Articles Posted July 2012

  • Children at the Keansburg elementary school enjoy their books from the Bridge of Books Foundation in June during a reading of “Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten?” by local author Audrey Vernick. The pre-school students each received two books during the event.

    Building Bridges Through Books

    By Anastasia Millicker Lifelong Middle­town resident Abigail Daly grew up with books. Beginning from a young age, Daly said she was engulfed in reading and the passion grew as she continued through her education and…

  • Justine Robertson has been named interim CEO of the Count Basie Theatre and the Count Basie Foundation, Inc.

    Count Basie Theatre Names Interim CEO

    By Mary Ann Bourbeau RED BANK – Justine Robertson spent many years commuting three hours to work. Her new commute is 10 minutes, and she couldn’t be happier. But it’s not just the commute making…

  • Fair Haven Ponders Future Celebrations

    Fair Haven Ponders Future Celebrations

    By John Burton FAIR HAVEN – The borough’s centennial celebration was, by most accounts, an unqualified success, given the responses from residents heard during the June 16 event and afterwards. The responses were so positive…

  • Dr. Nina Seigelstein, an obstetrician/gynecologist, Danielle Yoos, a scrub technician from Riverview Medical Center, and Dr. Michael Karoly, an ob/gyn, performed gynecologic surgeries at the Holy Spirit Hospital in Makeni, Sierra Leone, Africa, on a GYN mission in January.

    Nina Seigelstein: Helping Mothers on Two Continents

    By Judy O’Gorman Alvarez LITTLE SILVER – As an obstetrician/gynecologist, Dr. Nina Seigelstein has helped countless women in the Two River area become mothers. This year, Seigelstein began a new trend: Raising funds to help…

  • NJNG to Replace Gas Regulators in Red Bank

    NJNG to Replace Gas Regulators in Red Bank

    By John Burton RED BANK – The ongoing legal tussle with the borough and the downtown business alliance notwithstanding, New Jersey Natural Gas has begun this week to replace the belowground equipment with new belowground equipment,…

  • A wooden bridge and trestle carrying water main pipes over the Swimming River collapsed on Friday.

    Water Main Breaks Impact 22 Towns

    By John Burton MIDDLETOWN – It was a worrisome and tense weekend for local officials, residents and business owners, for New Jersey American Water, and, well, everyone in Monmouth County. Especi­ally for those 22 towns…