MAYOR’S WELLNESS EFFORT MAKES STRIDES
Walkers closing the loop on their one-mile stroll through two borough parks. Below, Mayor Menna with Trish Whitaker and borough Attorney Dan O’Hern. (Photo by Rebecca Desfosse. Click to enlarge) By...
View ArticleWEEKENDER: SHAPING BODY, SOUND AND ART
Josh Zuckerman is at Red Bank’s Walt Street Pub tonight. (Click to enlarge) For the first weekend of 2013, here are some fun ways to keep busy on the Green … Friday, January 4 RED BANK: Free yoga...
View ArticleYMCA ADDS THREE TEEN-FOCUSED PROGRAMS
The Y Teen Achievers program, one of the new programs at the Red Bank location, helps prepare local high school students for college and employment, and includes a spring college tour, pictured above....
View ArticleRED BANK: KING DAY, IN SONG AND STRIDE
A commemoration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Pilgrim Baptist Church featured musical performances and readings by students from local schools. Below, Red Bank Charter School students...
View ArticleRED BANK: GIRLY DRESSES, BARRE WORKOUTS
Monmouth Street will soon welcome a boutique for young girls, specializing in dresses and gowns for special occasions. (Photo by Danielle Tepper. Click to enlarge) By DANIELLE TEPPER Two new businesses...
View ArticleRED BANK REC GEARS UP FOR SPRING
Installers laid down rubber pellets as the base for the new artificial turf at Count Basie Fields in January. (Click to enlarge) By WIL FULTON With the first day of spring less than a month away,...
View ArticleFAIR HAVEN: CLEMENTINE CYCLING TAKES OFF
Just three days after opening, Clementine’s early morning classes, like the 10:15 above, were nearly full. (Photo by Danielle Tepper. Click to enlarge.) By DANIELLE TEPPER Effie Drossman was a Wall...
View ArticleWHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
Do you know Where the above photo was taken, and what it shows? Zap us an email and tell us. Last week, we ran two pictures, showing trail signs. Each marks an entrance to Little Silver’s trail...
View ArticleFAIR HAVEN: FUEL FITNESS FULFILLS A DREAM
Men are welcome, but… (Photo by Alexis Orlacchio. Click to enlarge) By ALEXIS ORLACCHIO Behind the bright orange front door of Fuel Fitness on River Road in Fair Haven is a clean, one-room studio...
View ArticleWEEKEND: WHERE TO GO, WHAT TO DO…
The Fab Faux play the Beatles’ ‘White Album’ at the Basie Saturday night. Navesink River Rowing offers free introductions to the sport Sunday. (Click to enlarge) By ALEXIS ORLACCHIO Friday, June 21:...
View ArticleRED BANK: COURT GETS ITS GAME BACK
Missing for years, the backboards and hoops at Montgomery Terrace have returned. (Photos by Sarah Klepner. Click to enlarge) By SARAH KLEPNER Basketball hoops said to have been removed after a double...
View ArticleBRIDGE REPLACEMENT WORK BEGINS
Pedestrians passed, above, as prep work and equipment staging for the replacement of the West Front Street Hubbard’s Bridge between Red Bank and the River Plaza section of Middletown got underway this...
View ArticleLITTLE SILVER: DRUG THEFT CHARGED
A Locust man who worked at the CVS pharmacy in Little Silver has been charged with stealing painkillers from the store, borough police said Wednesday. Stephen Matthews 2nd, 23, was arrested Tuesday and...
View ArticleSHREWSBURY: CUPOLA PAINTERS AT WORK
Rebecca Pruitt and Jorge Hernandez reinstalling one of the louvers for the cupola of Christ Church Episcopal in Shrewsbury. By SARAH KLEPNER Shrewsbury’s Christ Church Episcopal, one of the oldest...
View ArticleSHREWSBURY: DYFS GETS CHILD-IN-CAR CASE
Activity reports, unedited, as provided by the Shrewsbury Police Department for the period of August 17 to August 23, 2013. Report of Illegal Dumping in the area of Sunnybank Drive on 8/19/13. Victim...
View ArticleSEA BRIGHT: CHRISTIE STORMS THE TOWN
Governor Chris Christie, accompanied by Mayor Dina Long, heads into Northshore Men’s Wear, above, and meets with Jake O’Donnell of Jake’s Surf Shop, below. (Photos by John T. Ward. Click to enlarge) By...
View ArticleWHERE HAVE I SEEN THIS?
This triple escutcheon seems to be trying to tell us something, but what? What does it symbolize? And of course, Where is it? (Click for a closer view.) If you have a guess as to either, please drop...
View ArticleRED BANK: SPARKS FLY OVER PAYOUTS
By JOHN T. WARD The 2013 race for Red Bank council went from lukewarm to hot and humid Wednesday night, when the two Republican challengers teed up the all-Democratic council over cash-outs for five...
View ArticleWEEKEND: A RIPE, JUICY SUMMER CLOSEOUT
The final weekend of the fair plays out in Fair Haven, and giant-tomato growers weigh in at Sickles Market. (Photo below by Peter Lindner. Click to enlarge) Friday, August 30: RED BANK: Halloween...
View ArticleRED BANK: IT’S BEEN A PEACH OF A SEASON
Caitlyn Hickey and Catherine Lovallo of Hauser Hill Farms in Old Bridge are off to college now, but Farmer John Hauser will be at the table this weekend. (Photo by Jim Willis. Click to enlarge) By JIM...
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