Basie bust gets prominent spot at train station

BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer
One of Red Bank's most notable citizens, William "Count" Basie, a pioneer of swing music, was honored during a rededication ceremony of a sculpture of the jazz great on Oct. 2. The bronze bust of the Count, sculpted by New Jersey artist Brian Hanlon, has been housed at the Visitors Center at the ...
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Clean Ocean Action (COA) is enlisting individuals, families, organizations and businesses to participate in the 24th annual Fall Beach Sweeps on Saturday, Oct. 24, at more than 60 sites along the New Jersey coast. The statewide, volunteer-led cleanups begin at 9 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m., rain o... More...
RED BANK — Members of the Red Bank Volunteer Fire Department will host their ninth annual Fire Prevention Expo and Free Barbecue in the White Street parking lot from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 11. (Rain date Oct. 18). More...
RED BANK — Red Bank Charter School, a K-8 public school, is holding a costume exchange program to raise money for its educational programs and to provide parents throughout the community with a low-cost costume resource for the Halloween season. More...
State will reassess funding formula for regional district
BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer
SEA BRIGHT — Mayor Maria Fernandes announced at the Borough Council meeting on Oct. 2 that the neutral tax impact from the newly created Sea Bright- Oceanport K-8 school district would remain in place indefinitely. In a Sept. 16 letter from Commissioner of Education Lucille E. Davy, in resp... More...