School budget tax levy up 2.4 percent
      Four percent of district's state aid to go to R.B. Charter School BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer RED BANK - The preliminary budget for the Red Bank Public School District calls for a 1-cent increase per $100 of assessed property value.
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Preschoolers celebrate 'helpers'
      Oceanport Preschool celebrated community helpers recently by inviting Sgt. Steven Cioffi of the Oceanport Police Department and Red Bank First Aid Captain and firefighter Diana DeFazio. Above, the children enjoyed an interactive presentation from each about their jobs.
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Deane-Porter School celebrates reading
      RUMSON -- From coast to coast, more than 45 million readers, young and old, took part in the nation's largest reading celebration - the National Education Association's (NEA) Read Across America Day March 2. Launched 10 years ago as a way to get children excited about reading, Read Across America has grown into a yearlong program that culminates each year on Dr. Seuss' birthday.
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Playground honors Kortney's playful spirit
      Kortney's Playground at Wolf Hill School in Oceanport was dedicated last month in memory of Kortney Rose Gillette, who was a 9-year old student at the school. On April 27, 2006, four months after a diagnosis of brainstem glioma, Kortney lost her battle with the pediatric brain cancer.
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Green Eggs and 'hams'
      The Tower Players of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School will present "Seussical the Musical" Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. This energetic production, based on the works of Dr. Seuss, includes many favorite characters: The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Mayzie the Lazy Bird and more.
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District airs tentative school budget Monday
      TINTON FALLS - - A public hearing on the Tinton Falls School District's tentative $27.3 million budget will be held on Monday, March 26, at the Mahala Atchison School at 8 p.m. Tamar R. Sydney-Gens, business administrator/board secretary, said there are some changes that the Board of Education has to make, so the 2007-08 spending plan of $27.3 million may change slightly.
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Students connect with seniors through arts
RBR student project uses writing, art, photography
BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer
      RED BANK - The arts have brought high school students and senior citizens together for the common goal of reliving the past. Students from the Visual and Performing Arts program at Red Bank Regional High School visited the Red Bank Senior Center March 12 to interview, photograph and sketch 20 senior citizens.
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Teen Arts Festival: Finding common ground
      Two thousand teens and growing! The Monmouth County Arts Council's Teen Arts Festival is growing exponentially as teens involved in the arts discover that they share a common passion. "It's a chance to meet new people, with interests that aren't just unique to you," explained Casey Kapalko during the two-day festival held last week at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft.
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