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CHRIS KELLY staff Denise Jobes as Aldonza, Michael Hegarty as Sancho Panza, and Bruce McKillip as Don Quixote are currently appearing at the Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, in Phoenix Productions’ staging of “Man of La Mancha.”
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Sending towns agree to cut $300K from SRHS budget
Boroughs unanimous on reductionfor first time BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer Boroughs unanimous on reduction for first time BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer In an unprecedented action, the four municipalities that send students to Shore Regional High School have agreed to ask the Board of Education to cut $300,000 from the school district’s $11.65 million budget.…
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Documentarian brings air of reality to PBS series ‘Colonial House’ aims for accurate portrayal of life in 17th-century America
BY KATE PICHELCorrespondent Documentarian brings air of reality to PBS series ‘Colonial House’ aims for accurate portrayal of life in 17th-century America BY KATE PICHEL Correspondent JAMIE BLOOMQUIST Kristi Jacobson, a Rumson native and documentary filmmaker, directed three episodes for PBS’s reality/history series “Colonial House,” which airs this week. Kristi Jacobson had to rough it…
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Arrest made in pair of recent bank robberies
BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer EATONTOWN — A 28-year-old Red Bank man has been arrested and charged with two recent bank robberies — one in this borough and the other in West Long Branch. George Corey McDonald, of Leighton Ave. in Red Bank, was arrested on May 14 and charged with…
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Council sets June 8 as date for hearing on boro budget
Property taxes set to rise 6.8 percent to cover spending in 2004 BY SHERRY CONOHANStaff Writer BY SHERRY CONOHAN Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER — A municipal budget of $8,471,757.15, which will require an increase of 2.6 cents in the tax rate from 40.2 cents per $100 assessed valuation to 42.8 cents, was introduced by the…
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Cruisin’ River Festival rolling into Red Bank
It’s time to get the saddle shoes and black leather jacket out of the closet — Cruisin’ River Festival is back in Red Bank this weekend. Classic car enthusiasts, Elvis fans and food lovers will have the opportunity to revisit tail fins, swoon for The King and sample some of the region’s best food and…
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Opponents step up effort to stop fort plan
Group has rentedbillboard to increase awareness about project BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer Group has rented billboard to increase awareness about project BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer Opponents of private development at Fort Hancock are digging in. Beginning next weekend, carloads of beach-goers headed for the public beaches at Sandy Hook via Route 36 will drive…
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No end in sight to record-high gas prices
One gallon of regulargasoline nearing $2 BY MARC CAVELLA & VINCE ECHAVARIAStaff Writers One gallon of regular gasoline nearing $2 BY MARC CAVELLA & VINCE ECHAVARIA Staff Writers Travelers at the Jersey Shore will face record gas prices as they drive to their destinations this summer. The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded…
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Traffic issue remains top concern with Sterling plan
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — As the Laurinos harvest a final crop of produce on their Sycamore Avenue farm, a developer continues to sow the seeds for the cluster of luxury townhomes on the site, which are sprouting even faster. And, to residents, the traffic implications…
