By Hope Daniels | As the mad holiday dash to bedazzle your home with tinsel, lights and ornaments reaches full speed, we spotted some unique trimmings to help make...
December 9, 2018 | comments
Monmouth County is offering local history buffs an early holiday gift. The County Division of Planning has announced the launch of its Cultural and Heritage Virtual Tour series, an interactive...
December 7, 2018 | comments
By Judy O’Gorman Alvarez RED BANK–Whether you’re a fan of sugar plums, Arabian dancers or Clara or the Nutcracker prince himself, there are plenty of places to catch the classic...
December 6, 2018 | comments
By Denise DiStephan | Art created by women and children who are survivors of domestic violence, with the guidance of Middletown-based art therapists, will soon be on display at two...
December 6, 2018 | comments
By Bob Sacks | Why would people go out to dinner the night before a big Thanksgiving Day feast? Why aren’t they home cooking? Going easy on the calories before...
December 5, 2018 | comments
By Chris Rotolo RED BANK – To stay in business these days retailers have to provide an experience the internet can’t compete with, says Walt Flanagan, the manager of Jay...
December 4, 2018 | comments
By Chris Rotolo | RUMSON – Murphy’s Tavern on Ward Lane, which came to life as a secluded gin-mill speakeasy, is preparing to mark 100 years since Prohibition. The saloon, located...
December 3, 2018 | comments
By Rick Geffken | OCEANPORT – When Frank Barricelli attended his hometown Borough Council meeting this month, he merely wanted to ask the assembled officials to consider appointing a borough...
December 3, 2018 | comments
By Chris Rotolo | COLTS NECK – This time of year brings out the best in people. And sometimes the worst. At a presentation at the public library Wednesday, security expert...
December 3, 2018 | comments
By Jim Hintelmann | It was the coldest Thanksgiving Day in years, with temperatures in the mid-twenties and a wind chill in the low teens, but football rivals Middle- town...
December 1, 2018 | comments
By Rich Chrampanis | EAST RUTHERFORD – The numbers usually don’t lie, but when it comes to Red Bank Catholic’s 14-10 Non-Public Group 3 state championship win over Mater Dei...
December 1, 2018 | comments
By Elizabeth Wulfhorst | The gift-giving season is upon us. Don’t panic. Over the next four weeks in our Holiday section we’ll give you relatively easy recipes for making delicious...
November 30, 2018 | comments
By Rich Chrampanis | SOMERVILLE – Alex Maldjian is used to a heavy workload in the Rumson-Fair Haven backfield, but the senior got a season’s worth of work in...
November 29, 2018 | comments
By Mary Ann Bourbeau | HOLMDEL – Pack up the family and head on over to PNC Arts Center for the Magic of Lights display, where admission is charged by...
November 28, 2018 | comments
Photos by Patrick Olivero | TINTON FALLS – Indian cuisine, performances and presentations took place Saturday, Nov. 17 to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights and New Year. Red...
November 26, 2018 | comments
By Chris Rotolo | HIGHLANDS – From its vantage point above the shoreline, the Shadow Lawn Mobile Village property provides a scenic view overlooking Sandy Hook Bay. Ten of its...
November 26, 2018 | comments
Photos by Bart Lentini For 37 years, The Performing Arts Ensemble has gathered together young dancers and children chosen by audition to put on a large-cast, fully staged production of...
November 26, 2018 | comments
By Christina Johnson | RED BANK – For homeless people living under bridges, in cars, or in the woods, a wintery nor’easter or freezing cold snap can be deadly. But...
November 26, 2018 | comments
By Laura D.C. Kolnoski | OCEANPORT – As a new generation of companies and workers comes to former Fort Monmouth for new opportunities, so too have families seeking a place...
November 26, 2018 | comments
By Chris Rotolo | RED BANK – Last November, Theresa and Steve Taylor were sitting on a bus headed to New York City for an evening of live music when...
November 26, 2018 | comments