RiverCenter appoints Challenger’s replacement Staff Writer By linda denicola      The choice has been made and the job offer accepted for the position of executive director of RiverCenter, the corporation that manages Red Bank’s Special Improvement District. More ... New teacher contract approved Oceanport school board and teachers union settle after nine months Correspondent By darlene diebold      They thought they could do it, and they were right. Despite a mediator’s determination that the sides were too far apart, the Board of Education and the teachers union, the Oceanport Education Association, have come to a settlement after nine months of negotiations. More ... Haloween Parade held in Red Bank      After taking part in the borough’s Halloween parade some of the participants in Red Bank relax with a treat. More ... Two If By Sea opening on Shrewsbury Ave.      By linda denicola More ... Providing finishing touches at Habitat homes Garden clubs contribute experience, labor to landscape properties Staff Writer By john Burton      LONG BRANCH — The foundations have been laid, the walls are up and the families are now moved in. More ... Ordinance will allow helistops in borough Staff Writer By lindsey siegle      SEA BRIGHT — The Borough Council is taking steps to legitimize an operating helistop on Route 36. More ... New councilwoman takes seat Therese Cahill, a nurse at Monmouth Medical Center, fills vacancy Staff Writer By ElAine van develde      Nurturing the sick and raising children could prepare you for just about anything. For Therese Cahill it certainly seems like enough to get her ready for a seat on the Tinton Falls Borough Council. More ... Floral float      Stephen Johnson, 2, Aileen Johnson, 7, and Shannon Johnson, 5, are among the flowers in the windowbox on their float in Red Bank’s Halloween parade on Sunday. More ... Cellular One to partner with Special Olympics      Special Olympics recently announced a partnership with Cellular One and affiliates of SBC Wireless to raise $40 million nationwide over the next four years. More ... Anonymous flier mailed in borough Staff Writer By john burton      RED BANK — With Election Day looming, an anonymous flier attacking the current administration for an alleged problem with illegal immigrants and illegal boarding houses has surfaced. More ... A view of Red Bank from Paris — Charlie, that is tony senk Staff Writer      From a strategically positioned chair on his front porch at 181 East Bergen Place, Charlie Paris has seen it all. More ... Surfers, ocean activists honor one of their own SEA raises $5,000 at annual dinner to support organization Correspondent By darlene diebold      More than 100 surfers and ocean activists got together to honor one of their own last week. The Fifth Annual Kahuna Awards, held at The Quay on Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright, raised almost $5,000 for the Surfers Environmental Alliance (SEA), a grass-roots environmental organization based out of Long Br... More ...