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  • Oceanport has bragging rights as top N.J. town

    Magazine ranks boro fourth best place to live in state BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Wharf Park is one of the amenities in Oceanport. OCEANPORT – Borough residents weren’t surprised to learn recently that their town has been named the fourth best place to live in the state of New Jersey, indeed…

  • RBR to hold AIDS benefit

    LITTLE SILVER – The Red Bank Regional (RBR) CARES club will sponsor its sixth annual AIDS Benefit at the high school Commons March 7 beginning at 6:30 p.m. The evening will feature RBR student vocalists, dancers, actors and spoken word artists. The purpose of the event is to promote HIV/AIDS awareness and the impact upon…

  • Sea Bright election challenge update

    SEA BRIGHT – A hearing on the validity of the Sea Bright mayoral election results has been rescheduled for a third time to March 12. The hearing was originally scheduled for Jan. 30 but was pushed back to Feb. 21 and then Feb. 29. The newly scheduled hearing will take place March 12 at 3…

  • Dialogue on future of Fair Haven is ongoing

    Residents nostalgic for old-fashioned businesses BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer FAIRHAVEN- About 25 residentsmet with borough officials on Feb. 28 to discuss what they liked about a report offering ideas on how to improve the borough’s downtown area. It was a more positive, constructive group that gathered to discuss the Project for Public Spaces (PPS)…

  • One man arrested, two sought in robbery

    BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer RED BANK – A 19-year-old male resident was arrested Feb. 26 and charged with armed robbery, according to the Red Bank Police Department. Prince Johnson, of West Westside Avenue, was arrested at his home at 9:43 a.m. about six hours after police were summoned to a Harding Road apartment for…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Matthew Laytham, Oceanport, and Kelly Mooney, Tinton Falls, ride down Wolf Hill in Oceanport Feb. 22 after the season’s first snowfall.

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    CHRIS KELLY staff David Rosone, 14, shows pride for the country he represents, Venezuela, for the Markham Place School Eighth-Grade Carnival on Feb. 25.

  • Demolition contract awarded

    TINTON FALLS – The Borough Council awarded a contract for the demolition of the former borough hall building at its Feb. 19 meeting. Star Contracting Inc. of Hillsborough, was awarded the contract with the lowest responsible bid of $42,000. Thirty-two bids were mailed and 16 were received on Feb. 8, according to the resolution awarding…

  • Shopping locally to help women globally

    RED BANK – Every year on March 8, millions gather in rallies and parades around the world to honor the achievements of women on International Women’s Day, an occasion relatively unknown in the United States. Fair trade retailer Ten Thousand Villages will join forces with the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) to celebrate the…