Clockwise from top: Nicholas Cunha, 3, of Red Bank, goes over his list with Santa during the West Side Community Group Christmas tree lighting in Red Bank on Dec. 6. Hector Ortega, 3, and sister Lizandra Ortega, 1, of Red Bank, came dressed for the occasion at the ceremony held in West Side Park. Doris Jackson leads the West Side Christian Academy singers during the neighborhood community tree lighting festivities. More...

OCEANPORT — Attorneys for the Long Branch Sewerage Authority and the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA) are working toward an agreement between the two agencies that would cut down on the pollution in Branchport Creek caused by storm-water runoff from Monmouth Park racetrack, which is operated by the NJSEA. More...

The Sea Bright Borough Council has dropped plans to purchase a building to house municipal offices and instead will carve space out of a gymnasium at the existing Borough Hall. The council voted 4-0 at the Dec. 2 meeting against the purchase of an office building at 3 Church St., where Borough Hall was to be relocated. More...

RED BANK — Cindy Burnham can envision children playing by the Navesink and kayaks being launched into the river. For the Fair Haven resident and Red Bank property owner, that vision is coming closer to reality. More...