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      July 3, 2008  RSS feed
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      ERIC SUCAR staff Members of Girls Scout Troop 1478 of Fair Haven take a break Saturday, June 28, to cool off during a cleanup of Fair Haven Fields, one of the borough parks the Scouts cleaned as part of their Silver Award Project. More...
      Red Bank pans the end of RCAs
      DuPont: Towns used funds to create affordable units
      BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

      Efforts to rehabilitate affordable housing properties in Red Bank may be thwarted by a controversial bill passed by the state Legislature that would abolish Regional Contribution Agreements (RCA). Red Bank currently has three RCAs, which the borough entered into as a "receiving" municipality, receiving funds for the creation and rehabilitation of affordable housing. More...

      Advocates ask for more homeless housing on fort
      Mayors of host towns say need should be met countywide
      BY JENNA O'DONNELL Staff Writer

      Advocates for the homeless say plans for the future of Fort Monmouth must include more affordable housing to alleviate the growing homeless population in the county. More...


      KaBoom! Fireworks on the Navesink

      RED BANK - Let the countdown begin. KaBoom! Fireworks on the Navesink will ignite the skies over both Red Bank and Rumson on July 3. The annual show is Red Bank's largest event and draws more than 150,000 spectators in a celebration of community and country. The fireworks are scheduled to begin around 9 p.m. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Italian American Assoc. plans July trip to Italy
      The Italian American Association of Monmouth County is sponsoring a 10-day trip to Italy, beginning July 21. The cost of the trip includes airfare, hotel, two meals per day and all entrance fees. All are welcome to attend. For details and reservations, call 732- 972-5651. More...
      • Monmouth University computer camps offered
      • Bayonet Farm summer classes to begin July 12
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       Editorials
      • article has image With Chinese food, it's often lost in translation
      My grandmother on my father's side was born in 1895 and lived most of her life close to the spot where the Golden Spike was driven on the transcontinental railroad. Her town was a true melting pot on account of the fact that it drew laborers from all over the world who worked on the Union Pacific Railroad and later in that company's coal mines. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Michael Anthony Violante
      Mr. Violante, 25, of Asbury Park, died June 29, 2008. He was a student at Brookdale Community College and had lived most of his life in Manalapan before moving to Asbury Park four years ago. Mr. More...
      • Gerald "Gerry" Miknich
      • Joyce M. Wetstein
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       Sports
      • article has image Trying to get a grip
      Lakewood BlueClaws shortstop Freddy Galvis is charged with an error as he bobbles the ball trying to get the force at second base in a recent game against the Lake County Captains. Heading into this week's play, the BlueClaws' record sits at 43-38, which is good for third place in South Atlantic League's Northern Division. The team started a four-game series on the road against the Greensboro Grasshopppers last night, which will be followed by another fourgame road series, vs. the Hagerstown Suns. SCOTT FRIEDMAN More...
      • Girls area lax teams had strong showing in spring
      • Summertime is the right time for ABCCL action
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       Letters
      • High time the NJEA reconsiders its PR position
      Iread with great interest … and disappointment … the antics of the NJEA in their recent picketing of the congressional offices of Sen. Jennifer Beck in Red Bank, as well as Sen. Joseph Kyrillos (Middletown) and Sen. More...
      • Columnists not qualified to opine on religious leaders
      • Lunch Break thanks Rotary of Red Bank
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       Red State / Blue State
      • Windfall profits tax won't ease your pain at the pump
      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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       Arts / Zest
      • article has image NOTES AROUND TOWN
      The Red Bank Elks Lodge No. 233 recently donated $2,000 in AT&T 550 phone cards to the Marines of the 6th Motor Transport Battalion, currently serving their country overseas in Iraq. Throughout the past year the Red Bank Elks have donated more than $6,000 in phone cards to the overseas Marines. More...
      • article has image IN THE ARTS
      • article has image Summer Shakespeare on the lawn
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