ERIC SUCAR staff After marching in the Opening Day Parade, a group of Little Leaguers opens the season with a collective shout-out of "Play Ball!" during Rumson Recreation's Opening Day ceremony held at Piping Rock Memorial Park on April 18.
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Police, DPW, senior center will keep same hours
BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer
Red Bank announced last week that beginning June 1, it would implement a four-day, 10-hour-per-day workweek for most employees as a cost-cutting measure. Stanley Sickels, borough administrator, said at the Borough Council meeting April 13 that the shorter workweek is expected to save the borough up to $3,000 each month in air conditioning and related expenses. More...
Inaugural Frankie and Friends Invitational held
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer
On Saturday, April 18, four baseball teams took the field at West Long Branch's Valenzano Park to remember one young man who touched the lives of many. Frankie Caltabilota Jr. was only 18 years old when on Jan. 19, 2000, his life was cut tragically short in a fire that was set inside his dormitory at Seton Hall University in South Orange. More...
BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer
RED BANK — The Borough Council approved an ordinance at the April 13 meeting that bans the use of eminent domain when a private developer is involved. "The ordinance states that eminent domain is not to be used in Red Bank," said CouncilmanMichael DuPont, who proposed the ban. More...
Only Red Bank, Tinton Falls will see incumbents challenged
BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer
Red Bank will have the only contested race for Borough Council seats among local towns in the November elections, with Republicans trying to regain a presence on the governing body. In Tinton Falls, election season winds up earlier, with municipal elections to be held April 21. Races for both the mayor's post and two council seats are under way in that borough. More...