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      February 21, 2008  RSS feed
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      DAVID BEALES Actress Lorraine Stone performs as Sojourner Truth during a Black History Month program at Fisk Chapel A.M.E. Church in Fair Haven Feb. 17 More...
      O'port future may include equine center
      Boro explores idea of training facility on fort land
      BY JENNA O'DONNELL Staff Writer

      Oceanport officials are considering a thoroughbred horse training facility as part of plans for the reuse of Fort Monmouth acreage. Mayor Michael Mahon introduced the subject of a training facility at the Feb. More...

      N.J.'s right to review LNG facility challenged
      Group seeks to block ruling upholding coastal state status
      BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

      Agroup of investors is seeking an injunction to stay a decision by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) giving New Jersey review power on a proposal to build a liquified natural gas (LNG) storage facility just miles off the coast. More...


      T. Thomas Fortune legacy celebrated
      Exhibit part of effort to preserve historic home as cultural center
      BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

      RED BANK - Red Bank residents can pay tribute to one of their own forward thinkers during Black History Month. T. Thomas Fortune, a black journalist and activist who resided at 94 Drs. James Parker Blvd. from 1901 to 1908, founded the Afro American League in 1881, which was the precursor to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). More...


      Officials disagree on validity of rail survey
      BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer

      According to a recently released survey, most residents who live near the existing freight line that would become the proposed Monmouth-Ocean- Middlesex (MOM) passenger rail line want it to be built. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Clogging Express to hold dance workshop Feb. 20
      The Monmouth Clogging Express 4-H Club will hold a clogging dance workshop Feb. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the Monmouth County Agriculture Building, 4000 Kozloski Road, Freehold. Youth in grades one through first year in college are welcome, and no experience is necessary. More...
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       Editorials
      • Keeping Corzine on track
      In a rush to score some political points with Middlesex County officials and residents during a public meeting in that county, Gov. Jon Corzine made a foolish comment. He's not the first New Jersey politician to make a dumb statement and he certainly will not be the last. More...
      • Red State/Blue State
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       Sports
      • article has image Shore Conf. hoops tourney action heating up
      Boys and girls finals scheduled for Saturday night
      This year's Shore Conference Basketball Tournament certainly has its share of local flavor. With a pair of local girls teams advancing to the semifinals, along with one local boys team, local high school hoops fans may very well have someone to cheer for once again during Saturday's boys and girls finals a the Ritacco Center in Toms River. More...
      • L.B.'s Johnson leads parade of champions
      • Sports Shorts
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       Letters
      • 'K.C.' was one of a kind
      Just wanted to thank The Hub/Greater Media for writing such a nice story on the passing of Katherine "K.C." Couslar. She was one of those unsung heroes here in Red Bank taking care of and helping to feed our town's less fortunate through all her great work at Lunch Break. More...
      • Toll avoidance scheme wouldn't work
      • Real reform, not flimflam tactics, needed in N.J.
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       Arts / Zest
      • article has image CVA gallery: Making their marks
      Fifty artists create works for exhibit showcasing drawings
      As county residents well know, Brookdale is a community college. It stands to reason that the art gallery located at the front of the art building, the Center for the Visual Arts (CVA), is a center for teaching and learning. Exhibitions that draw ideas from the minds and imaginations of visitors are instructive. More...
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      • article has image Special Eyes on the Environment
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       Schools
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      ERIC SUCAR staff The Red Bank Regional High School Choir performs Feb. 15 during a black history program at the school in Little Silver, featuring music, speakers and a sketch by drama students depicting the historic 1957 integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. More...
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      • article has image Students use a new tool to learn Spanish
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