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      October 25, 2007  RSS feed
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      CHRIS KELLY staff Isabella Gopin, 8, Elberon, has fun on one of the rides at the Breeders' Cup FanFest Oct. 21 at Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport. More...
      Red Bank reacts to hip-hop melee
      Some residents say they no longer feel safe on streets
      BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

      After a recent hip-hop event at a West Front Street club erupted into a street brawl involving several hundred people, the club owner has agreed to a change in music programming. Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna said the owner of Chubby's Waterside Café, where the Oct. 13 melee took place, agreed to a borough sanctioned ban on hip-hop concerts. More...

      Boro mulls measures to curb underage drinking
      Ordinance would give police the right to enter a private home
      BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

      TINTON FALLS - The Borough Council will continue to workshop two ordinances involving the consumption and purchase of alcohol by underage persons at the November or early December council meetings. One of the ordinances being drafted addresses underage drinking on private property and would allow police to enter a private home if underage drinking is involved. More...


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      CHRIS KELLY staff Rebecca Burnette, 3, marches in the Red Bank Halloween parade Oct. 21. More...


      Future of fort, racetrack

      Four candidates - an incumbent and three challengers - are vying for two seats up for election Nov. 6 on the Oceanport Borough Council. Although their political affiliations differ, all four agree that two issues are critical to the future of Oceanport: the future uses of Fort Monmouth's acreage and the viability of Monmouth Park racetrack. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Nominations sought for Women of Distinction Award
      The American Heart Association (AHA), Robbinsville, is seeking nominations for its second annual "Go Red for Women" Woman of Distinction Award with nomination deadline Jan. 18. More...
      • Taxpayer action seminar slated for Nov. 1
      • Taxpayer action seminar slated for Nov. 1
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       Editorials
      • Apology due to Fair Haven governing body
      Your Turn
      Merriam-Webster defines "hypocrite" as a person who "puts on a false appearance of virtue." In recent weeks, Assemblyman Mike Panter and his running mate, Amy Mallet, More...
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       Obituaries
      • Obituaries
      Alfred E. Pound Mr. Pound, 88, of Little Silver, died Oct. 11, 2007. He was a partner and co-owner of Lectro Product Inc., Englishtown. He served with the U.S. Air Force in the Pacific theater during World War II. He was a 50-year member of Little Silver Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 and served as its president, and helped establish the Little Silver First Aid Squad. More...
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       Sports
      • Green Wave takes out previously unbeaten RBC
      After narrow loss last week, Long Branch bounces back
      While the Red Bank Catholic football team has been busy bullying lesser teams this year, the Long Branch Green Wave has been facing what some consider the toughest schedule in the Shore. More...
      • article has image Anglers locate some serious weakfish action
      • Area teams get ready for postseason play
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       Letters
      • Mayor, council act too late on library project
      (Open letter to the mayor and council of Red Bank) It was appalling and embarrassing to read the Hub story about our library renovation in the Oct. 18 edition. The bad news is your handling of this project is disgraceful. The good news (for you, at least) is, the voters don't seem to give a damn. More...
      • 'Secret' meeting with gov should have been public
      • Price of Iraqi freedom is too high
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       Arts / Zest
      • article has image Landscapes offer a window into nature
      Beacon Fine Arts Gallery in Red Bank is hosting an exhibition of landscape paintings by nationally acclaimed artist Scott Addis. Addis was born and raised in a small town outside of Pittsburgh in rural Pennsylvania and grew to love nature from a very young age. More...
      • article has image IN THE ARTS
      • article has image Exhibit celebrates thoroughbred racing
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       Schools
      • article has image Caseys competing
      ANDREW MILLER staff The Red Bank Caseys Marching Band performs during the Old Bridge High School Marching Knights Home Show in Old Bridge on Oct. 20. More...
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