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  • Red Bank officials say MOM line link derailed

    NJ Transit: Other options still being considered BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer Acontroversial rail line proposed through Red Bank had borough officials up in arms early last week, but they now feel that they scored a victory. “Apparently it is off the table,” Red Bank Councilman Michael DuPont said Friday. “The freeholders are not pushing…

  • Team Green Bank would focus on sustainability

    BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer Red Bank Environmental Commission Chairman Andres Simonson has suggested the creation of a Team Green Bank to lead initiatives aimed at attaining Sustainable Jersey certification for the borough. In a presentation at the May 26 Borough Council meeting, Simonson explained that the Team Green Bank branding would be a play…

  • Local sites slated for preservation funds

    Woman’s Club, Parker Homestead, Church of Presidents on state grant list BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Two local sites and a third in Long Branch appear on the state historic trust’s preservation grant list and local legislators have pledged their support of the bill. ERIN O. STATTEL Woman’s Club of Red Bank The Parker-Sickles…

  • O’port budget on hold pending state review

    $6.8M plan calls for 1.9-cent tax rate hike BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — The Borough Council held a public hearing on the municipal budget May 21 but was unable to adopt the spending plan due to a delay at the state level. “The state hasn’t had time to look at our budget, so…

  • Fights disrupt Oceanport festival

    Police investigate two incidents, one tied to gang activity BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OCEANPORT — Borough police, with the assistance of neighboring township police departments, took immediate steps last week to stop two separate incidents at the annual Lions Club Strawberry Fair, which led to three arrests. “These two incidents were separate from each…

  • Lakehurst to Red Bank is panel’s rail selection

    Efforts continue to institute passenger train service for inland Monmouth, Ocean BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Passenger train service could come to inland Monmouth and Ocean counties if NJ Transit administrators follow through on the recommendation of a working group of stakeholders. According to a May 27 press release from NJ Transit, members of a…

  • Govt. studies financial impact of fort closure

    Study will look at cost of services to host towns BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) is assessing the financial impact the closing of Fort Monmouth and the transfer of hundreds of acres of property back to the host municipalities, will have on the infrastructure…

  • Festival of Music

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Brandon Finnie, West Windsor, plays the euphonium during the 2nd Annual Festival of Music at the Salvation Army Red Bank Corps on May 31. Left: Malikaa Alby, Asbury Park, sings an opening praise.

  • Battle of the Bands

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Nick Weaver, Middletown, performs with Fruit of the Loom, during a Battle of the Bands competition at Red Bank Catholic High School on May 22. Jeremy Brorut, Colts Neck, sings during the event, which raised funds for Sylvia’s Children.