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  • Y reaching out to ensure programs remain available

    Campaign raising money to cover costs for those who can By libby kesilStaff Writer By libby kesil Staff Writer RED BANK — The 2003 Reach Out to Youth Campaign to raise funds for YCares is officially under way. More than 300 volunteers are being recruited to raise $450,000, according to Ann Ciabattoni, marketing and development…

  • Spring Street subdivision is approved by planners

    Four-lot plan for heavily wooded lot requiredconservation easement By Sherry conohanStaff Writer Four-lot plan for heavily wooded lot required conservation easement By Sherry conohan Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER — After addressing environmental and drainage concerns, the Planning Board approved a four-lot subdivision for a 158,617 square-foot parcel of land on Spring Street adjacent to the…

  • Governor stresses need to control spending

    McGreevey urgescounties, municipalitiesto live within their means By libby kesilStaff Writer McGreevey urges counties, municipalities to live within their means By libby kesil Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY Gov. James E. McGreevey speaks with Red Bank Mayor Edward J. McKenna Jr. during a luncheon at the Molly Pitcher Inn on Feb. 12. RED BANK — Having…

  • Boro schools about to embark on 5-year plan

    Plan will target fourspecific areas to improve student performance By libby kesilStaff Writer Plan will target four specific areas to improve student performance By libby kesil Staff Writer RED BANK — The Red Bank Board of Education knows what it wants and it knows what it is willing to do to get it. "Quality learning…

  • Boro getting soaked for sewer service

    Town By sherry conohanStaff Writer Town’s bill from sewerage authority jumps by more than 50 percent By sherry conohan Staff Writer Outraged by a huge increase in the fee charged by the Two Rivers Water Reclamation Authority for sewer service, the Sea Bright Borough Council plans to call the authority on the carpet for an…

  • Planners reject proposed houses as ‘too massive’

    Deny one application, require major revisions for second By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The Planning/Zoning Board dug in its heels and refused to approve plans for two houses and an addition to a third because they were "too massive" for their lots. At its meeting on Jan. 14,…

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    CHRIS KELLY Heavy snow on Sunday and Monday was more than any one man could clear, as evidenced by the combined efforts of Fred Church (r) and Anthony Dickson, who were clearing the sidewalk at the Red Bank Middle School on Tuesday.

  • Municipal budget is down but tax rate is up

    Council expecting rate to rise less than a penny for borough services By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer SEA BRIGHT — The borough budget is slightly down from last year and the tax rate is slightly up. A draft municipal budget for 2003 of $3,990,507 was submitted to the Borough Council by…

  • Job change forcing councilwoman to resign

    New post prevents her from giving council role the time it requires By carolyn o By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer The Oceanport Borough Council has less than a week to fill a recent vacancy. Councilwoman Barbara Silkworth, Comanche Drive, having served eight years on the council, has officially resigned from her duties effective Jan. 31.…