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  • Z•E•S•T

    FORLIVINGFestival aims to educate as well as entertainMany community groupshave supporting roles inTwo River Film Festival By gloria stravelliStaff Writer Z•E•S•T FORLIVING Festival aims to educate as well as entertain Many community groups have supporting roles in Two River Film Festival By gloria stravelli Staff Writer Rosellen Otrakji (third from left), the driving force behind…

  • Board of Ed. puts $4.8M tax levy before voters

    Construction ofaddition at school on schedule, officials say By charlotte barryCorrespondent Board of Ed. puts $4.8M tax levy before voters Construction of addition at school on schedule, officials say By charlotte barry Correspondent The Shrewsbury Board of Education for the borough’s K-8 school district is seeking an additional $672,472 from property owners this year. Last…

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    JEFF GRANIT Archaeologist field manager Sean McHugh (r) throws a shovel of dirt into a screen for Alexandra Diliberto to sift through for artifacts Monday at a site in Red Bank on Front Street where K. Hovnanian will soon build its new world headquarters.

  • Traffic study of Fort Hancock plan released

    Comments on study to be accepteduntil end of month By gloria stravelliStaff Writer Comments on study to be accepted until end of month By gloria stravelli Staff Writer The National Park Service will hold a public meeting April 12 on the results of a new traffic study of the impact to local roadways of the…

  • County termed ‘least affordable’ in country

    Prices remain high despite economic slowdown affecting rest of economy By gloria stravelliStaff Writer By gloria stravelli Staff Writer Buying a house in Monmouth County is out of the reach of many families, who are having a hard enough time affording the apartment rental rates in one of the nation’s priciest housing markets, according to…

  • Who can’t afford a house?

    Who can’t afford a house? Who can’t afford a house? When the housing wage is $37,175 per year in New Jersey, then housing is out of reach for … Occupation Mean No. Wage employed in this job Retail sales $20,530 117,000 Office clerks 22,714 93,700 Cashiers 16,411 87,800 Janitors 20,030 75,000 Waiters/waitresses 13,062 53,400 Receptionists…

  • Prices join parking as problem in downtown Red Bank

    The timing appears right for Karen Grieco’s decision to open an eatery catering to office personnel in a Tinton Falls office building. Local commercial realty brokers say the borough and neighboring towns like Eatontown and Shrewsbury are looking more attractive for office space rental, compared to the neighboring downtown Red Bank business district. The transition…

  • Seeking a new home for Century House

    Red Bank Charter School leading effort to relocate historic building By gloria stravelliStaff Writer By gloria stravelli Staff Writer GLORIA STRAVELLI The Century House, located at 87 E. Front St., was built in 1865 and is the only remaining local example of Second Empire architecture, once popular among the Red Bank merchant class. The mansion…

  • Boro tries to reassure Hispanics on rental rules

    Renter registration being held up while borough develops proper forms By GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer By GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer GLORIA STRAVELLI Susanna Baumann, of the Red Bank Language and Cultural Center, acted as translator for Borough Administrator Stanley Sickels during a town meeting with members of the Hispanic community at St. Anthony of Padua Church…