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Phoenix schedules tryouts for ‘Ragtime’
Open-call auditions for Phoenix Productions’ November show, “Ragtime,” will take place 7-9 p.m. Aug. 12, 13 and 15 at the Phoenix Rehearsal Center, Red Bank. All roles are open and will remain so until the end of auditions. Callbacks are set for Aug. 19. The first rehearsal will be the following week. Performances will run…
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National Night Out Against Crime Aug. 7
RED BANK — Local legislators will join police and local officials in bringing the community together for National Night Out Against Crime on Aug. 7. The event will begin with a neighborhood walk at 6 p.m. starting from Red Bank Borough Hall at the corner of Maple Avenue and Monmouth Street. Following the walk, refreshments…
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O’port plans for 9/11 tribute
Steel from WTC will be incorporated into memorial on Boro Hall grounds BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — Plans are in motion for a new display at Borough Hall commemorating the lives lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The memorial, which is scheduled to be completed by Sept. 11 of this year,…
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Greg Bean has facts and logic wrong
Greg Bean reports as fact in his editorial column that Gov. Chris Christie is on the wrong side of the marijuana legalization and same-sex marriage issue (“Christie will save New Jersey from turning into Colorado,” July 19) because it thwarts the will of the people. Well, let me focus only on samesex marriage for the…
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Sowing the seeds for a new generation of farmers
GUEST COLUMN MICHELLE S. BYERS Do you know who grows your food? Chances are, it’s a farmer nearing retirement. A U.S. Department of Agriculture study shows that the average age of the American farmer is 55 … and climbing. At the same time, young farmers under 25 are declining. That should not be a surprise…
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Even Club Fed doesn’t have a golf course for inmates
CODA GREG BEAN One thing is pretty sure: Where Peter F. Burnham, the disgraced ex-president of Brookdale College, is likely going, they won’t have a golf course. Burnham, who pleaded guilty July 24 to a number of the charges against him for siphoning money from the college into his own pockets, is scheduled for sentencing…
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Shoppers’ nirvana
Madelaine Boerskig, manager of Nirvana clothing store on White Street, is about to unleash a horde of bargain hunters as she cuts the tape to open for business during Red Bank’s 58th Annual Sidewalk Sale on July 27. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Shoppers search sale racks along Broad Street during the sale, which took…
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4th annual Tour de Fair Haven Aug. 12
FAIR HAVEN — Tour de Fair Haven, a competitive event for cycling enthusiasts, will take place Sunday, Aug. 12, in the borough’s downtown. Tour de Fair Haven is expected to draw about 400 cyclists, with various activities provided for children of all ages and their families. Six races will be held on the 3.1-mile enclosed…
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