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Boro forms corporation to steer housing project

Housing authority will run affordable housing complex
BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

The borough of Red Bank has formed a nonprofit housing corporation to oversee development of an affordable housing project that will put home ownership within the reach of low- and moderate-income households. More...

Shared services studied for fort towns

BY JENNA O'DONNELL Staff Writer

EATONTOWN - A consultant retained by the Fort Monmouth reuse authority will spend the next two months looking at how the fort's three host towns could share emergency services. More...

Boro extends temp. budget

LITTLE SILVER - The Borough Council approved a resolution to extend the borough's temporary budget at the June 2 meeting. More...

Mosquito commission offers tick ID, testing

As part of the county's Tick-borne Diseases Program, residents who find a tick can bring it to the Monmouth County Mosquito Commission office in Tinton Falls to have it identified and analyzed for the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. More...

Tinton Falls considers broadcasting meetings

Council mulls how to best use limited time slot
BY JENNA O'DONNELL Staff Writer

TINTON FALL - Council members expressed interest in televising their meetings during the May 20 meeting. Council President Michael Skudera raised the subject of broadcasting meetings during his report. More...

Two sentenced for robbery of record store

Two Bronx men were sentenced to New Jersey State prison terms May 29 for their roles in the 2007 robbery of the owner of a Red Bank music store. More...

Opinion

Your Turn

State must adopt plan to preserve existing, affordable housing
ALISON BADGETT Guest Column

To build a state that can sustain itself and thrive, New Jersey needs to produce, preserve or rehabilitate 100,000 homes that low-, moderate- and middle-income people can afford. More...

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Sports

Cause for celebration

Red Bank Catholic's JackieWeaver is swarmed by teammates after scoring the only run of the Shore Conference Tournament semifinal game in softball at Wall Township High School on May 31. More...

Rumson-Fair Haven girls are tops in Group II track

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

It was only fitting that the state championship came down to the 4x400 relay. It was this event more than any other that shaped Rumson-Fair Haven's state championship girls track and field team. More...

Sports Shorts

On June 16th Monmouth University Athletics will be hosting its 25th annual Golf Outing at Deal Golf & Country Club, presented by Hugo Boss. This year's event is shaping up to be the best one in tournament history. More...

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Arts / Zest

Jazz & blue skies

Clockwise from left: Nicole Hart, backed by the NRG band, performs on May 30, opening day of the 22nd annual Red Bank Jazz and Blues Festival held at Marine Park. More...

Handbell concert at TowerHill

RED BANK - The First Presbyterian Church at Red Bank will present The Calvin and Chapel Ringers in concert on June 8 at 7 p.m. More...

RFH film club presents annual film festival

The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Film Club will host its second annual Film Festival June 5, an event designed to educate attendees on various aspects of the film industry and to showcase films created by students and faculty members. More...

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Corzine proposal would cap tax increases at $100

Towns say restored state aid has little impact on budgets
BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

A proposal by Gov. Jon Corzine to restore a portion of municipal aid to municipalities with populations below 10,000 has gained the support of District 12 legislators. More...

Photo

Barbara Denegar, of Eatontown, portrays a victim in need of aid during a mass-casualty response exercise involving more than 100 first responders, emergency management and intelligence experts held at Fort Monmouth on May 28. More...

Sheehan Classic race weekend

RED BANK - The George Sheehan Classic 5-Mile Run is set for 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 14. More than 3,000 runners from around the world are expected to participate in what has become one of the Jersey Shore's most popular road races. More...

Nonprofit meets need for used furniture

RED BANK - Over the past 14 years, Love In the Name of Christ (Love INC), a local charitable organization, has provided rental and utility assistance, used furniture and used cars to the disadvantaged. More...

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Cindy Burnham, Fair Haven, removes some heavy debris during a cleanup of a vacant lot at the foot of Maple Avenue in Red Bank June 1. More...

Autopsy results: Little Silver man drowned

RUMSON - A 71-year-old Little Silver man, whose body was sighted floating in the Navesink River on May 25, died of asphyxia due to drowning, according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Julian Castellanos. More...

Bulletin Board

NOTES

Two members of Red Bank Elks Lodge 233 were recently acknowledged for dedication to the lodge. Officer of the Year is Eileen Brennan-Watts, treasurer for the past two years, and now the lodge's loyal knight. More...

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Obituaries

Eric Leslie Molyneux

Mr. Molyneux, 70, of Watha, N.C., and formerly East Brunswick, died May 25, 2008, at home. He resided in Tinton Falls prior to relocating to East Brunswick. He was a retired supervisor at Worthington Pumps Quality Assurance for 30 years. More...

Ruth Mary Dwyer Carotenuto

Mrs. Carotenuto, 79, of Holmdel, died May 29, 2008, at home. She resided in Red Bank, and the Belford section of Middletown, prior to relocating to Holmdel 35 years ago. She was predeceased by a sister, Harriett Paterson. More...

Richard C. Hoidal

Mr. Hoidal, 73, of Red Bank, died May 24, 2008, at Legacy Hopewell House Hospice, Portland, Ore. He resided in Galveston, Texas, and Wilmington, Del., prior to relocating to Monmouth County. More...

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Letters

Director makes plea for new library in T.F.

Iread with interest the letter in the May 15 edition of your paper regarding the proposed new premises for the Tinton Falls library. More...

Bridge project involves corruption, backroom dealings

Open letter to Sen. Frank Lautenberg Ibelieve Sen. More...

Views will still be present from new Highlands bridge

In the debate over replacing the Highlands-Sea Bright bridge, I haven't seen any discussion (I might just have missed it) about a fixed span being more energy-efficient than a drawbridge. More...

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Schools

RFH Hall of Fame inducts three alumni

RUMSON - Hall of Fame Day at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School was May 2, when three former students, Karl Kieburtz, class of 1976, Brooke Kamin Rapaport, class of 1980, and David Quigley, class of 1984, were honored as inductees and spent th More...

Ranney seniors perform service in lieu of finals

TINTON FALLS - Seniors at Ranney School swapped their No. 2 pencils for sponges and mops this year, reflecting a new school policy that eliminated final exams in favor of community service projects. More...

Memorial service set for former principal

BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

LITTLE SILVER - A memorial service for deceased middle school principal Don E. Merce is scheduled to take place June 5 at 7 p.m. at Markham Place School. More...

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