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      January 31, 2008  RSS feed
      Library opens new chapter
      Facility reopens with limited hours, work still under way
      After 16 months of renovations, the Red Bank Public Library staff is taking the revamped facility on a "shakedown cruise," according to library director Deborah Griffin-Sadel. The 84 West Front St. building reopened to the public Jan. 22 with temporary hours and work still being done on the second-floor Eisner Memorial Library. More...
      Immigrant's tale

      CHRIS KELLY staff Actress Ashley Adler portrays a young Irish immigrant as she tells students at Maple Place School in Oceanport on Jan. 25 about her journey to America in the 19th century. More...

      A beacon of light on the bay
      Camp Happiness boosts quality of life for visually impaired
      BY LORI ANNE OLIWA Correspondent

      MIDDLETOWN- Most visitors toCamp Happiness cannot actually see the light but will eagerly tell anyone that the place is blessedwith amillion rays of light and serves as an oasis of caring, kindness and camaraderie to those who need it. More...


      Hearing on disputed mayoral contest Feb. 21
      BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

      SEA BRIGHT - A hearing on the validity of the Sea Bright mayoral election results that was originally scheduled for Jan. 30 has been pushed to Feb. 21. The hearing will take place at 9 a.m. before state Superior Court Judge Robert A. Coogan in Freehold. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Lupus Foundation to hold support group meetings
      Lupus Foundation of America, New Jersey Chapter, Springfield, will hold support group free meetings for individuals with lupus and families. Meetings will be Feb. 2 and March 1 at 11 a.m. in conference room 105 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, 1945 Route 33, Neptune. For more information, call the Foundation at (800) 322-5816 or visit www.lupusnj.org. More...
      • Flotilla to offer boating course in April, May
      • Spring term, 'Wicked' ticket contest at Brookdale
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       Editorials
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      Toll hikes the last trick of a very desperate man
      To understand just how confused many New Jersey residents are over Gov. Jon Corzine's plan to dramatically increase the fees on the New Jersey Turnpike and other toll roads, take a look at the man on the street interviews in the Jan. 24 edition of GreaterMedia's newspaper the Atlanticville. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Valerie Joan Olexsak
      Mrs. Olexsak, 52, of Howell, died Jan. 26, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Patchogue, N.Y., she had resided in Howell since 1968 and was a 1973 graduate of Howell High School. Mrs. Olexsak was a senior clerk transcriber for the Monmouth County Board of Social Services' Legal Department, Freehold Township, for 19 years before she retired. More...
      • Nelson F. Stiles Sr.
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       Sports
      • article has image Battle on the mat
      PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Left: Red Bank Regional's Nick Letteri (r) tries to break free from the hold of Shore Regional's Tyler Kimble (l) during their 125-pound bout during a match held at Shore Regional High School on Jan. 26. Kimble won the match, via technical fall, 15-0. Right: Shore Regional's Thomas Terarosa (bottom) tries to break loose from the hold of Red Bank Regional's Max Springman (top) during their 160-pound bout, which Terarosa won, 9-7. More...
      • State, Shore Conference tourneys rapidly approaching
      • Rutgers roundup
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       Letters
      • Illegal immigration causes overcrowding
      Iam writing regarding the article about the overcrowding situation in Red Bank (Jan. 17) and the mayor's plan to publish the names of the landlords. In all of my life, I have never seen such a display of political correctness. More...
      • Pushy politician Corzine can't wait to get to D.C.
      • BBBS extends thanks to holiday supporters
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       Arts / Zest
      • article has image When railroads crisscrossed Monmouth County
      A brief history in photographs of riding the rails
      You don't have to be a railroad enthusiast to appreciate "Railroads ofMonmouth County." With a modicum of imagination and romanticism, readers are ready to ride the rails along with Tom Gallo and William B. Longo, the editors of the train lore book that is part of the "Images of Rail" series published by Arcadia Publishing, South Carolina. More...
      • article has image Call for EyeSights 2008
      • article has image IN THE ARTS
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       Schools
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      Youngsters gather together in the Red Bank Middle School gym at the end of a Sport Shorts program Jan. 26. More...
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      • article has image Students serenade seniors with a musical feast
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