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      November 1, 2007  RSS feed
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      ERIC SUCAR staff Jockey Mike Smith is astride Tiago as the thoroughbred sprints down the final stretch of the Breeders' Cup Classic at Monmouth Park Saturday. More...
      Menna opts out of boro health care
      Council members may begin to pay in to health benefits
      BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

      Red Bank taxpayers will no longer be picking up the tab for health-care benefits for their mayor, after Mayor Pasquale Menna opted to eliminate health insurance benefits for the position last week. More...

      Dems parse words on election signage
      2007 council election caught up in partisan semantics
      BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

      The use of the word "re-elect" vs. "elect" has become a campaign issue in Red Bank. Democratic Borough Council candidate Edward Zipprich filed an elections complaint last week against the "Red Bank Republicans '07" for the use of the word re-elect on Councilwoman Mary-Grace Cangemi's campaign signs. More...


      Ethics, school funding issues in Assembly race
      BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer

      One incumbent is among the four candidates seeking election to a two-year term representing the 12th district in the state Assembly in the Nov. 6 election. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Fort invites public to 90th anniversary
      Fort Monmouth will mark its 90th anniversary Nov. 5-8. The weeklong celebration culminates on Thursday, Nov. 8, with the 90th Anniversary Festival on Greely Field. The festival will begin with Fort Monmouth's annual Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. with the Commandant of West Point, Brig. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr., as guest speaker. More...
      • Talks to address cell phone towers
      • Deep Cut Orchid Society to meet Nov. 13
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       Editorials
      • Who gets a $1.5 million party for their birthday?
      feature, a political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson - a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist - and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Obituaries
      Phyllis M. Wapshare Barrett Mrs. Barrett, 86, of Middletown, died Oct. 17, 2007, at home. Born in Newark, she resided in Hillside, Union and Cranford, prior to relocating to Middletown 51 years ago. She was a member of Middletown Reformed Church, and The Ruth Circle at the church. She was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Richard Barrett in 2002. More...
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       Sports
      • article has image Fast racing, great loss highlight Cup Classic
      Curlin wins; George Washington euthanized following race
      In the end, not even Mother Nature could dampen the aura and mystique that came with the Breeders' Cup. Nearly 80,000 people from around the world converged on Monmouth Park in Oceanport on Friday and Saturday to experience one of the most anticipated sporting events to ever grace the Garden State. More...
      • CBA wins, RBC 4th in SC cross-country
      • article has image Rough weather sidelines many over the weekend
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       Letters
      • Preservation trust needs support Nov. 6
      One of life's eternal frustrations is that we seem to keep dealing with the same problems over and over again. This time last year, many open space advocates supported a referendum introduced by the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders to link the county's yearly contribution for open space programs to the county's taxable ratables. More...
      • Bills would tamper with fish and wildlife council
      • Hip-hop not the real reason for street fight
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       Arts / Zest
      • article has image IN THE ARTS
      "Mere Mortals," David Ives' hilarious series of short plays, will open Saturday at Two River Theater Company in Red Bank. A sharp and riotous evening from the overactive imagination of today's smartest, most off-kilter, comic master, "Mere Mortals" will run through Nov. 18. The four-actor ensemble cast will play multiple characters. More...
      • article has image Images transformed
      • article has image Two River Film Festival opens Friday
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       Schools
      • article has image Visitor observes RBR's model ELL program
      LITTLE SILVER - Faculty at Red Bank Regional (RBR) recently welcomed a fellow teacher from Scotland who came to learn about the school's award-winning ELL program. Elspeth Stewart, the chair of English Additional Language (EAL) Department in Scotland's Moray area, visited America for two weeks through a scholarship provided by the English Speaking Union (ESU). More...
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