Articles Posted in the News Category

  • Maureen Bey is celebrating 30 years in Fair Haven as the owner of Gem of An Idea.

    The “F” Words – and Lots of Them!

    By Maureen Bay Fashion: Jewelry reflects fashion. Some of us are slaves and some are ignorant or repulsed by that particular “F” word. I’ve seen what was considered to be a commercial quality of diamonds,…

  • Carey Mulligan and Leonardo DiCaprio in The Great Gatsby.

    Scene On Film: ‘The Great Gatsby’

    By Joan Ellis Perhaps it’s time we stop insisting that a movie adaptation be faithful to the book. What’s wrong with directors building wildly different films on the bones of the same story? We can easily…

  • Area residents are invited to Pink Your Ride to help get the message out about getting regular mammograms.

    Still Time to Pink Your Ride!

    By Donna Sellman We’re two weeks into Paint the Town Pink, and the pink hue throughout Mon­mouth and Ocean counties is brighter than ever. A few things are new this year, including the fact that…

  • The Rev. Jacquelyn Rowe is the new rector at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Red Bank.

    Serving Others at St. Thomas

    By John Burton RED BANK – The Rev. Jacquelyn Rowe, who has recently taken over as rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, has spent her life serving others. “My heart has always been in community…

  • Senior Veronica McCarthy, who has won a four-year, full-tuition scholarship to Catholic University that was named for the bishop of the Diocese of Trenton, with RBC Principal Robert Abatemarco.

    RBC’s McCarthy Wins Four-Year Scholarship from Catholic U.

    Veronica McCarthy’s favorite childhood memories all seem to revolve around community service, and the Red Bank Catholic senior has carried that spirit of serving others to all aspects of her life. The Catholic Univer­sity of…

  • House lifter Pete Sommer (center) with his crew, Pete Sommer Jr. (l) and Dennis Grasso (r) in front of a Monmouth Beach house.

    A House Raising Experience

    By John Burton Homes are literally rising along the Jersey Shore as owners work to restore their houses after the pummeling from Super Storm Sandy. It’s been a busy six months for contractors who specialize…

  • DOT Investigating Changes to Riverside Avenue Crosswalk

    DOT Investigating Changes to Riverside Avenue Crosswalk

    By John Burton RED BANK – Municipal officials and a state legislator are hoping that bringing a long-standing traffic safety issue to the attention of state Department of Transporta­tion (DOT) representatives will result in corrective…

  • Eastern Branch Library Manager Janet Kranis, left, and Freeholder Lillian G. Burry donate food at the Eastern Branch in Shrewsbury during the April Food For Fines drive.

    FoodBank Collects More than 10 Tons of Food

    The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties has reported its 2013 Monmouth County Food Drive, which included the Monmouth County Library’s Food For Fines program, collected 20,448 pounds of food during the month of April.…

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    Community Unity and Bike Blessing Festival

    The Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank hosted a Community Unity festival on Saturday, May 4, on the church’s Shrewsbury Avenue grounds.The event, which began with a parade from the Cheesequake rest area on the…

  • Sally Harris, here with her husband Norman, will be honored at the Care to Give Council’s Party for Pink on May 31 at the Navesink Country Club.

    Care to Give Council Gives Back to the Community

    RED BANK – The Care to Give Council (formerly the Riverview Medical Center Auxiliary) is a dynamic and welcoming volunteer organization dedicated to working with Riverview Medical Center and Bayshore Com­munity Hospital to advance the quality…