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  • FMERA adopts initial $1.5M budget

    BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) unanimously approved a three-month working budget for 2010 at its first meeting on Sept. 28. Timothy Lizura, interim executive director of FMERA and senior vice president of business development with the state Economic Development Authority (EDA), said that the budget…

  • Blues are coming together when it matters most

    Brookdale women’s soccer team ranked No. 9 in U.S. BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Everything is falling into place for the 2010 Brookdale Community College women’s soccer team, just as coach Frank Lawrence suspected it would. “It has been an interesting season,” Lawrence said of the Jersey Blues (7-3-1), who are ranked No. 9 in…

  • Legislators say time for reform is now

    Package of bills awaits action at State House; property taxes drive effort BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer The central New Jersey state legislators want residents to know they are pushing for Gov. Chris Christie’s reform package to advance in Trenton. During a Sept. 15 presentation at Manalapan town hall, Sen. Jennifer Beck, Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon…

  • On the slide

    Red Bank Catholic’s Walter Culkin tries to direct the ball to a teammate while sliding on the ground during the Sept. 30 match with Long Branch at Colts Neck’s Dorbrook Park. RBC won this home match, 2-1. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Day at the races benefits L.S. schools

    LITTLE SILVER — The Red Bank Regional Educational Foundation (RBREF) will present “A Day at the Races” on Saturday, Oct. 16, noon to 5 p.m. at Monmouth Park, 175 Oceanport Ave. Adults 21 years old and older are invited to a fun day of horse racing, good friends and great food. The event takes place…

  • Marquet Madness gets victory; Thewifedoesntknow gets revenge

    While Patricia Generazio’s Marquet Madness captured the top prize in Sunday’s ninth race at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, Thewifedoesntknow managed to get a bit of revenge by finishing in front of her nowfamous rival Mywifenosevrything in Round 2 of Monmouth Park’s own marital spat. Sunday’s race was the second meeting between the “wives,” following their…

  • Shana Surf Jam

    Kim Kepich competes in the women’s short board competition at the third annual Shana Surf Jam Pro Am held at the Monmouth Beach Bathing Pavilion on Oct. 2. The contest included long board, short board and bodyboard events for men, women and juniors. The Shana Foundation is dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding of bacterial…

  • in service •••

    Navy Seaman Apprentice Frank M. Bailey, son of Kim A. Dyer of Little Silver and Frank J. Bailey of Matawan recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Bailey completed a variety of training, which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid,…

  • Former bookkeeper pleads guilty in embezzlement case

    The former bookkeeper for a Red Bank publishing firm pleaded guilty to theft and tax fraud on Sept. 23, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Rebecca Cirillo, 34, of Atlantic Highlands, appeared before state Superior Court Judge Richard W. English in Freehold and pleaded guilty to one count of seconddegree theft by deception as…