ERIC SUCAR staff The Rev. Terrence Porter, of Pilgrim Baptist Church in Red Bank, moderates a panel discussion Jan. 8 at Red Bank Regional High School in Little Silver, one of the school events being held in conjunction with President-elect Barack Obama's upcoming inauguration.
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Republicans vote against mayor on attny., prosecutor
BY SHARON LEFF Staff Writer
The Republicans, now in control of the Sea Bright Borough Council, voted against the mayor's appointments for borough attorney and borough prosecutor at the Jan. 3 reorganization meeting. New council members Read Murphy and James LoBiondo III, both Republicans, were sworn in to office at the meeting. More...
Gold Award project melds scouting and skating
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer
As the days grow shorter and Old Man Winter settles in, many people scale back their usual physical activities, but two Girl Scouts are helping to promote a favorite winter sport. Faryn Pearl, a junior at Holmdel High School, has been a Girl Scout ever since she was in kindergarten. She has also been ice-skating since the age of 3. More...
SHREWSBURY — Borough Council President Terel J. Cooperhouse has been appointed mayor to succeed former Mayor Emilia M. Siciliano, who resigned at the end of 2008. Cooperhouse, a Republican who has served as a member of the council for about nine years, will finish out Siciliano's term, which ends Dec. 31, 2009. More...