Author: Greater Media
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New Jersey coalition steps up its fight against domestic violence
By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer October marks domestic violence awareness month. In New Jersey, the call to action to combat domestic violence was marked in part by the renaming of the New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women to the New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence. On Oct. 1 at the steps of the New…
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IN THE SERVICE
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Howard Gates, of Red Bank, received an end-of-tour award from Capt. Keith Henry, commanding officer of Naval Air Facility in Misawa, Japan.
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Schools make improvements with state funding
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Schools in three districts have upgraded facilities and added new learning space for students with grant funding from the New Jersey Schools Development Authority (SDA). The authority’s Regular Operating District (ROD) grant program funds at least 40 percent of eligible costs for projects, which address health and safety issues,…
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Garden club slates talk on table designs
The Navesink Garden Club’s Pam Sutton will give a presentation on table designs at 1 p.m. Nov. 17 at The Atrium, 40 Riverside Ave., Red Bank. All are invited to attend this free event. Table designs are fun and enjoyable for all occasions. Sutton will discuss how to win a blue ribbon in a competition…
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Area teams had successful weekend on the gridiron
By WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent It was a banner weekend for area high school football teams as Red Bank Regional High School, Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, Ocean Township High School and Red Bank Catholic (RBC) High School all won. RED BANK REGIONAL Following a lengthy lightning delay at Raritan High School, Red Bank Regional remained…
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Gloria Nilson & Co. celebrates affiliation with Christie’s International Real Estate
With the lush greens of The Navesink Country Club in the background on Sept. 17, Gloria Nilson & Co. Real Estate’s CEO Richard Schlott officially announced an expanded, exclusive affiliation agreement with Christie’s International Real Estate before an audience of hundreds of Realtors, regional business leaders and representatives from Christie’s. The new agreement awarded to…
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League opposes proposal for pipeline
The League of Women Voters of Western Monmouth, with the full support of the New Jersey League of Women Voters State Natural Resource Committee, opposes a 22-mile-long pipeline in one of New Jersey’s largest and most unique areas: the Pine Barrens. This area comprises 1.1 million acres and is located in the Cohansey Aquifer which…
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Perspective offered on today’s solar energy
I need to correct a recent letter to the editor about home solar panels which contained inaccuracies and generally cast them in an unfavorable light. Here is the way the most popular plan works: Unlike the old days when you had to fund all the costs yourself and get the power for free, now you…
