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CHRIS KELLY staff Ivan takes a family on an old-fashioned carriage ride through downtown Red Bank on Dec. 11 with the help of driver Bill Milies.
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Commission tallying borough’s historic fabric
Inventory of R.B. historic places two-thirds complete BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer As 2006 approaches, the Red Bank Historic Preservation Commission has completed the second phase of its inventory of the borough’s historic places. The inventory, begun in 2004, includes such landmarks as the Red Bank Armory at 76 Chestnut St.,…
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Ft. Hancock home offers glimpse of Christmas past
Free tour of Officers Row house Saturday BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Clockwise from top left — Children at the Community YMCA of Red Bank teamed with Santa’s helpers from local businesses to create holiday gifts for friends and family on Dec. 12. Clockwise: Deven Gunter, 8, Fort Monmouth,…
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Reimbursement shortfall forces cuts at Meridian
Riverview cuts 38 jobs, citing $7M loss in Medicaid BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK — Budget cuts throughout the Meridian Healthcare system will have little impact on Riverview Medical Center, according to hospital officials. “We like to call it a realignment of resources,” said Riverview President Timothy Hogan in…
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Evening of comedy will benefit RBR ice hockey
Regional High School’s hockey team will experience a little comic relief tonight. A fundraiser will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Two River Theater starring three national comic talents: Bill Burr, Joe DeRosa and D.C. Benny to raise funds for RBR’s varsity hockey team. Tickets are $25 for students and $50 for adults. For…
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12th District election results same after recount
O BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer BY LAYLI WHYTEStaff Writer RED BANK — It was an exciting ride with a bittersweet ending for Republican Declan O’Scanlon, who conceded the 12th Legislative District Assembly race to Democrat Michael Panter after a recount. O’Scanlon, according to counts from both Mercer and Monmouth counties, lost the election by…
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Boro must find new site for cell tower
State denies request to put tower at Fair Haven Fields BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer FAIR HAVEN –– The state Green Acres Program has denied the borough’s second request for permission to locate a cell tower at Fair Haven Fields and the council must now go back to the drawing table,…
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S.B. awarded $250K for storm drains
BY SUE MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE MORGANStaff Writer SEA BRIGHT — Some much-desired cash to help the borough reconstruct its downtown drainage system will be coming not from the North Pole, but from Trenton. Thanks to the efforts of Borough Engineer David Hoder, Sea Bright will receive $250,000 from the state Department of Transportation…
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Nonprofit hosts concert and boat ride
Country singer Kevin Sharp will perform in a sold-out concert to benefit Red Bank-based Jason’s Dreams for Kids on Sunday, Dec. 18, at 2 p.m. at the Two River Theater on Bridge Avenue. Among the songs Sharp, a cancer survivor, will sing is his platinum hit “Nobody Knows.” Jason’s Dreams for Kids was founded by…
