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December 29, 2006
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A lighted ice boat casts sparkles on Riverside Gardens Park in Red Bank on Christmas night. More...
Renovation snags keep library closed
Asbestos and pipe realignment will delay reopening
BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer

It will be at least another eight weeks before the public is permitted back into the Red Bank Public Library due to problems that have arisen during the current renovations. After being closed Oct. 23, the library, located at 84 W. Front St., had been due to reopen in mid-December. More...


Another $100K in cost overruns for boro hall
Tobin: Council intends to recoup losses from overruns on project
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer

TINTON FALLS — Another $100,000 toward the cost of the new municipal building was approved last week by the Borough Council. The overruns will come out of the contingency fund included in the $9.5 million contract. More...


Tobin: Boro offsets some financial losses
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer

TINTON FALLS — Borough officials have been under scrutiny over the past year on the issue of cost overruns on the new municipal building, but some cost-saving measures have also been adopted. More...


’Tis the season: Police alert to impaired drivers

Through Jan. 2, law enforcement officers will be stepping up impaired driving enforcement as part of the You Drink and Drive, You Lose 2006 Year End Crackdown. The end of the year and the beginning of the new year is traditionally a time for social gatherings, which often include alcoho... More...


 Bulletin Board
•‘N.J. Shouts Down Drugs’ music competition
The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey has announced its 2007 “New Jersey Shouts Down Drugs!” (NJSDD) music competition. NJSDD is a music and song-writing competition for high school students who live or attend school in New Jersey. Students who participate must write a song p... More...
•Lecture on morning hand pain at SCAN Jan. 24
•Tickets on sale for guitar signed by Bon Jovi
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 Letters
•Revitalizing the fort for life
Because Fort Monmouth is a valuable asset, you will hear all kinds of reasoning put forth for various agendas of those who want to control, at least, a part of this unexpectedly available piece of real estate. More...
•Family program had the support of many
•Bridge replacement a DOT boondoggle
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 Editorials
• Coda
Next year, how ’bout a nice lamp, Santa?
Well, one more holiday season is nearly gone, and once again I’ve failed when it comes to having the perfect decoration for my living room window — a beautiful gal leg lamp like the one in “A Christmas Story. More...
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 Arts / Zest
•Taking the gift of human kindness on the road
In the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, Holiday Express delivers music, food, gifts, financial support and friendship to those with the greatest need for human kindness. This year, the traveling “party” made 51 visits. More...
•In the Arts
•Paintings, mixed media at Trattoria
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 Schools
•Schools teach 4-year-olds learning fundamentals
Skills learned at pre-K carry through students’ academic careers
RED BANK — The borough Public School District has implemented teaching methods in its prekindergarten classes, which foster literacy, symbolic thinking and self-regulation Last week, the Red Bank Public School District’s Board of Education brought its meeting to Room 302 of the Red ... More...
•New swings for Kortney’s Playground
•Middle school puzzle: Why the high water use?
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 Sports
•Football at CBA rumor is emerging once again
The strongest high school football conference in the state may be getting a shot of adrenaline within the next few years. Yes, we’ve heard these rumors before, only to have them dismissed as pure speculation, and in some cases, a pipe dream, but now there is a possibility that one of ... More...
•Local teams chase tourney titles
•Hawks’ teams picked to win NEC crowns
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 Business
•Business Briefs
Barbara Davis Employment Services, Red Bank, marked its 19th anniversary by presenting an annual corporate contribution to 180 Turning Lives Around, Hazlet, its 2006 charitable recipient. The agency received a $1,700 check, and is the seventh charitable foundation to benefit from the Davis’ a... More...
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