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$60K grant funds ballfield upgrades in Red Bank
RED BANK — The Borough of Red Bank has been awarded a $60,000 grant from the Baseball Tomorrow Fund (BTF). The grant will support the renovation of the youth baseball field located at Count Basie Park by providing funds for the installation of artificial turf, dugouts and a portable mound. The renovation to the baseball…
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Red Bank Regional to retire Albert Martin’s No. 34
Red Bank Regional High School will retire the No. 34 worn by Albert E. Martin, senior varsity forward for the Bucs, who collapsed while playing in a scrimmage game on Dec. 3 and died shortly after. LITTLE SILVER –- Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) will retire the No. 34 worn by senior varsity forward…
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Waves of Action
Brian Patterson (l-r), of Fair Haven, and Luke Stohrer, of Wall, move piles of sand deposited in Sea Bright by superstorm Sandy. Hundreds of volunteers took part in post-Sandy recovery work on Dec. 8 as part of Clean Ocean Action’s Waves of Action for the Shore volunteer initiative that took place throughout the region in…
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Former Tinton Falls mayor remembered
BY ELLEN MONTEMARANO Correspondent Ann McNamara Tinton Falls lost a longtime and dedicated public servant with the passing of former mayor Ann Y. McNamara, 83, on Nov. 14. McNamara began her service with the borough as a councilwoman in the 1980s and served as mayor for four terms from 1989 to 2005. “I am deeply…
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Stalled recovery efforts frustrate business owners
Being open by summer season seen as crucial to survival BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Business owners impacted by superstorm Sandy vent their frustration with delays in the processing of applications for government assistance at a Dec. 3 economic roundtable. NICOLE ANTONUCCI Local business owners anxious to reopen before Memorial Day told public officials last…
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Pantries keep food on table for the new hungry
Growing group of middleand working-class residents relying on food banks BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Volunteers Pat Captain (l) and Tayo Lawson of AT&T help sort donations at the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties in Neptune. Area food pantries are seeing a greater demand for food among middle- and working-class families. ERIC SUCAR staff…
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Photo
South Brunswick High School quarterback T.J. Perkowski (#10) gets a pass off while getting good protection from his offensive linemen during the Vikings’ NJSIAA Central Jersey Group V championship game against Manalapan High School. The Vikings won the program’s first state championship, beating the top-seeded and previously undefeated Braves, 33-22. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Bongiorno’s harness racing career is off to a great start
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer He’s barely 19 and has already earned his first $1 million. Colts Neck’s Joe Bongiorno has taken the harness racing world by storm, becoming the second youngest driver to earn $1 million in purses in this year, his first as a fulltime professional driver. “It’s been unbelievable,” he said of…
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Fan favorites
Left: South Brunswick fans cheer for their team on the field during the third quarter of the NJSIAA Central Group V Championship game against Manalapan, held at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway on Dec. 8. The Vikings went on to beat Manalapan by a score of 33-22. Above: Maya Bryant (c), along with the…
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