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Jan. 1 meeting kicks off Fair Haven’s centennial
Reorganization meeting to be held in historic Bicentennial Hall BY LIZ SHEEHAN Correspondent FAIR HAVEN — When the Borough Council gathers at noon on Jan. 1 in Bicentennial Hall to hold its first meeting of 2012, it will be in a building that predates the town’s incorporation in 1912. The council meeting is the first…
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Monmouth Park talks down to the wire
Oceanport mulls study to look at racetrack operation BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — Sen. Jennifer Beck (R- 12th District) said last week that residents would not be left holding the bag if Monmouth Park, the borough’s largest taxpayer, does not operate in 2012. “I have had personal conversations with the governor about the fact…
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Teens create space for leadership, learning
Boys & Girls Clubs opens teen unit at Red Bank center BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer The Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County opened a new teen unit in its Red Bank center on Dec. 12. The space will benefit the Keystone and Torch Club leadership programs.RED BANK — Teens from the Boys &…
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Help-Portrait: What a photo is worth
Local photographers pool resources for Asbury Park portrait shoot BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Thirty-six photographers and 34 volunteers offered their time, talent and equipment for the annual Help-Portrait event held in Asbury Park on Dec. 10 when 750 people in 256 portrait sittings had their photographs taken. PHOTOS BY KRISTEN DALTON Not even a…
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Angry residents call out ‘elephant in the room’
Fair Haven Planning Board upholds denial of tree-removal permit for developer BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer The site plan for a three-lot subdivision in Fair Haven shows an existing tree located in the footprint of a proposed residence.A single tulip poplar tree located within the footprint of one of three proposed residential lots on WoodlandAvenue…
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Photo
Dance majors in the Red Bank Regional High School Visual and Performing Arts Academy run through a number during a dress rehearsal Dec. 13 for their upcoming show, “A Holiday Dance Concert,” which took place Dec. 15 and 16 in the RBR Dance Theatre in Little Silver. More photos, page 27 and gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR…
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New Year’s Day Beach Walk Jan. 1
MIDDLETOWN — The American Littoral Society will hold its 36th annual Dery Bennett New Year’s Day Beach Walk on Sandy Hook on Jan. 1. Society staff will lead members and the general public on a bracing walk on the beach, departing at 11 a.m. from society headquarters, 18 Hartshorne Drive on Officer’s Row at Fort…
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Sky Blue to hold open tryouts
Sky Blue FC of Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) has announced the dates of its open player tryouts for the upcoming season, with the team holding trials on Feb. 23 and 24. The host site of the two-day tryouts will be the Metuchen SportsPlex, and registration for the trials is now officially open. “We now have…
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Viking swim teams aiming to equal or surpass last year
BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent South Brunswick High School’s girls and boys swim teams are both off to perfect 3-0 starts this season as both squads seek to equal or better last season’s victory total, when each won 10 meets. The Lady Vikings, winners of the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division last winter, have been impressive…
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