Monthly Archives: June 2016

RED BANK: The borough may hire a consultant to come up with a "holistic" plan for Marine Park. It could mean the end of the red clay tennis courts.

RED BANK: Strawberries, swinging sounds, and a stirring salute to Old Glory come together atop Tower Hill on Sunday.

RED BANK: RBR teens take the grand prize and the most winning entries, in the Monmouth Day Care art contest for students of county schools.

SHREWSBURY: Crime and arrest reports.

FAIR HAVEN: The author of 'Nookietown,' in which one character asks a friend to sleep with her husband, comes to River Road Books.

RUMSON: An alarming rise in bacterial pollution in the Navesink draws more than 100 people to a confab on how to address it.

RUMSON: The fifth annual Canterbury Art Show returns to historic St. George's Church (and raises funds for local nonprofits) for three days over labor Day Weekend.

SHREWSBURY: The Community YMCA assumes a leading role in a county-wide coalition addressing the risk of suicide in people under 25 years old.

RED BANK: Citing concerns over bacterial pollution and stinging jellyfish, organizers cancel this summer's River Rangers program.

RED BANK: Developer Roger Mumford has a plan to save the Fortune House, but it comes with a catch.

RED BANK: Today's weather forecast is good for thirsty tomatoes and lawns.

SHREWSBURY: A rare reproduction of the Declaration of Independence will be read on July 4, during an annual ceremony at Allen House.

RED BANK: Fire damages vacant store on Shrewsbury Avenue.

RED BANK: "Dancing with the Stars" champs and brothers MAKS & VAL bring a choreographed story of their life to the Basie boards for two nights this week.

RED BANK: In the end, the new bulkhead at the library has none of the "living shoreline" attributes sought by environmentalists.

LITTLE SILVER: A day of food, music and dancing in the infield ends with a spectacular fireworks show. We've got photos.

MIDDLETOWN: Back for a 73rd annual edition, The Great St. Mary Fair lights up the night, from 6:30 this evening through Saturday.

COOL INSIDE checks out a milkshake the same shade of blue as the Cookie Monster, at Hoffman's.

RED BANK: Two men were slashed by a knife-wielding assailant at a party early Friday morning, police said.

RED BANK: What's For Lunch goes for a savory crepe at Whipped Creperie.