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Staff Writer By john burton FARRAH MAFFAI Judge Lawrence M. Lawson speaks to students at Red Bank Regional High School on Feb. 25. LITTLE SILVER — Lawrence M. Lawson’s focus was not exactly on academics when he got to high school. "I didn’t think about the future," Lawson, assignment judge for the Superior Court of…

Jazz by any other name sounds just as sweet. Red Bank’s annual outdoor music and food festival has a new name. The Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival on the Navesink, sponsored by the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation, will take place May 31-June 2 at Marine Park. ***** Christmas in July in June.…

Karen Berkowitz A Little Silver student is among the six young playwrights chosen to participate in Tomorrow’s Promise, a project sponsored by the New Jersey Repertory Company. Karen Berkowitz, a student at Red Bank Regional High School, Little Silver, has been selected to participate in "Tomorrow’s Promise,’’ a student-writing, playwriting project created by the Long…

The lineups of candidates for election to local and regional school boards are now set with the passing of the deadline Tuesday to file for a position on the ballot. Voters will also be passing judgment on proposed school budgets in the election, scheduled for April 16. The candidates who are running for election are…

Staff Writer By Sherry conohan LINDSEY SIEGLE Funds were approved by Little Silver for additional restoration work at the borough train station. Renovations are expected to be completed by August. LITTLE SILVER — The Borough Council approved the expenditure of $10,000 to remove lead paint inside the Little Silver railroad station, which clears the way…

Staff Writer By gloria stravelli Making sure ‘herstory’ not lost to history Theater performances draw on record of women’s role in nation’s annals FARRAH MAFFAI Kati Beddow Brower (r), founder of Local Commotion Productions, works with group members such as Diane Wran-Farris to ensure through theatrical presentations that the role of women in history is…

The American Cancer Society (ACS), Shrewsbury, is holding its annual "Flower of Hope" campaign, selling daffodils to raise money for cancer research, education, prevention, treatment and programs for patients and families. Advance orders will be taken until March 1, with flowers available for pick-up the week of March 18. Prices are $8 for potted plants…

Business Briefs NJAWBO chapters to host business expo The Monmouth Chapter of the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO) has announced the southern region conference "2002 Let NJAWBO Work for You" to be held March 15 at 5:30 p.m. The conference will be at the Renault Winery, 72 N. Bremen Ave., Egg Harbor…

LITTLE SILVER — Four teen-agers, two of them juveniles, were arrested and charged with underage possession of alcoholic beverages after a vehicle stop on Laurie Lane at 3:52 a.m. Feb. 16. One of the teens was also charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance under 50 grams and possession of drug paraphernalia. The charges…