April 22, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

Red Bank teachers agree to pay freeze

Wage freeze in effect for 2010-2011 school year

The Red Bank Education Association (RBEA) and Board of Education agreed last week to a three-year contract that includes salary freezes. More...

Opening day

Jake Rallo, 10, sings the national anthem during the opening-day ceremonies at Fair Haven Fields on Saturday. More...

T.F. Board of Ed. welcomes Navy’s action on Earle housing

TINTON FALLS — Board of Education officials welcomed news last week that the U.S. Navy is negotiating a settlement with a developer that would avoid privatization of housing at Earle Naval Weapons Station in Colts Neck. More...

Photos

Clockwise from above: Point Road School children decorated nearly 500 grocery bags with Earth Day messages and presented their bags to Sickles Market owner Bob Sickles during an Earth Day event on Apr More...

Plastic lids, cigarette butts top litter list for ’09 Beach Sweeps

Spring 2010 Beach Sweeps set for Saturday, marking COA’s 25th anniversary

From bottle caps to plastic bags — even mannequin legs with socks — a bevy of trash and litter was collected along the Jersey Shore coastline by volunteers from Clean Ocean Action (COA), a local environmental coalition. More...

Local ‘Band Aid’ benefits African orphans

On March 20, eight Holmdel bands, including Anacin, Jubaroo, Peach Snapple Brownies, Untitled, Insomnia, C Level, Definitely No and Terminal, joined forces to headline “Band Aid for Uganda,” a Holmdel High School musical competition fundr More...

MCSPCA finds new director from within

It all started with cleaning cages

EATOWNTOWN — After a nation-wide search, Laurie Garrison of Oceanport was chosen to become the new executive director of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) in February. More...

Sports

Shutout

Above: Red Bank Regional High School pitcher Alexis Hines hurls to a Long Branch hitter during the game at Long Branch High School on April 17. More...

RFH lacrosse team seeking redemption

After suffering a heart-breaking defeat in last year’s Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) final, the Rumson Fair Haven (RFH) boys lacrosse team entered this season hungry for redemption. More...

Monmouth Park excited about racing changes

Adramatic shift in New Jersey racing will emerge in 2010 when Monmouth Park offers $1 million in average daily purses, by far the highest in North America. More...

Schools

High school earns Energy Star rating

A ceremony was held March 25 at the 10th Enviropalooza, the annual event of the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Environmental Club, to announce that RFHRHS has earned the Energy Star rating for 2009, a designation by the U.S. More...

NJSBA survey finds almost all school districts expect layoffs

Nearly 93 percent of New Jersey’s school districts expect to lay off staff – with the large majority of those districts looking at teaching staff reductions – due to state aid cuts in the coming school year, according to a survey by More...

Photo

Following a parade, a crowd gathered at Fair Haven Fields to take part in the Little League opening-day ceremonies on Saturday. More...

YMCA expansion indefinitely on hold

R.B. council votes 4-1 against zoning law change

Following months of public hearings and debates, the Red Bank Borough Council voted against an ordinance that, if it had passed, would have enabled the Community YMCA to expand its Maple Avenue facility. More...

County park system celebrates 50 years of preservation

Director to discuss future plans at ‘tea and talk’ on Sunday

The Monmouth County Park System is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with an appreciation of the past and an eye toward the future. More...

Jazz concert pays tribute to pre-war jazz and blues

RED BANK — Mike Barris & Friends will play a rousing tribute to such pre-war jazz and blues stars as Louis Armstrong, Django Reinhardt and Bessie Smith on Friday, April 30, as the Reckless Steamy Nights series continues at the Woman’s Cl More...

Beck responds to proposed tax on Red Bank nonprofits

Officials share concerns and explore options

RED BANK — N.J. Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-12th District) said she shares Councilman Michael DuPont’s concern that residents are shouldering a disproportionate tax burden because of the large number of nonprofits in the borough. More...

Opening day

Members of the Fair Haven River Dogs take part in the Fair Haven baseball parade on Saturday, April 17. More...

Monmouth County cleanup areas

Aberdeen - Fisherman's Parking Lot at Cliffwood Beach Asbury Park - Convention Hall at the Boardwalk - Site sponsored by Monmouth County Association of Realtors Atlantic Highlands - Harbor parking lot on First Ave. More...

HABcore receives $10K grant from Tower Hill Church

RED BANK — HABcore Inc., a nonprofit providing supportive housing for the homeless and disabled, is the recipient of a grant of more than $10,000 from the “Vision for the Hill” program of the First Presbyterian Church at Red Bank ( More...

Bulletin Board

Scholarships available for military children

To show gratitude on behalf of the American people, the Freedom Alliance is offering aid to the children of the heroes serving in the U.S. armed forces in the form of college scholarships. More...

RBR students perform at TSA competition

Red Bank Regional (RBR) High School pre-engineering students competed in the New Jersey Technology Student Association (TSA) state competition March 24 at The College of New Jersey, turning in the best performance that RBR has experienced in its fiv More...

Essay contest open to N.J. students

PNC Bank and the Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning are inviting New Jersey students in grades two through 12 to take part in the seventh annual PNC American Patriot Essay Contest by writing a short essay on the topic “What the Ameri More...

Letters

Wants to help Red Bank become ‘Green Bank’

In honor of Earth Day, April 22, and the 25th anniversary of Clean Ocean Action’s (COA) Beach Sweeps, where over 70,000 volunteers have picked up nearly 4 million pieces of trash on the N.J. More...

Libraries help residents during economic downturn

New Jersey libraries are facing a large challenge as Gov. Christie’s budget calls for a 74 percent reduction in state tax dollars for statewide library services. More...

Arts / Zest

EGA to host ‘A Celebration of Stitches’

The Monmouth Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America (EGA) will host a free exhibit of fine needle and fiber arts, “A Celebration of Stitches,” on Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, April 25, from 11 a.m. More...