• Rumson-Fair Haven upgrades set for school year

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer RUMSON — When Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) students arrive on Sept. 9 for the first day of school, they will find several new improvements, including an overhaul of the gymnasium and a new outdoor snack stand. The summer construction initiatives included a revamp of the snack facility known…

  • First Baptist hosts women’s program

    RED BANK — Area women will gather at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 14 at First Baptist Church of Red Bank to attend an all-day satellite simulcast featuring women’s speaker Beth Moore of Living Proof Ministries. The event will open with live, upbeat, contemporary Christian music, followed by thoughts presented in Moore’s enthusiastic style. She is best…

  • Prayer service offered for school year

    RED BANK — The Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank, 172 Shrewsbury Ave., will host its annual community back-toschool worship and prayer service at 10:45 a.m. Sept. 8. The service will feature the church’s music ministry as well as congregational prayers for parents, students, educators, school administrators and school districts as they prepare for the…

  • Minor changes proposed in plan for ex-Army site

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — The Borough Council is moving ahead with changes to the redevelopment plan for the former U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) site on Wayside Road. The revised plan submitted by PRC Tinton Avenue Developers calls for 180 age-restricted housing units and an expanded activity center, according to R.…

  • September programs slated at Red Bank library

    RED BANK — Regular programming for young library patrons resumes in September in the Avice Noblett Children’s Room of the Red Bank Public Library. Video game fans can enjoy a Wii Game Party on Sept. 16 from 4 to 5 p.m. There will be Wii games, board games, “Minute to Win It” challenges and snacks…

  • Viewpoint

    All good things come to an end Donna Kenyon Call me crazy, but I don’t like Labor Day, and not just because I can’t wear white pants anymore. I have always detested Labor Day ever since I was a child and the holiday signaled the dreaded back-to-school routine. Then, I think I disliked it even…

  • Calling for help can save a life

    I t’s not just celebrities in the news who die from prescription or recreational drug overdose. This tragedy often hits much closer to home. Sometimes it’s a member of our own family, co-workers or neighbors. In fact, overdoses have caused more than 6,000 deaths in New Jersey since 2004, making it the leading cause of…

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  • CODA

    Gov. Christie is no supporter of medical marijuana in New Jersey Greg Bean When Brian Wilson — whose 2-yearold daughter, Vivian, has a rare form of epilepsy that might be treated with medical marijuana — recently confronted New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie about approving a bill making it legal for children to use it as…

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