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Post office model recalls bygone era

Replica joins collection at Shrewsbury Historical Society
BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer

Once a hub of community life, the old Shrewsbury Post Office was lost to time but has been replicated in a model donated to the Shrewsbury Historical Society. On Aug. More...

Boro Council weighs zoning changes

Density, height, parking rules proposed for some zones
BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer

RED BANK — Changes to zoning ordinances that would permit higher density development near the train station and in the borough's two central commercial districts were on the agenda for Monday's Borough Council meeting. More...

R.B. Library presents Sept. programs for families

Music, book, ESL programs will resume

RED BANK — Family harmony and safety are the themes of programs that will be offered at the Red Bank Public Library in September. More...

Borough restaurants offer Taste of Red Bank

RED BANK — The Red Bank RestaurantAssociation and Red Bank RiverCenter have teamed with St. James School on a new event, "Taste of Red Bank," noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20. More...

Science Camp

Right: Ryan Mojares, of Tinton Falls, uses a sponge to soak up water as he makes paper during Science Camp held on the grounds of Tinton Falls Borough Hall on Aug. 14. More...

Count the Children

ERIC SUCAR staff Makayla Dawson-Daily (l) and Jason Rose, both of Red Bank, play some hoops during Count the Children Family Day held at Count Basie Park in Red Bank on Aug. 22. The event included food, rides, and a tribute to the Rev. Dr. Donald D. More...

Adult students mark an ending … and a beginning

Brookdale's Adult Basic Education students graduate
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

With praise from their instructors and friends and families looking on with pride, more than 200 students marked the completion of Brookdale Community College's Adult Basic Education (ABE) program recently. More...

Columns

Anonymous defamers should be very afraid

Coda • GREG BEAN

I've mentioned more than once over the last few years that there's a day of reckoning coming for the cowardly slime-puppies who post anonymous libels on some of the blog sites around here (Are you listening, da Truth Squad?). More...

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Opinion

Corruption a topic, anywhere you look

Guest Column • Arthur Z. Kamin

With New Jersey's tattered governmental ethics reputation what it is — in all candor, it isn't easy these days being an international traveler who hails from the Garden State. More...

Parent hails state's autism coverage law

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

New Jersey residents who have children with autism and who must pay a significant amount of money for the cost of therapy will remember Aug. 13, 2009, for a long time. "Aug. More...

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Sports

Still rowdy after all these years — roller derby's back!

BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

The Jersey Shore Roller Girls league in Asbury Park is entering the home stretch of their season, which has seen attendance grow at bouts featuring the three league teams. More...

Sports Shorts

The U11 Girls (1998-99) NJX Milan soccer team seeks field players and a goalie to join a group of girls who love the game. The team is professionally trained and coached, with home games and training at Cross Farms Park in Holmdel. More...

X-country debuts at BCC with Harrison coaching

Season begins on Sept. 5
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

In tabbing Geoff Harrison to be Brookdale Community College's first cross country coach, athletic director Frank Lawrence chose one of the Shore area's best. More...

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Photo

ERIC SUCAR staff Bahrs Landing, Atlantic Highlands, set up a tent at Monmouth Park in Oceanport along with restaurants and chefs from across New Jersey to take part in the third annual Shore Chef Cook-off and Jersey Shore Crab Cake Festival on Aug. More...

T.F. residents will vote on open space funding

CFO: $1.7M currently in open space fund
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

Tinton Falls residents will have the opportunity to decide whether or not to cut the current level of open space funding in the upcoming election. More...

Count the Children Family Day

PHOTO BY ERIC SUCAR staff Dennis Jackson, of Red Bank, works the grill during Count the Children Family Day held at Count Basie Park in Red Bank on Aug. 22. The event included food, rides and a tribute to the Rev. Dr. Donald D. Warner. More...

Design, trees among concerns with YMCA plan

Zoning Board to continue hearing on Sept. 3

RED BANK — The Zoning Board of Adjustment held its second hearing on the Community YMCA's application to expand its Maple Avenue facility by 40,000 square feet, at the Aug. 20 meeting. More...

Stars at Monmouth Park: This time they're not horses

BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer

OCEANPORT — It's not every day that Hollywood celebrities come to one's hometown. On Aug. More...

Crab Cake Festival

ERIC SUCAR staff Chefs Eric Magaziner (l), of Manahawkin, and Brian Hogan, of Barnegat, from Mud City Crab Cake Co. More...

NOTES

Phoenix Productions will hold open auditions from noon to 3 p.m. Aug. 30 and 6-9 p.m. Sept. 3 for the November presentation of "Miss Saigon" at the 1,500-seat Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. More...

Bulletin Board

Red Bank's townwide yard sale set for Sept. 12

RED BANK — The borough will become bargain city on Saturday, Sept. 12, when residents take to their lawns and driveways to host the borough's second-annual Townwide Yard Sale. More...

Audubon slates walk, meeting in September

Monmouth County Audubon Society will meet Sept. 9 at Trinity Episcopal Church, White Street, Red Bank. Bonnie Tillery, a volunteer with the New Jersey chapter of the Sierra Club, will present "Madagascar: Imperiled Wildlife Paradise. More...

Tour de Fair Haven set for Sept. 20

The Tour de Fair Haven, a Jersey Shore bicycle race, will be held Sept. 20 with a 7 a.m. start time. The race will be followed by festive activities for kids of all ages and their families. More...

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Obituaries

Edith M. Sadkowski

Mrs. Sadkowski, 86, of Red Bank, died Aug. 5, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was predeceased by her husband of 34 years, Leo Sadkowski, in 1976; and a sister, Doris Schanck. More...

William James Ryan II

Mr. Ryan, 83, of Little Silver, died Aug. 8, 2009. He was employed in various management positions at DuPont Company, Seaford, Del., and New York City, for 35 years. He was predeceased by a brother, C. Richard Ryan, in 1988. More...

Mary Reed

Mrs. Reed, 86, of Little Silver, died Aug. 5, 2009, at home. She was a retired art teacher at Henry Hudson Regional High School, Atlantic Highlands. More...

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Letters

Frank Pallone, what are you going to do now?

(An open letter to Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-6th District) As recently as 13 years ago, you were promoting development of a convention center/resort at Sandy Hook (as reported in a local newspaper). More...

Time for straight talk in Fair Haven

(Open letter to the mayor and council of Fair Haven) This follows my July 31 letter to you, your Aug. 10 hearing on the De Normandie Avenue Charles Williams house acquisition, and the Aug. 12 Planning Board hearing on River Rats. More...

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