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February 4, 2010 / Front Page

Milltown post office: a light at end of the tunnel

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Army accord with FMERA is official

One open door, 40 years of teaching

Kamin selected as Harvard Nieman Fellow

Outdoor discoveries await primary school students

Learning center for autistic adults becomes reality

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Agricultural county fairs worth the trip

Height restriction stalls Hampton Inn proposal

R.B. asks state for relief from aid cuts

DuPont: ‘Doomsday’ budget calls for layoffs

BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer

The Red Bank Borough Council agreed last week to send a resolution to the state asking that the borough’s large number of nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations be taken into consideration when decisions allocating state aid are made. More...

Sidewalk dining, prepayment of taxes on council agenda

BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent

FAIR HAVEN — Has global warming reached the borough? Mayor Michael Halfacre jokingly referred to the warming trend when the Borough Council at its meeting on Jan. More...

Army’s move from fort months ahead of schedule

HUD review of fort reuse plan still not completed

BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer

More than 1,000 employees have already left Fort Monmouth, as the Army’s move of personnel and equipment from the base to the Aberdeen (Md.) Proving Ground proceeds months ahead of schedule More...

Classes available for special-needs children

SHREWSBURY — Some children are born with, or later develop, delays in normal talking, moving, learning, or behaving. More...

Columns

Preserving farm for open space would be a winner

Coda • GREG BEAN

When we bought our old house in East Brunswick in the fall of 1997, one of the biggest selling points was the fact that we could look out our living room window to the Foerter Farm across the road. More...

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Obituaries

Barbara “Bobsi” Baker Greene

Mrs. Greene, 89, of Little Silver and formerly of Rumson and Fair Haven, died Jan. 31, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was a volunteer for many years at Riverview Medical Center. Mrs. More...

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Letters

Icon of environmental movement is remembered

Environmentalists everywhere were saddened to hear that Derrickson W. (Dery) Bennett died last December. He was 79. An icon in the environmental movement, he became the first director of the American Littoral Society in 1968 and retired in 2003. More...

Americans cherish the right to speak out about elections

We do not burn books. It is as simple as that. Greater Media Newspapers columnist Greg Bean’s article castigating the recent Supreme Court decision Citizens United rested on a principle as old as the Republic itself. More...

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The Red Bank Regional Dance Ensemble rehearses on Jan. More...

Forum looks at impact of Christie’s education agenda

Officials anticipate cuts to state aid, pre-K funding

BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer

The state budget deficit and probable cuts to state aid for school districts were the focus of a public forum on the changes anticipated for New Jersey schools under new Gov. Chris Christie’s administration. More...

Athletes on a mission: EveryBODY Skates NJ

Disabled hockey players skate 54 NJ rinks in 54 hours

BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer

Agroup of athletes made history during last week’s Hockey Weekend Across America when they visited all of New Jersey’s 54 ice rinks in 54 hours to raise awareness of hockey players with disabilities. More...