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      July 16, 2009  RSS feed
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      CHRIS KELLY staff Thomas Conrad, Red Bank, and Gene Spillane, Pompton Plains, members of the Monmouth Boat Club, Red Bank, compete on the Navesink July 12. More...
      Halfacre kicks off run for Congress
      Fair Haven mayor seeks seat held by Rep. Rush Holt
      BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer

      Fair Haven Mayor Michael I. Halfacre announced his 2010 congressional bid July 7 at a press conference held on the lawn of borough hall. Halfacre, a Republican, will challenge incumbent Rep. Rush Holt (D-12th District) for his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. More...

      Eatontown, Oceanport slam plan for Old Orchard
      Developer proposes mixed use for former golf course
      BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

      Aproposal to construct a mixed-use development with as many as 704 residential units and more than 500,000 square feet of retail space at the site of the Old Orchard Golf Course was panned by local residents and officials when it was presented during an Eatontown Borough Council meeting last week. More...


      Observing bay life one catch at a time
      Families try seine fishing at park system program
      BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer

      Sam Skinner and Kristin Taddei hauled their catch onto the sand, where the crowd of children and parents quickly descended on it. They eagerly dug through the 30-foot-long seine, a type of fishing net, looking for tiny bits of life flopping on the beach. More...


      T.F. postpones budget adoption
      Finance director: Revenue decline may force tax hike
      BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

      TINTON FALLS — The borough's finance director again advised the Borough Council last week not to adopt the proposed budget but to consider raising taxes to offset revenue losses. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Center announces blood drives for July
      Central Jersey Blood Center, Shrewsbury, has announced the following local blood drives scheduled in July: • July 21 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Riverview Medical Center, 1 Riverview Plaza, Red Bank • July 24 from 9 a.m. More...
      • Preschool registration under way in O'port
      • Rumson-Fair Haven reunion class of 1979
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image One GOP friend would rather not talk politics
      Iemailed my old writing buddy, Dave Simpson, a while back, crowing over the latest debacle in what used to be the national Republican Party, and he was less than amused. "I get so upset about this Fairness Doctrine thing that I think it may be better if we avoid discussing politics altogether," he said. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Vincent "Vinnie" Caprio
      Mr. Caprio, 77, of Red Bank, died June 26, 2009, in Dunedin, Fla. He was a tax accountant for 55 years. Prior to that, he was an accountant/ budget officer for the U.S. Army, Fort Monmouth, Eatontown. He also taught at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft section of Middletown; and Kean College, Union. He was predeceased by a brother, Ralph G. Caprio Jr. More...
      • Judy Alfano
      • William Clyde Morgan
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       Sports
      • article has image Fitness training shifts from treadmills to the outdoors
      Aunique exercise program that uses the benefits of the outdoors is gaining enthusiasts at a local sports club. Outdoorfit, based at Test Sports Club (TSC) in Tinton Falls, is a 60- minute boot camp-style program that targets the entire body. More...
      • article has image Atomic Rain looks sharp, poised for run at Haskell
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       Letters
      • Seafood lover's dilemma: eat healthy, be eco-friendly
      New Jerseyans know there's nothing like going down to the Shore in the summer and enjoying fresh seafood. But seafood lovers now face a dilemma when it comes to deciding which fish to eat, due to health and environmental issues. More...
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      • Governors' failed policies have been death of N.J.
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       Arts / Zest
      • article has image It's the Light
      'It's the Light," an exhibit of oil paintings and photographs by Pat Halsey, is at the Oceanic Library in Rumson through July 31. The show includes digital photographs created by Halsey of a series of trees with light shining through the branches, or with fog forming the negative spaces. More...
      • article has image 'Earth, Wind and Sky'
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