• RBC to present ‘Into the Woods’

    RED BANK — From Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf to Cinderella losing her shoe, watch all your favorite fairytales come together in Stephen Sondheim’s musical “Into the Woods.” The performing arts students at Red Bank Catholic High School will bring the characters to life in this comic, heartwarming show. The shows…

  • Rumson Restaurant Month returns for fourth year

    RUMSON — Rumson Restaurant Month returns for the fourth year in March, Rumson Mayor John E. Ekdahl announced. The month-long event showcases unique dining experiences and plenty of savings. “We are happy to celebrate Rumson Restaurant Month, a great show of community spirit with 100 percent participation,” said Ekdahl in a press release. “This event…

  • Red Bank restaurants offer prix fixe during March

    RED BANK – Red Bank Flavour, a culinary campaign, is presenting Red Bank Flavour Fixe, a prix fixe dining event in March. Red Bank Flavour Fixe invites diners to enjoy a three-course dining prix fixe every Tuesday and Wednesday evening throughout March. More than 20 Red Bank restaurants are participating by offering a $15, $25…

  • Basketball tourney benefits Horizons program

    RUMSON — March Madness will kick off early this year as hundreds of players, spectators and volunteers converge on the Rumson Country Day School hardwood to compete in the Hoops for Horizons 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, a benefit for the Horizons Student Enrichment Program. Set for Friday, March 9, and Saturday, March 10, the event is…

  • Fair Haven municipal tax rate stable for fifth year

    BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent FAIR HAVEN — For the fifth year in a row, the borough will not have an increase in the municipal tax rate. The proposed budget, introduced at the Borough Council meeting on Feb. 27, calls for amunicipal tax rate of 45.6 cents for each $100 of assessed valuation. This is the…

  • Shrewsbury OKs $592K for fire department

    Fort Monmouth closing impacts mutual aid, heightens need for equipment BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer SHREWSBURY — After more than an hour of discussion, the Borough Council at its Feb. 21 meeting voted 3-2 in favor of awarding the volunteer fire company new equipment. Shrewsbury Hose Company No. 1 had about 25 members present at…

  • Red Bank district budget comes with tax levy hike

    RED BANK — The Red Bank Public SchoolDistrict received $2.256 million in state aid for the 2012-13 school year, an increase of $191,371 from last year. However, the district is required to transfer $1.673 million of those funds to the Red Bank Charter School, leaving the district with only $547,943 to work with. Board Secretary…

  • Mystery backer revealed; ordinance remains blurry

    Competitor funding objector’s legal fees to oppose Hampton Inn BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer RED BANK — The case wasn’t exactly solved, but another piece was added to the serial Hampton Inn puzzle at the borough Zoning Board meeting on March 1: identifying the mystery opponent. Tinton Falls Lodging Realty LLC is funding resident objector…

  • FMERA in talks for Patterson clinic building

    Steadman: Healthcare co. to invest $15M to renovate former Army hospital BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer A lthough plans originally called for demolition of the former Patterson Army Health Clinic building at Fort Monmouth, it may remain standing. During the Feb. 15 meeting, the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) entered into negotiations with AcuteCare Health…

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