• Freeholder touts fort’s opportunities

    There are those very rare occasions when even the most extreme superlatives just aren’t enough. The opportunity now being made available to the public to participate in the historic restoration of Fort Hancock is just such an occasion. It is simply an incomparable, once-in-a-lifetime invitation. This is a chance to locate in a place that…

  • Motocross proposal draws more objections

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — Objections from a large contingent of neighbors continued during the second hearing before the Tinton Falls Zoning Board of an application for a motocross facility. Lee Theis, a consultant for Jersey Shore Motocross, was the lone expert to testify during the Nov. 14 planning board meeting held…

  • Red Bank holiday tree moves to West Front St.

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer RED BANK — The borough’s holiday tree is on the move again, this time to Riverside Gardens Park. Citing concerns about the tree’s location in front of the Dublin House on Monmouth Street in recent years, RiverCenter Executive Director James Scavone successfully petitioned the Borough Council to permanently move the…

  • Lecture on similarities between faiths slated

    Congregation B’nai Israel will host a lecture on the parallels between Chinese and Jewish beliefs and practices at 7 p.m. Dec. 11 at 171 Ridge Road, Rumson. The speaker will be Andrew Meyer. Meyer, an associate professor of history at Brooklyn College, will discuss his research on the similarities between Judaism and Confucianism. He will…

  • Donations sought for Lunch Break holiday program

    RED BANK — Each holiday season, Lunch Break becomes Santa’s workshop, undertaking a huge holiday operation to provide gifts for hundreds of the neediest children in both Monmouth and Ocean counties. Through the Adopt-A-Family program, new and age-appropriate gifts are distributed to children, ranging from newborns to 15-year-olds. This is made possible by the generosity…

  • Kennedy’s call to service recalled 50 years later

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Michael Wilson The assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963, left its mark on many. The 46-year-old slain president’s legacy ran deep in several areas, not the least of which was the effect that his presidency, his life and his death had on young people with…

  • Nonprofit turns page for at-risk youth

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Abby Daly, founder of the Bridge of Books Foundation, loads boxes of books for delivery at a storage facility in Red Bank on Nov. 15. The organization provides books to children in underserved and at-risk communities in New Jersey. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A s the holiday season approaches and…

  • Burnham will officially put the ‘red’ in Red Bank

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Cindy Burnham, left, speaks during the Red Bank Candidates Night at the River Street Commons on Oct. 17. Burnham, a Republican, earned the most votes in this year’s council election and will replace nine-year Democratic incumbent Sharon Lee, second from right, when she takes office in January. KEITH HEUMILLER/STAFF I…

  • Smart cars for snow driving

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Front or rear drive? Four-wheel or all-wheel drive? Here’s how to choose a car or truck that’s built to tackle the toughest winter conditions. With Old Man Winter’s icy breath bearing down upon us, choosing a car that delivers top traction in the snow can be paramount in many car…

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