alessio; four sisters, Florence Barrelli, Elsie Restaino, Myrtle Hock and Eleanor MacInnes; a son, Lawrence and his wife, Diane D’Alessio, of Greenville, S.C.; a daughter, Patricia and her husband,…

  • Study: Poverty-level wages fall short of economic security

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer SHREWSBURY — While New Jersey’s minimum wage will get a slight boost come January, one advocacy group claims more needs to be done to close the gap between poverty-level incomes and what people actually need to survive. The federal government considers people to be in poverty if they make $19,000…

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