Category: HUB Calendar
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Tapping into an American tradition
Staff Writer By gloria stravelli Beth Woods is even busier than the rest of us during the holidays, filling her role as a Rockette. Celebrating their 75th anniversary this year, the Rockettes have become a part of the American tradition. Since their founding, their flawless precision dance routines and world-famous, eye-high kicks have managed to…
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Dancing life was always a kick ‘I
Dancing life was always a kick ‘I Eve Barna t was a glamorous life for a while," said Eve Barna of her years as a chorine during the 1930s. "I’m glad I did it and I would do it again." Barna, 86, was a member of the legendary Rockettes around 1934-35 when lavish chorus line…
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Borough man, Middletown man arrested for stabbing, robbery
Staff Writer By john burton RED BANK — Fabio E. Alfaro-Sampson, 18, East Sunset Avenue, and Jorge A. Perez-Martinez, 28, Main Street, Belford section of Middletown, were arrested earlier this week at the borough’s train station for allegedly robbing and stabbing a 25-year-old Tilton Avenue man, according to Capt. Mark F. Fitzgerald, a police spokesman.…
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Celebrating the Festival of Lights
The crowd watches as the final candle is lit on the menorah at the Red Bank train station on Saturday. Bundling up and running around were the main methods used by Emma Cole (r) and Wind Levyben-Setton, both 1, for staying warm at Saturday’s Hanukkah celebration. Marcella Garoff sings the closing prayer before the lighting…
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~ Notes Around Town ~
John Burton Pausing for a brief libation and relaxation during the hectic holiday season, about 25 Santas, elves, and one Grinch stopped by The Dublin House, 30 Monmouth St., Saturday evening. The group was part of a “Santa Pub Crawl” who visited (by walking — nobody drove) a number of the borough’s watering holes Saturday.…
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John Burton Shoppers and others strolling along Monmouth Street were treated Saturday afternoon to holiday songs performed by students of the Red Bank Charter School as part of RiverCenter’s Red Bank Holiday Street Life program.
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Building referendums pass in three towns Tinton Falls voters pass $6M ballot measure
by just nine votes Building referendums pass in three towns Tinton Falls voters pass $6M ballot measure School referendums in three area towns to finance new facilities were approved by the voters on Dec. 11. The referendum in Tinton Falls passed by the narrowest margin — a mere nine votes — 638 to 629. It…
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Upgrades planned for Shrewsbury Avenue
Staff Writer By john burton RED BANK — The borough will be moving ahead with the second phase of the Shrewsbury Avenue streetscape project. The Borough Council authorized Richard Kosenski, the borough engineer, to draft and submit the plans and specifications for the project to continue and be put out to bid. The borough has…
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Festival of Trees raises $32K
Staff Writer By Sherry conohan CHRIS KELLY The tree entered by Family Resource Associates, Shrewsbury, was the big winner in the annual Festival of Trees. EATONTOWN — Twenty-two beautifully decorated Christmas trees competed for the "votes" of the approximately 300 people who attended the 12th annual Festival of Trees at the Sheraton Hotel on Route…
