FREEHOLD – Spring into spring by spending a night under the stars at the Monmouth County Park System’s family campground located in Turkey Swamp Park, Georgia Road, Freehold. The campground, which opened earlier this month,…
SANDY HOOK – It’s back home to Fort Hancock for a couple of local environmental organizations displaced by Super Storm Sandy. Clean Ocean Action and the American Littoral Society, which had to forsake their permanent…
By Michele J. Kuhn The battering of area properties by Super Storm Sandy has not been just to beaches, buildings, cars and boats. Gardens, plants, trees and shrubs have certainly been impacted too. “I think…
By John Burton Longtime banquet hall back in business ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS – There was never any question about coming back after Sandy, said Bernie and Kathleen Sweeney, who own and operate the Shore Casino, a…
The Jersey Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross will honor local philanthropic business leaders Steve and Lynn Bidgood, and Carolynn Ozar-Diakon at its 30th Annual Gala – “Red, White & Bling” – at 7…
By Mary Ann Bourbeau ASBURY PARK – Grand Central Station, with its glorious main concourse and Beaux-arts façade, may be getting a lot of attention in 2013 as it celebrates its 100th year. But there…
By Art Petrosemolo Veteran New Jersey thoroughbred trainer John Mazza and owner Rosemarie Shockley are getting close to an answer for their $64,000 question. After two years of careful handling, good food, vitamins, visits to…
By Judy O’Gorman Alvarez The days are getting longer. Flowers are blooming. Spring is in the air. And so is the pollen. If on some days it feels as if everyone around you is sneezing,…
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By John Burton Howard C. Birdsall, who headed up a large engineering firm and served as chairman of Brookdale Community College’s Board of Trustees, is facing a nine-count grand jury indictment charging that he and…