Monthly Archives: October 2016

RED BANK: The pastor of Pilgrim Baptist Church lashes out at local Republicans for ducking, and politicizing, an event he said was meant to be nonpartisan.

RED BANK: Five candidates, including two incumbents, have agreed to face off a second time, this time in a forum at Pilgrim Baptist Church.

MIDDLETOWN: Taylor Tote releases new song inspired by six-year-old cancer survivor. All proceeds benefit childhood cancer research. Video.

FAIR HAVEN: After two rain postponements that delayed it by a month, Trucktoberfest finally made it to Fair Haven Fields Saturday. Check out our photos.

LITTLE SILVER: Author and activist Sam Killermann visits Red Bank Regional for a well-received talk on the issue of Gender Identity in American society.

TINTON FALLS: Rabbi Kline of Monmouth Reform Temple invites the public to a free, 8-week course on the fundamentals of Jewish thought and practice.

RED BANK: RBC quarterback Steve Lubischer returns and throws for three touchdowns in the Caseys 35-0 home win against Red Bank Regional. Video.

RED BANK: New book, "13 Ghostly Tales and Yarns of the Navesink River," mines newspaper archives and local lore for stories of hubris and eerie comeuppance.

RED BANK: Keeping it simple, What's For Lunch goes "all the way" on an everything bagel at the Bagel Oven, where bagels are made the old-fashioned way.

RED BANK: The Steve Miller Band jets in for a show at the Count Basie, its only New Jersey stop on the current tour.

LINCROFT: An 88 year-old member of the Christian Brothers Academy community was struck and killed by a car at the campus entrance, NJ.com reports.

RED BANK: The Dead walk the earth, or at least the Count Basie boards, in the personae of Marc Muller's meticulous tribute band, Dead On Live.

RED BANK: Downtown business owners elated after council advances a proposed plan none of them have seen for a parking garage on White Street.

RUMSON: Seven months after she acquired What's Your Beef, restaurateur Marilyn Schlossbach has given it a makeover and new name.

SANDY HOOK: A "ghost tour" of Fort Hancock, plus a pair of lectures on ghosthunting and the Jersey Devil creep onto this week's calendar.

SEA BRIGHT: Rising alongside the Shrewsbury River is an ultra-modern new home that appears to float in the air, and features an unusual tunnel.

RED BANK: Back on the road after a limo crash that killed a friend and seriously injured him, Tracy Morgan is slated to do two shows at the Basie Friday.

MIDDLETOWN: After 28 years in Trenton, Republican Joe Kyrillos won't seek 10th state senate term in 2017, citing "frustrations of serving in the minority."

MIDDLETOWN: The 16th annual Navesink Challenge races are set to kick up donations for worthy causes, on the morning of November 27.

RED BANK: She may be there for the weekly trivia contest, but Jen Rubino's craving for Jamian's shrimp scampi pizza is no trivial matter.