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      March 27, 2008  RSS feed
      Welcome home, heroes!
      U.S. Marine reservists in Headquarters and Service Company 6th Motor Transport Battalion returned home from a seven-month tour of duty in Iraq March 22. Alarge crowd of family members and friends were gathered to welcome the 45 Marines home and celebrate their safe return at the Red Bank Marine Reserve Center on Newman Springs Road in Red Bank. More...
      Town centers in plans for fort host towns
      Fort re-use vision calls for green industry, open space, housing
      BY JENNA O'DONNELL Staff Writer

      Three town centers linked by trails and public transportation are envisioned for three local towns following the closure of Fort Monmouth, according to plans unveiled last week. More...

      S.B. seeks referendum on reg'l school funding
      Boro pays $80K for each of 27 students at SRHS
      BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

      Sea Bright Borough Council members hope to add a ballot question to the Shore Regional High School (SRHS) September referendum. The borough's School Formula Advisory Committee recommended the ballot question tactic to council as one avenue to try to get tax relief for Sea Bright. More...


      Council OKs parking permits for Hudson Avenue
      Parking will be for residents only from Harding to E. Bergen
      BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

      RED BANK - Residents have taken backHudsonAvenue, as the Borough Council approved a measure to restrict parking on the street. Both sides of Hudson Avenue from East Bergen Place to Harding Road will soon require residential permits at all times to park on the street. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Register by April 1 for VSA/NJ arts workshops
      VSA arts of New Jersey (VSA/NJ) will offer parent/child workshops in the arts for children age 3-17 with autism or autistic behaviors Saturdays April 26-June 28. Deadline to apply isApril 1.Workshopswill be offered locally in Freehold andNewBrunswick. The sessions will provide attendees with experiences inmusic, art or creative drama. More...
      • Reservations due April 1 for SPCA Casino Night
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       Editorials
      • Budget holds line on taxes without sacrificing county programs
      Guest Column
      There is no single power of government that directly touches the lives of more people than the power to tax. It is with this fact in mind that I approach each new budget. More...
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       Sports
      • article has image Trying to play keepaway
      Red Bank Catholic's Chris Scales tries to maintain control despite the defensive efforts of Allentown's Vincent Rini during a scrimmage at Dorbrook Park on March 24. More...
      • Ocean Twp. baseball to be led by Rosenkranz
      • Kates, Spinella, top Shore Coaches team
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       Letters
      • Citizens' group seeks inquiry into 'Swapgate'
      On Friday, Jan. 25, the Citizens for Rational Coastal Development filed an Injunction before the N.J. Appellate Court regarding the diversion and sale of properties to the N.J. Department of Transportation which the state needed to begin construction of the 73 foot span mega-bridge over the Shrewsbury River. More...
      • Help make a difference for inner-city children
      • Write more tickets to enforce rules of the road
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       Arts / Zest
      • article has image Genealogist delves into history of Shore's murders
      Murders in Monmouth' documents three decades of crime
      George Joynson's passion for genealogy led him to write "Murders in Monmouth: Capital Crimes from the Jersey Shore's Past." On a visit to the Monmouth County Archives, the longtime professional genealogy researcher found a copy of a book that covered all the murder trials in Monmouth County from 1900 to 1930. More...
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      • Garden State Film Festival rolls out the red carpet
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       Schools
      • Students score in Elks Hoop Shoot
      RED BANK - The Red Bank Elks Lodge 233 participated in the Elks National "Hoop Shoot" free-throw Program at Carl Sandburg Middle School in Old Bridge recently. Four out of six of the local Hoop Shoot participants came home with trophies, three as second-place winners and one as a third-place winner. More...
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