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Count Basie 365 Cultural Series starts on a high note
Red Bank Vision Committee honors ‘Johnny Jazz’ with inaugural summer jazz series BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Ralph Gatta RED BANK — For three Friday nights this month, the soothing sounds of jazz notes floating through the air will cool the streets of Red Bank during the first Count Basie 365 Cultural Series. The Red…
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Fields at Count Basie Park to get artificial turf upgrades
Phase three of improvement project to be completed for spring season BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer RED BANK — Although the sports have not changed, the fields at Count Basie Park — on which games have been played since the 1930s — are about to change beneath players’ feet. At its July 25 meeting, the…
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Clearwater festival theme: ‘Watching Over Mother Earth’
Annual festival set for Aug. 11 in Sunset Park BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Clockwise from top: The Circle of Song is a tradition at the annual Clearwater Festival. Visitors study one of the environmental exhibits at the festival. A butterfly alights on a young girl’s hand in the butterfly tent, a favorite with children…
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R.B. district raises bar for teacher evaluations
Morana: More observations, administrators will be added for second year of pilot program BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Laura Morana The Red Bank Borough Public Schools district is gearing up for round two of the state Department of Education (DOE) teacher evaluation pilot program with plans to increase the number of observations in the classroom.…
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Jason Pomeroy (l-r) and Nate Maier, of Lighting Jar, perform Aug. 3 at Riverside Gardens Park in Red Bank during the Songwriters in the Park concert series sponsored by Brookdale Public Radio. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Rutgers University Football will host the 2012 Fan Festival on Aug. 11 at the Rutgers Stadium Complex in Piscataway. Admission is free and the festival will be held rain or shine. In addition to meeting Rutgers players and coaches, the marching band and cheerleaders will be at the festival. Players will be available for free…
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Local swimmer Jaeger sixth in Olympic 1,500 final
Swimmer was top American BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Former Rumson-Fair Haven High School swimmer Connor Jaeger finished sixth in the 1,500-meter freestyle on Aug. 4 at the Olympics, touching the wall at 14:52.99. China’s Sun Yang won a gold medal and broke his own world record with a time of 14:31.02. He was nearly disqualified…
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Peddie swimmers finish season by winning 24 medals
Peddie Aquatics swimmers marked the end of the long course season by racing at three New Jersey Swimming championship meets and winning 24 medals. At the New Jersey Junior Olympics, held from July 26-29 at the Sonny Werblin Aquatic Center at Rutgers University, 32 swimmers raced to 16 top-three finishes. An additional four top-three finishes…
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Market Share (#2), with Tim Tetrick in the bike, roars down the home stretch on his way to victory in the Aug. 4 Hambletonian at the Meadowlands. The $1.5 million race for 3- year-old trotters is the most prestigious in harness racing. LISA PHOTO INC/MEADOWLANDS
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