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  • Details of transfer of fort property to be made public

    Sept. 15 closing date for Fort Monmouth looms BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Details of the agreement between the U.S. Army and the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) on the transfer of the Fort Monmouth property, including price, are expected to be made public at the authority’s meeting on Aug. 17. Officials said last…

  • Basie’s Performing Arts Academy receives grants

    RED BANK — The Count Basie Theatre Performing Arts Academy (CBTPAA) is the recipient of two grants of $2,000 each from the Target Neighborhood Foundation. The grants will assist the Performing Arts Academy in its ongoing arts/performance education outreach in the Red Bank public schools. Entering its sixth year in the Red Bank public schools,…

  • Belmar art exhibit seeks entries

    The Belmar Arts Council (BAC) has issued a call for submissions to its “Art on the Edge” exhibition. The show is open to artists age 16 and older working in all media. This year’s jurors are Jenn Hampton and Sarah Potter of Parlor Gallery in Asbury Park. Entries will be received 5-7 p.m. Aug. 19…

  • T.F. mayor wants snow plan in place

    Finance director: State aid to schools delays tax bills BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — After last winter’s blizzards and budget-busting cleanup costs, Tinton Falls Mayor Michael Skudera wants the borough prepared for the next snow season. Skudera said during the July 19 Borough Council meeting that his administration is preparing a report of…

  • Shrewsbury approves $200K in spending

    BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer SHREWSBURY— Officials introduced more than $200,000 in spending at the July 18 meeting of the Borough Council. Ordinances appropriated more than $150,000 to the borough police and fire departments. The Department of Public Works was appropriated $22,000 and the Shrewsbury First Aid Squad was authorized to receive $17,000. The only introduced…

  • RBR opts to defer state aid to 2012-13 budget

    BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer LITTLE SILVER – Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) will allocate an additional $243,602 received in state aid to next year’s budget, Superintendent James Stefankiewicz said last week. These monies, with the original $575,000 in funding, bring the total state aid received to $818,000, Stefankiewicz said. “To be able to…

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    Maxx Eichenbaum gets his face painted during Family Fun Day at Monmouth Park on July 1. Free activities at the event included pony rides, face painting, clowns, a bounce house and live music. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Sea Bright receives $241K flood protection grant

    BY KRISTEN DALTON Correspondent SEA BRIGHT — The borough of Sea Bright has been awarded a $241,000 flood protection grant by the Federal Emergency ManagementAgency as part of the New Jersey Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to help alleviate state, county and local flooding. The money will be used to raise the residential property at 8…

  • Family Fun Day

    Zachary Wistreich enjoys a pony ride, one of the children’s attractions at Family Fun Day at Monmouth Park in Oceanport on July 17, which also included face painting, clowns, a “bounce house” and live music. LAUREN CASSELBERRY