
ERIC SUCAR staff U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christopher Petrillo, who completed a tour in Iraq in January, visits with second-grade students at his alma mater, Wolf Hill School in Oceanport, on March 26. More photos, page 33.
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Auditor: Spending plan calls for less than 1% increase
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer
The Red Bank Borough Council is inviting local taxpayers to attend a public hearing on its proposed $19.4 million 2009 municipal budget on April 27 at borough hall. Introduced by the council during its March 23 meeting, the proposed spending plan calls for a total tax levy of $10.8 million. More...
Reception will be held April 4 in honor of Sister Mary Beth Lloyd

BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent
Sister Mary Elizabeth Lloyd, a Red Bank native, is on an international mission to help children orphaned by AIDS and living in households headed by children. "Every 14 seconds a new child-headed household is formed," said Lloyd, a member of the Religious Teachers Filippini, at the Villa Walsh Aca... More...
BY KEN WALTER Correspondent
TINTON FALLS — The Tinton Falls School District has proposed a $28,496,069 budget for the 2009-10 school year, an increase of about $250,000 from last year. The school budget as proposed represents an increase of about 0.88 percent from last year's budget of $28,243,300. More...
By Gloria Averbuch
Active children--whether simply on the go or on the playing field--have special nutritional needs. Although that goes without saying, young people often skip on the essentials, and need education and guidance on the importance of good nutrition. More...