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      September 2, 2010  RSS feed
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      Jenna McGuigan (l-r) watches her friend Annie Pelino play a water-shooting game on Aug. 27, opening night of the Fair Haven Fireman’s Fair, a borough tradition. More...
      Red Bank council balks at relaxing development rules
      Wording would change some requirements to guidelines
      BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer

      After an extended discussion regarding the implications of the words “should” and “shall,” the Red Bank Borough Council tabled an ordinance that would relax the standards for planning and development in the borough. More...

      In words and drawings, soldiers leave their mark in time
      Vietnam Graffiti Project tells story of soldiers en route to Vietnam
      BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer

      Vietnam veteran Dan O’Leary still remembers the day he departed from the western shores of the United States on a packed troopship to Vietnam, a 7,000-mile journey across the Pacific almost 45 years ago. More...


      County honors women’s right to vote, local leaders
      BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer

      HOLMDEL — The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders presented a proclamation honoring the 90th anniversary of the 19th Amendment on Aug. 26, a day that granted women the right to vote under the United States Constitution. More...


      Tinton Falls clerk to retire after 23 years
      BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer

      TINTON FALLS — After serving the borough for more than 23 years, Borough Clerk Karen Mount-Taylor will retire before the holiday season. Mount-Taylor said in an interview last week that her last day with the borough will be Oct. 29. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Children’s festival slated for Sept. 11
      The Master Gardeners of Monmouth County and its Children’s Committee will host the third annual “Bugs, Birds and Beyond” children’s festival 1-4 p.m. Sept. 11 in the parking lot behind the Monmouth County Agriculture Building, 4000 Kozloski Road, Freehold Township. More...
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image Trenton fashion: This fall they’re all wearing black
      CODA  GREG BEAN
      I guess you could say this whole sordid mess is just another black eye for the New Jersey Education Association, but that organization has gotten so many black eyes in the last year you can hardly tell the difference. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Patricia Ann Granato
      Ms. Granato, 48, of Monmouth Beach, died Aug. 11, 2010, at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, after a short illness. She had a long and successful career in marketing and sales in the natural food business and helped launch a number of renowned products, including Smart Water, Clif Bar, and Vans. Ms. More...
      • Frances E. Patsco
      • Ellen S. Gilbertson
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       Sports
      • article has image Area football geared up for 2010 season openers
      With the start of the football season less than two weeks away, optimism is high at several area high schools that are looking forward to strong campaigns. More...
      • MU Hawks kick off 2010 season at Colgate Saturday
      • I’m Gorgeous equals track record in winning Cane Pace qualifier
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       Letters
      • It may not be too late, Fair Havenites
      In December 2008 the borough made an offer to buy a 1.02-acre waterfront property (Robard’s property) on the Navesink River at the end of DeNormandie Avenue for a price of $1,217,500 in cash, notes and bonds, plus the costs and responsibility for tearing down the house on the property, removing the underground oil tank, providing buffer fencing and shrubbery for neighboring properties, and p More...
      • Think about the horses during carriage rides
      • Religious tolerance doesn’t require blind acceptance
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       Arts / Zest
      • article has image Monmouth Museum hosts Anique Taylor exhibit
      The Monmouth Museum is hosting “New Jersey Emerging Artists Series — Anique Taylor: Mixed Media.” The exhibition, which will run through Sept. 19, features mixed media sculptures rich in color and detail that are psychological portraits of women in various stages of their lives. More...
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