• Affordable Care Act helps domestic-violence victims

    October is a month dedicated to the awareness of domestic violence. This is a time to recognize the terrible destruction of relationships and the suffering within families that can follow intimate-partner violence. This violence is one of the most underreported crimes in the U.S., victimizing one in four women. Did you know that only 25…

  • SNAP reduction increases hunger

    Thank you for your comprehensive report, “Red Bank Hunger Panel Provides Food for Thought” (Independent, Oct. 10), on the recent Soul of Hunger discussion of hunger in New Jersey. Your piece captured the struggle that hundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans face daily to provide for their families and put healthy food on the table…

  • Fort pistol range, firehouse up for sale

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer FORT MONMOUTH — Two more parcels of Fort Monmouth property, located in the Tinton Falls section, are going up for sale in the next few weeks. The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) approved a resolution at the Oct. 16 board meeting to accept proposals to purchase the pistol range…

  • Hymn festival leads off Tower Hill concerts

    RED BANK — The 2013-2014 Tower Hill Concert Series will commence with a Nov. 3 hymn festival at the First Presbyterian Church at Red Bank, 255 Harding Road. The program, which will begin at 7 p.m., celebrates “Glory to God,” the newly published hymnal, which is the product of nine years of research, including a…

  • ‘Women and Pocketbook Power’ presentation slated for Nov. 4

    SHREWSBURY — The Northern Monmouth County Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will present a special program, “Women and Pocketbook Power,” presented by Mary Gatta on Nov. 4. The program will be held at the Presbyterian Church at Shrewsbury Church House, 350 Sycamore Ave., Shrewsbury. The public is welcome to join AAUW…

  • Red Bank council members consider split with JCP&L

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer RED BANK — Citing “dismal” response times and customer service since superstorm Sandy, Borough Council members said they are considering parting ways with electricity provider Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L). The council authorized its attorney on Oct. 9 to look into switching to a competing provider such as Public…

  • New mobile kitchens expand disaster response

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer This mobile kitchen unit is capable of providing meals for up to 10,000 people at disaster sites. PHOTOS BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI/STAFF The day after superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on the Shore, one of the challenges faced by the Salvation Army was providing meals to residents living without power and, in…

  • Nonprofits step up for Red Bank library

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer A fter cutting staff, scaling back its operating hours and increasing fines to address a 2013 budget deficit, the Red Bank Public Library is getting some help from two affiliated nonprofits. Friends of the Red Bank Public Library and the newly established Foundation for the Red Bank Library are working…

  • Indian-Americans ring in festive season

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer In observance of Navratri, attendees perform a traditional Indian dance at the Navratri celebration at the New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center in Edison on Oct. 26. The nine-day Hindu holiday comes before Diwali, the Festival of Lights. SCOTT FRIEDMAN I t’s that time of year. Stores are bustling with…

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