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Red Bank Jazz Orchestra in concert on Feb. 24
RED BANK — The Jazz Arts Project is teaming up with the Count Basie Theatre to present a series of jazz concerts by the Red Bank Jazz Orchestra beginning Sunday, Feb. 24 at 4 p.m. Jazz Arts Artistic Director Joe Muccioli will lead the 17- piece big band in an exciting concert that features guest…
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FMERA seeks lease-purchase agreement for marina
Steadman says transfer of fort properties will take 8-10 years BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer OCEANPORT — The 70-slip marina at Fort Monmouth will be leased to a private operator, according to an official with the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA). According to Bruce Steadman, executive director of FMERA, a request for proposals (RFP)…
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Lunch Break volunteer extraordinaire
Larry Jackson, (c), delivers a $1,000 check to Millie Jeter (l), Lunch Break executive assistant, on Jan. 24 while his wife Shirley looks on. RED BANK — On most mornings, Larry Jackson can be found at Lunch Break in Red Bank by 7:30 a.m. Jackson, a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Holmdel, has volunteered…
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Homeless Connect volunteers reach out
County program identifies more than 500 homeless or struggling in Monmouth BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer A young girl bides time while her mother looks at winter coats at the Project Homeless Connect outreach at Pilgrim Baptist Church in Red Bank Jan. 30. In addition to collecting surveys and information from Monmouth County’s homeless population,…
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Sea Bright: A case study in Sandy recovery
Boro taps into resources at Bloustein, Harvard, NJIT to help chart the future BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Sea Bright Mayor Dina Long speaks to students at Rutgers University’s Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy about priorities for post-storm rebuilding at Borough Hall on Jan. 31. NICOLE ANTONUCCI Twenty graduate students, notepads and cameras…
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Then and now: Lessons from the Selma march
Activists say issues like income inequality, voter ID show civil rights struggle not over BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer The Rev. Gillbert Caldwell, to the left of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., marches during a 1965 protest for racial justice. PHOTO COURTESY OF REV. GILLBERT CALDWELL AND THE CHURCH WITHIN A CHURCH MOVEMENT…
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Fleming’s offense helps Raiders improve record to 15-3
Varsity Report BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent South Brunswick High School’s Danielle Padovano tries to find a way to get a shot off while boxed in by a pair of Cranford High School defenders during the Feb. 2 game in South Brunswick. With her 20-point effort, Padovano became the school’s all-time leading scorer. Making the occasion…
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Yo! The Gabba Gang is coming to town
The popular children’s television show “Yo Gabba Gabba!” will come alive at the State Theatre during four shows on Feb. 7 and 8. Show times are 3 and 6 p.m. both days. Co-presented by State Theatre and AEG Live, “Yo Gabba Gabba! Live!” is back on the road in 2013 with a new show, “Get…
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Fish-Fry Dinners coming to legion post
American Legion Post No. 25 will host its annual Lenten Fish-Fry Dinners 5-8 p.m. Fridays, Feb. 15-March 29, at the post home, 4 JFK Blvd., Milltown. Donation is $9 for adults, $5 for children under age 12, and includes fish, fries or macaroni and cheese, salad, coleslaw and dessert; add 50 cents for each takeout…
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