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March 26, 2009
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ERIC SUCAR staff Red Bank Regional High School student Isabel Magnus takes part in the Zumba dance class during the Teen Arts Festival held at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft on March 20. More photos, page 39. More...

The Red Bank Board of Education (BOE) introduced a $15,137,012 million preliminary budget, representing a decrease from last year at its March 17 workshop meeting. "This represents a decrease of $240,532 from the 2008-2009 total of $15,377,544," said Annie Darrow, district business administrator,... More...


Assembly members in 11th, 12th and 13th districts also support bill

The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders has joined a growing chorus of state and local lawmakers who are seeking extensive changes to the way affordable housing is handled in the state. More...


Chess school offers instruction, tourneys

Playing video games and Wii are the current recreational rage, but the centuries-old game of chess still has appeal due to one important advantage. "Whether you are playing face-to-face against another person or are playing someone on the Internet, the opponent in chess is usually human," observe... More...


TINTON FALLS — Borough officials found out last week that state aid to the borough would be cut by $44,000, but are determined not to raise taxes and to find a way to offset the decrease. The total municipal budget proposed is $21,843,286, a 4.10 percent increase over last year's budget of ... More...


The Talking Hands Puppet Theatre presents "The Princess Who Escaped from Pirates" on Friday, April 3, 3:30-4:30 p.m. In this adventure story, it's the princess who slays the dragon and saves the prince. Along the way, you'll meet a hilarious band of pirates who end up in the water after a belly-bu... More...


Gateway National Recreation Area, Sandy Hook, will host "Birding for Beginners," presented by naturalists from the New Jersey Audubon Society, 10 a.m. April 5. Monmouth County Audubon Society will hold a spring bird walk 10 a.m. April 11. A surf-fishing clinic will be 8 a.m. April 25. More...
Since the passage of the federal economic stimulus bill, focus has shifted from arguing about its merits and flaws to figuring out how much money each state will get. New Jersey stands to gain a great deal, but just how those funds are used will determine how "green" our state's gains really are. More...
Your Turn
Family members can be taxing, no pun intended, and having them fire you is embarrassing. Such was the case when I suggested a 529 college savings plan to my daughter who had recently graduated with over $20,000 in loans. More...
It was the late, great Hunter S. Thompson who observed that "when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." And these days, it looks like we've got a whole passel of people looking to shed their amateur rags and exchange them for the flashy professional variety. More...
Mrs. Steunenberg, 76, of Tinton Falls, died March 23, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was employed as an employment representative at Bell Labs, Holmdel, retiring in 1989. She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of Bell Labs. She resided in Middletown, prior to rel... More...
Rob Dennis continued his mastery of area road racing on March 22 when he won the Nestle Beverage Co. St. Paddy's 10-Mile Run. Dennis, a former Red Bank Regional High School state champion runner who went on to excel at the College of William and Mary, covered the 10-mile course that started and f... More...