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      December 17, 2009  RSS feed
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      CHRIS KELLY staff More...
      Beck faults state oversight of caretakers of disabled
      Legislator calls on AG to investigate Division of Developmental Disabilities
      BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer

      Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-12th District) is calling on the state attorney general to investigate the state Division of Developmental Disabilities' oversight of disabled individuals who are placed with caretakers in the community. In a letter to New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram dated Dec. More...

      Train station building will get needed repairs
      NJ Transit says work will begin early in 2010
      BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer

      Long-awaited repairs and restoration to the historic Red Bank Train Station building are scheduled to take place early next year, following the Dec. 10 meeting of borough officials, NJ Transit representatives and the borough's persistent Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) members. More...


      Stuffing Stockings for Our Troops

      PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Red Bank Regional High School's International Club once again sent a little bit of home to soldiers serving in Iraq this holiday season. Students conducted a schoolwide collection with help from the community to gather toiletries, winter accessories and other useful items that the troops specifically requested. More...


      Parking meter changes still in play
      RiverCenter says extending hours will hurt the downtown
      BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer

      Acontroversial proposal to extend parking meter hours in Red Bank's downtown was tabled at the Dec. 8 Borough Council meeting while conversations continue between the borough and Red Bank RiverCenter. At the previous council meeting on Nov. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Auditions
      Main Stage Productions will hold auditions for a performance of "Guys and Dolls" 7-10 p.m. Dec. 17 at the MiddletownArts Center, located on Church Street, next to the train station in Middletown. Callbacks will be 7-9 p.m. Dec. 21. All roles are open. Prepare 16 bars from any two Broadway shows (one ballad and one upbeat song). Songs should not be from "Guys and Dolls. More...
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image Global warming is just a 'dash' of hot sauce away
      Coda • GREG BEAN
      The office holiday party was last week, and to everyone's pleasure, it was potluck. Attendees were encouraged to bring their favorite dishes and, man, did they come through. There was a whole cubicle filled with hot, maincourse dishes. Another was filled with salads. Another was crammed with desserts. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Rocco "Ricky" A. Borghetti
      Mr. Borghetti, 45, of Tinton Falls, died Nov. 26, 2009. He was a business manager at Siemens Water Technology, East Rutherford, for the past five years. Mr. Borghetti is survived by his wife of 20 years, Cynthia A. Novaro Borghetti; a daughter, Gabrielle Ann; a son, Rocco Anthony Borghetti Jr. More...
      • Margaret Virginia Fabiano
      • Patrick S. Mason
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       Sports
      • article has image Brookdale cagers 7-0, nationally ranked
      The Brookdale Community College women's basketball team skipped the appetizers and went straight to the main course. With just one starter returning and eight freshmen on the team, head coaches Marianne Campacci and Joanne Cobb did what most coaches in their position would not have done. More...
      • article has image Fan becomes Giants photographer for a day
      • article has image Markham Place champs
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       Letters
      • Beck urged to rethink vote on marriage issue
      (Letter to state Sen. Jennifer Beck, R-12th District) Ihave been asked to write to you about your decision to vote "no" on the marriage equality vote. While I have no personal desire to marry now, I realize that I may in the future and would like that option. More...
      • Donate to Army's Red Kettle during holiday season
      • Why is Rush Holt silent on global warming?
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