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      March 5, 2009  RSS feed
      CHRIS KELLY staff Budding Bobby Fischers watch instructor Michael Koblentz, of the Monmouth Chess School and Club, demonstrate a strategic move during a novice class held at the Children's Cultural Center in Red Bank on March 1. More...
      New ordinance puts limits on teen nights

      The Red Bank Borough Council took action at its Feb. 23 meeting that will limit the presence of underage youths at clubs and other places where alcoholic beverages are sold. The ordinance, adopted unanimously by the council, requires persons under the age of 21 to be accompanied by an adult at licensed premises. More...

      Police chief: Operational plan in place to handle crowds

      The Vans Warped Tour is coming to Monmouth Park racetrack July 19. Oceanport Mayor Michael Mahon said borough officials support the tour that is coming to the borough for the first time. "We learned about the tour in August 2008 through a promoter after the Haskell Invitational that drew in 42,000 to 52,000 people over a two-day period," said Mahon. More...


      Council members endorse Boys & Girls Club

      RED BANK — Two Borough Council members paid a visit to an agency that is in the running to operate a new community center and reported back to the council last week. Councilwomen Sharon Lee and Juanita Lewis addressed the council about the apparent lack of progress on starting up a community center at the Feb. More...


      Councilman, Planning Board member also in race

      TINTON FALLS — Three candidates have announced their intention to run for mayor of Tinton Falls thus far, including incumbent Mayor Peter Maclearie, who announced Feb. 23 that he is seeking re-election for a second term. More...


      RED BANK — The Monmouth Conservatory of Music (MCM) will host a memorial concert in honor of a local musician and supporter of the arts.T he Leon Knize Memorial Tribute Concert will take place on Saturday, March 7, at 4 p.m. in memory of the wellknown musician and businessman, who died on Jan. 30 at the age of 87. More...


      The Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions, Mendham Township, is accepting applications for Leading Green, a new leadership training for individuals who want to create positive environmental change in their community. Deadline to apply is March 21. More...
      Iget a lot of reader response to this column. Sometimes, I opine about something that rubs some people the wrong way, and I hear about it. Once in a while, though, I write something that strikes a positive chord with readers, and I hear about that, too. More...
      Your Turn
      The phone rang at 8:15 a.m. Feb. 25 and I found out that George had died at 4 a.m. George H. Moss Jr., the historian for Rumson and Monmouth County, had passed into history, and I smiled, because to George, history always lived and breathed, sometimes more than present-day life. More...
      Mrs. McCauley, 91, of Middletown, died Feb. 19, 2009. She resided in Rumson, prior to relocating to Middletown Township, in 1972. She was predeceased by a sister, Marion Murphy, in 1992; and a daughter, Barbara Babcock, in 2003. She is survived by three children, Brian and his wife, Hope; Pat and Paul; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. More...
      Three women make the cut at tryouts for Women's Professional Soccer
      After two days of tryouts, 26 players sat silently in a semicircle, waiting to hear if they had made the cut. On Feb. More...
      There's nothing like a snowstorm to bring out the best in folks. On the most bitter, wintry day of the year, my heart is warmed by the goodwill of some Fair Haven boys. This morning, my 16-year-old neighbor insisted on helping us dig out from the biggest snow dumping of the season. More...