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Charter school fine reduced to $55K
State cuts $1M levy, citing compliance with corrective plan BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer The new school year started out on a high note for the Red Bank Charter School with the recent news of a reduction of the $1 million fine previously levied by the state Department of Education (DOE).…
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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Linda Wiley, second-grade teacher at Mahala F. Atchison School in Tinton Falls, hangs a welcome poster in her classroom on Sept. 1 in anticipation of the start of the school year this week. See story, page 3.
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Szostak will run for second term as mayor
Halfacre will be GOP challenger, cites taxes, lack of leadership BY LIZ SHEEHAN Staff Writer BY LIZ SHEEHANStaff Writer Fair Haven Mayor Joseph Szostak will be going door to door beginning this week to ask residents to vote for him. And he will continue the visits until Election Day, Nov. 7, Szostak said. The mayor,…
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New school year brings changes in Tinton Falls
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Above: Third-grade teacher Joan Seeley prepares for the new school year by putting tags on the tables in her classroom at the Mahala Atchison School last Friday. At right: Howard Gallin, a resources teacher at the K-3 Tinton Falls school, unloads material for the new academic…
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Communities to remember victims of Sept. 11, 2001
Little Silver There will be a brief memorial ceremony outside the Little Silver Municipal Building on Sunday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. to honor those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. Red Bank On Sept. 11 at 7 p.m., the Red Bank Elks will…
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Council will raise fees to help balance budget
Tobin: Fees charged developers lower than other towns BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer TINTON FALLS – Fees too low, not the way to go. Costs too high, you reap what you sow. That is what borough officials are discovering. At the last workshop in late August, the Borough Council discussed what…
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West Side Lofts suit continues
Judge questions decision to continue hearings BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer FREEHOLD – The next hearing on a lawsuit challenging the Red Bank Zoning Board’s approval of the West Side Lofts project has been set for Oct. 2 in state Superior Court in Freehold. According to transcripts of the first court…
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Driscoll friends, family to gather for annual walk
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – On Sept. 9 at 10 a.m., members of the Yorktowne Club will host the fifth annual Walk With Joe at Monmouth Battlefield State Park, Route 33. The event honors Patrick “Joe” Driscoll, a longtime resident of Manalapan and member of the Yorktowne Club who…
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Boro hires affordable housing mgmt. firm
BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer LITTLE SILVER – The Borough Council has hired an affordable housing management firm to assist in meeting the borough’s obligation to provide affordable housing. The council passed a resolution at Tuesday’s meeting, retaining Community Grants & Planning Inc. Housing Services Inc., East Windsor, “for implementation of…
